The Beguiled is a 1971 American Southern Gothic film directed by Don Siegel, starring Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page. The script was written by Albert Maltz and is based on the 1966 novel written by Thomas P. Cullinan, originally [ … ]
“Picking Bones” Dark Roots Music Festival in Belgium
From the Belgium promoters Old Style Music Nights (the folks that gave you Pirate Farm Fest), comes a dark roots music festival the Picking Bones Festival. The dates are June [ … ]
Heathen Apostles Paradise Lost Benefit Song For The Victims Of California Wildfires
Heathen Apostles Paradise Lost Benefit Song For The Victims Of California Wildfires With Regime Music Group (Buy Links at Bottom) Los Angeles based Gothic Americana outfit Heathen Apostles have released [ … ]
King of Bluegrass Bill Monroe Mandolin Vandalized
“Bill Monroe Mandolin Vandalized” was the headline in the country music community. Bill Monroe had seen a lot of troubles in his days, but nothing could have prepared him for [ … ]
Louvin Brothers Satan Is Real Cover Art Story
The cover art for the Louvin Brothers‘ Satan Is Real is considered by some as a strange combination of corny and terrifying, portraying the smiling Louvin Brothers dressed in white and posing in [ … ]
Gothic Western Playlist #4 – Doom Country and Gothic Americana Songs
Gothic Western playlist #4 is up on Spotify, it features Doom Country and Gothic Americana songs from the Heathen Apostles, Wovenhand, Shawn James, The Devil Makes Three and more. The [ … ]
The Searchers (1956) – Classic Dark Western
The Searchers was made in the dying days of the classic dark Western, which faltered when Indians ceased to be typecast as savages. Revisionist Westerns, including Ford’s own Cheyenne Autumn [ … ]
Death Roots Syndicate Free Compilation Out Now
The tenth installment of the Death Roots Syndicate compilation is out now, Death Roots Syndicate is a Free Digital Download label specializing in the promotion of Underground Music including but [ … ]
DBUK Announce New Dark Roots LP “Songs Nine Through Sixteen”
DBUK (Denver Broncos UK) will release their new dark roots LP Songs Nine Through Sixteen, the follow up to their first album (Songs One Through Eight) on their label, SCACUNINCORPORATED, Friday, [ … ]
Once Upon a Time in America – A Dark Spaghetti Western
After making his American Civil War epic The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Leone had intended to retire from making Westerns, believing he had said all he wanted to say. [ … ]