Oliver Sheppard

Oliver Sheppard is a writer from Texas. He's been writing for CVLT Nation since 2012. He's also written for Maximum Rock-n-Roll, Bandcamp.com, Souciant, and others. He started the Radio Schizo podcast in the early days of podcasting (2005) and began the Wardance and Funeral Parade event nights in Dallas and Austin, respectively, in 2012. He is the author of Destruction: Text I and Thirteen Nocturnes.

Death Rock

CVLT Nation’s Top 10 Deathrock Releases Of 2016

The deathrock revival that gripped the underground/DIY punk scene for the past 8 years or so seems to be waning. To some that’s good...

Oliver SheppardDecember 21, 2016

Death Rock

Thirty Years Ago: Killing Joke’s “Brighter Than a Thousand Suns” Exploded Onto the Scene

“If the radiance of a thousand suns Were to burst at once into the sky That would be like the splendor of the Mighty...

Oliver SheppardNovember 22, 2016

Death Rock

The Wraith – LA Deathrock, and Davey Bales’ Dead Flowers

Introducing …The WraithDavey Bales, formerly of Richmond punk and postpunk bands Lost Tribe and Shadow Age, has recently released a chapbook of poetry, “Dead...

Oliver SheppardOctober 19, 2016

80s Hardcore

An interview with The Proletariat on their “Soma Holiday” reissue

After thirty years, Boston area punk band The Proletariat has returned to play several dates celebrating the recent reissue of their landmark 1983 Soma...

Oliver SheppardOctober 5, 2016

Death Rock

An Interview with Soft Kill – with new “Choke” LP Details

Over the Summer of this year, Portland postpunkers Soft Kill embarked on their first headliner tour of the US. The dates with Vancouver-cum-San Diego...

Oliver SheppardSeptember 12, 2016

Death Rock

Pink Turns Blue – An Interview with German Darkwave Pioneers

When I was a moody teen in junior high, I sent off for the Projekt Records catalogs quite frequently (paper catalogs through the mail,...

Oliver SheppardSeptember 9, 2016