Apocalyptic Blues An interview with Chicago neofolk band ET NIHIL by Oliver Sheppard Earlier neofolk was sometimes called “apocalyptic folk,” a phrase seen on at least one early Current 93 flyer that seemed to sum up early... Oliver SheppardJanuary 16, 2014
Death Rock An interview with foundational deathrock band Kommunity FK by Oliver Sheppard Kommunity FK are one of the founding bands of what came to be known as deathrock – that particular admixture of gloomy/gothy punk rock... Oliver SheppardJanuary 6, 2014
Death Rock An interview with postpunk band Guilty Strangers by Oliver Sheppard Often compared to “Queen of Siam” or “13.13”-era Lydia Lunch, San Antonio, Texas’s Guilty Strangers appeared on CVLTNation’s “Deathrock 2013 Mixtape, Part 2” earlier... Oliver SheppardDecember 18, 2013
Death Rock CVLT Nation’s Top 6 (and more) Deathrock releases of 2013 by Oliver Sheppard It was a hard field to narrow down to only 6, but here’s my take on the Top 6 deathrock/goth-punk/etc releases... Oliver SheppardDecember 16, 2013
Death Rock An interview with Chicago/NYC deathrock band Cemetery by Oliver Sheppard Cemetery‘s cassette demo in 2011 was a welcome and gloomy surprise from Chicago that I first wrote about for CVLT Nation in March, 2012.... Oliver SheppardNovember 18, 2013
Crust 8 New Deathrock and Postpunk releases you should own by Oliver Sheppard …or at least listen to. There have been a lot of new dark postpunk and deathrock releases lately. Sometimes it’s hard to keep track.... Oliver SheppardOctober 8, 2013