I still remember the first time I heard Have a Nice Life. It wasn’t through a playlist or a recommendation, … More
Tag: dark & goth rock
Outbreak Festival, London, 2025
Just when I was about to give up on this year’s alternative rock festival poor lineups across Spain, France, Belgium, … More
Grauzone Goth and Post-Punk Festival
In The Hague (NL) winters are dark and cold, which is exactly what Grauzone Goth & Post-punk Festival is about, … More
The Cure “The Head On The Door” (1985)
Not my preferred The Cure album at all, but another album of my preferred band ever, with great souvenirs of … More
The Smashing Pumpkins “Machina / The Machines Of God” (2000)
My first non official release! I didn’t know, the sleeve is nice, the sound is ok, I had much worse … More
The Cure “Seventeen Seconds” (1980)
1980, and still so pure, so actual, a masterpiece that will never age, and more importantly the first of a … More
Ditz, Grauzone Festival, Feb23
Wow! Best concert since 2018, since almost 30 concerts, since the Canadian band Essaie Pas at La Villette Festival in … More
Prolapse “Pointless Walks To Dismal Places” (1994)
Fantastic reissue of the first Prolapse album, with a booklet and a lot of extra tracks (EPs), Prolapse being in … More
The Cure “Wish” (1992)
The Cure “Wish” coming just after their best ever album “Disintegration” was a disappointment for the press at the time, … More
Witch Fever “Congregation” (2022)
My preferred record this year, pure punk rage, out of rejection of religion, like for the great first album of … More
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