The Down At The Crossroads podcast hosts Chris and Tara interviewed author and musician David Bramwell about his new book and album titled The Cult Of Water. The book’s backcover says: Aided by a witch and the magician Alan Moore, David Bramwell… Continue Reading
You don’t necessarily discover something new every day, but if you’re lucky, mebbe very week? Month? As is my wont, I was reading back issues of the New York Times and came upon a supplement titled “Carnival In Winter.” This… Continue Reading
This showed up in my email box and I figgered, why not share it. Macabre musical duo Charming Disaster’s creative vision is fueled by occult fascinations, from Tarot divinations to ancient myths to the spells and rituals that gave their… Continue Reading
Back in November (I know – you think that with the pandemic I wouldn’t be so far behind in my reading! OOPSIE!!), the New York Times Book Review ran a review on A Sound Mind by Paul Morley, who was… Continue Reading
O.T.O. initiate and member of the group Dry River, Oliver Althoen has announced the release of his latest solo album! It’s called Last Night I Dreamt I was Drowning. Very much a product of the pandemic, this album features songs… Continue Reading
Andrew W.K. has released a new single, “Babalon.” In years past, he guested OHO on Current 93’s ALEPH AT HALLUCINATORY MOUNTAIN. For a period of time, allowed Ecclesia Gnostic Catholica to perform the Gnostic Mass at his Santos Party House club… Continue Reading
The latest release from iLLadelphia-based “Witch Rapper” Moor Mother is a collaboration with bill woods called BRASS. Listen: https://moormother.bandcamp.com/track/rapunzal. The Quietus ran an depth interview with Moor Mother aka Camae Ayewa a couple years ago. An excerpt from the article… Continue Reading
Occult author Erik Davis recently posted a lengthy appreciation of singer David Crosby’s debut solo album If I Only Could Remember My Name, that focuses on the track “Laughing,” which Davis claims was directed at George Harrison. Some of Davis’… Continue Reading
Here’s footage of the Yardbirds performing on French TV in 1968. Their guitarist at the time was Jimmy Page, collector of Crowleyana and reputed to be a devotee of Thelemic theurgy and thaumaturgy. They perform three songs. The second is… Continue Reading
The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast has posted an episode featuring occult scholar Sasha Chaitow discussing Josephin Peladan. Peladan was one of the leading lights of the French Occult Revival that occurred around the turn of the last century.… Continue Reading