Spade Cooley, was an American Western swing musician, big band leader, actor, and television personality. The career ended in 1961 when Spade Cooley murdered his wife, Ella Mae Evans. Cooley appeared in thirty-eight Western films, [ … ]
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Ghoultown – Cowpunk Twang
With a devilish mix of cowpunk twang, horror rock, and spaghetti-western flair, Ghoultown is a band known for their unique sound and dark, western image. Led by founder/frontman, Count Lyle [ … ]
“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 [ … ]
Johnny Cash & Southern Gothic Country Music
Few musicians enjoy the enduring cultural presence of Johnny Cash, as edgy teenagers still wear T-shirts with the infamous picture of him flipping off the camera. He remains the perfect rebuttal [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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, [ … ]