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 [ … ]
No Justice in Hell; New Dark Western Paperbacks
A large selection of an action-packed dark western paperbacks are being published by Kensington Publishing Corp., imprint Pinnacle Books, and are finding popularity among readers who have grown weary of [ … ]
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. [ … ]
I See By Your Outfit, Historic Cowboy Gear of the Northern Plains
I See By Your Outfit, Historic Cowboy Gear of the Northern Plains, Tom Lindmier & Steve Mount, High Plains Press, Glendo, Wyoming. $19.95, Paperback. Photos, Illustrations, Bibliography, Index. Here is [ … ]
Munly & The Lupercalians – Sinister Gothic Country
Jay Munly’s presence can be a bit frightening at times. And with some of the Lupercalians wearing black robes and cone hats and others wearing burlap hoods at their shows, [ … ]
Did a Dose of Dragon’s Blood Kill Buffalo Bill Cody?
Did a Dose of Dragon’s Blood Kill Buffalo Bill Cody? During the Christmas festivities of the year 1900, the great scout, showman, and Medal of Honor recipient William Frederick “Buffalo [ … ]
The Mysterious Private Thompson, Female Civil War Soldier
The Mysterious Private Thompson, Laura Leedy Gansler, Free Press a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., $25.00, Hardcover. It is not unusual for women to become soldiers in our day [ … ]
The Life and Legends of Calamity Jane
Martha Canary, better known as Calamity Jane, was a legend in her own time. Martha was born in Missouri in 1856, and had several younger siblings. Her father was a [ … ]