Music

  • A Life Built in Black: What Drew Me to Goth

    I grew up a lover of what people find weird or macabre. Growing up in the woods had me catching toads and salamanders in the yard to entertain myself. My tiny third grade class lizards found their home in my room after school ended. (You’ll have to join our Patreon Coven for a funny story…

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  • The Undertow of the Music Industry

    73% suffer from mental illness. Only 39% would seek help. 51% of that 73% self-medicate with alcohol and/or drugs (54% and 50%, respectively). 19% of that 73% think the industry is trying to create a sustainable climate to succeed. That’s just a group of independent musicians surveyed by Record Union in 2019. The crew numbers…

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  • Slow Saturday Comfort Tunes

    As much as I enjoy the heavy and creepy, some Saturdays call for calm. What’s calmer than a collection of comfort media? Enjoy this playlist featuring my favorite song, movie, and video game instrumentals. (I also posted a cozy little video explaining the life significance of these titles on my Patreon!)

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  • Albums That Opened the Coffin Lid

    The music we grew up on stays with us. If there’s one interesting thing I noticed finding myself again in my 30s, it’s how much I never changed deep down. My true self only wore a mask of “normality”, knowing I presented as someone else more digestible and likable (whatever that means). Making this post…

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  • Currents I’ve Been Caught In (April 2026 Edition)

    I’ve paid more attention to the things I gravitate toward — the media I ingest, the aesthetics that feel like home, the little obsessions that come and go. It feels like I’m quietly getting to know myself again, and I want to track the tidbits I (re)discover with you. These are the currents I’ve been…

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