To mark the start of my 25th year hosting DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio, I’m pleased to present a special program including a favorite track from each year of the show starting with 1999. It’s a mix of club bangers and deep cuts that is DNR’s trademark! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

More Gothic adjacent than actually Gothic, but if you have an academia.edu account, you may want to delete it. (I just deleted mine). Their new service terms say they own and can sell anything you post there.

To mark the 50th anniversary of The Shining, editors Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock and Tony Magistrale solicit chapter proposals for a new collection of scholarly essays. Direct 250-word proposals and inquiries to [email protected] and [email protected] by Dec. 1st, 2025.

If you have a taste for dark music and like finding out about new bands, you won’t want to miss this week’s Dark Nation Radio! In the mix are *amazing* new tracks from Android Lust, Die Krupps, Sunshine Blind, Azam Ali, Black Rose Burning, and a lot more! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

You've got to put up with ads, but here is the CBS Sunday Morning segment on Rocky Horror, which includes me briefly as their scholarly voice :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AoB...

American Gothic Studies seeks "EXHUMATIONS" contributions presenting new editions of lost, forgotten, or overlooked Gothic texts (max 12K words) by both well-known and obscure American authors. Inquiries to Tom Hillard and Matthew Sivils at [email protected] and [email protected].

Happy September! This is a reminder that proposals for the Society for the Study of the American Gothic's March 2026 symposium in Salem, MA are due October 1st. Information at www.americangothicsociety.com. I hope to see you there!

This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming. New tracks are featured from bands including Panic Priest, Seeming, Black Rose Burning, Curse Mackey, Fictional, Kat Robichaud, Fix8:Sed8, Test Dept., Paper Foxes, and Damien Hearse. I hope you’ll give it a spin! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

All aboard for this week’s Dark Nation Radio! As always, the show is packed with deliciously dark new music for you to explore. Among those included are Strange Boutique, Rotersand, and Bill Leeb (of Front Line Assembly). I hope you’ll give it a spin! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

This week's Dark Nation show is ready for streaming. Lots of new music, including Panic Priest, Das Ich, Rotersand, and Black Rose Burning. Enjoy! hearthis.at/cypheractive...

The latest DJ cypher’s PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR is here to raise (your) spirits with psychobilly, rockabilly, gothabilly, and horror punk! In the mix for show #57 are Demented Are Go, The Misfits, Blitzkid, and The Creepshow. Turn it up and let loose! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

Three hours of new and recent dark music on this week's Dark Nation Radio. In the mix: Rotersand, Skold, The Cure, Curse Mackey, Lord of the Lost. Give it a spin at www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

Occasional reminder that my Monster Theory Reader is available in paperback and ebook forms for researchers and course adoption. www.upress.umn.edu/978151790525...

Call For Proposals AMERICAN NIGHTMARES II: RETURN TO SALEM The Biennial symposium of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic March 19th – 21st, 2026 Salem, Massachusetts Keynote Speaker: Victor Lavalle Keynote Speaker: Siân Silyn Roberts Info at americangothicsociety.com/symposium/

Occasional reminder for those who teach courses including pop culture aspects. Full description, reviews, and examination copies available at broadviewpress.com/product/pop-...

American Gothic Studies issue 1.1 came out Friday and today we transmitted the content for issue 1.2, which will be out near the end of the year. Please send us your scholarship! scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/ags/art...

30% off until Halloween :)

The first hour of this week’s expanded Dark Nation Radio introduces you to the bands that will be featured at Convergence 27—North America’s longest-running goth festival—which will be taking place in Denver. Hours 2 and 3 focus on new dark music. Join ussss.... www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

The debut issue of American Gothic Studies has now been published! To access, join The Society for the Study of the American Gothic at www.americangothicsociety.com. Free article from this issue at scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/ags/art....

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios

Evaluation copies of my Pop Culture for Beginners and Mad Scientist's Guide to Composition textbooks are available through Broadview Press using the following links (and they can be packaged together). broadviewpress.com/product/pop-... broadviewpress.com/product/the-...

This week’s Dark Nation Radio features new material from bands including The Cure, Rotersand, Curse Mackey, Circle of Dust, Ships in the Night, and Lunar Paths. This is a fun one! I hope you’ll give it a spin. www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

The latest edition of DJ cypher’s PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR is here to raise (your) spirits with psychobilly, rockabilly, and horror punk! In the mix for show #56 are recent tracks from The Koffin Kats, Blitzkid, and The Brains. Turn it up and let loose! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

This week’s Dark Nation Radio features new music from bands including The Cure, Mari Kattman, The Chameleons, Vazum, 16Volt, Agnis, Cosmobrigade, Vioflesh, Balduvian Bears, Out Out, A Spell Inside, and Peter Murphy. I hope you’ll give it a spin! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

In the mix on this week's Dark Nation Radio are new tracks from Pixel Grip, Seeming, Damien Hearse, Bootblacks, Mojave Phone Booth, Haunted House, Extize, Blackbook, Noromakina, Future Faces, N/CTRL, and Affect Effect, among others—I hope you’ll give it a spin! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

After two back-to-back expanded themed broadcasts, DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio is back to “normal” this week with a two-hour show built around new releases. New tracks from bands Peter Murphy, Aesthetic Perfection, and The Birthday Massacre. Give it a try! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

Freaky times call for cheeky music, which is why I’m pleased to present the annual Dark Nation Radio GOTHIC BEACH PARTY! The only rule for the Beach Party is to keep it frisky so the playlist ranges widely. I hope you'll give it a spin! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

This Sunday (May 25th) at 9 PM EDT on sorradio.org! #darknationradio

The WORLD GOTH DAY edition of DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio can now be channeled from the Great Beyond! In the mix: are London After Midnight, Peter Murphy, Black Angel, Vision Video, Siouxsie , and a lot more. Enjoy! #worldgothday #gothicrock #darknationradio www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

The latest edition of DJ cypher’s PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR is here to raise (your) spirits with psychobilly, rockabilly, gothabilly and horror punk! Show #55 includes Lords of the Highway, The Coffin Nails, Hola Ghost, and The Cramps. Turn it up and let loose! hearthis.at/cypheractive...

New tracks from PETER MURPHY, VNV Nation, Ships in the Night, and Endanger, among others, in this week's Dark Nation Radio show. Give it a spin! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming and features new tracks from bands including VNV Nation, Bella Eterna, Denuit, Dawn of Ashes, KY, Cyborg Amok, Cylix, Vampyros Lesbos, and The Birthday Massacre. I hope you enjoy it! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

This week’s Dark Nation Radio features some devotional music for Easter from Depeche Mode, Wumpscut, Laibach, Ministry, Clan of Xymox, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Christian Death, and MC 900 Ft. I hope you’ll come spend some time in my church! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

New tracks from The Birthday Massacre, Bill Leeb, Ships in the Night, Denuit, and Agnis are among those in the mix on this week’s Dark Nation Radio. I hope you enjoy it! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

The latest edition of DJ cypher’s PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR is here to raise (your) spirits with psychobilly, rockabilly, gothabilly and horror punk! In the mix for show #54 are Koffin Kats, The Creepshow, and the Reverend Horton Heat. Turn it up and let loose! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

New VNV Nation, The Birthday Massacre, and Psyclon Nine are featured this week on Dark Nation Radio, as well new tracks from bands including Golden Apes, Vioflesh, Magic Wands, Silver Tears, Je T’aime. I’m happy with how this one came out—I hope you enjoy it! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

To celebrate the release of Wolverine Records’ new HORROR PUNK CHARTBUSTERS:, I put together a show around cover versions on the PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR. In the mix: The Reverend Horton Heat, The Quakes, The Cramps, The Brains, and more! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

This week’s Dark Nation Radio channels the dark with new tracks from bands including Peter Murphy, Black Angel, Silver Tears, and the Funeral March, plus throwbacks from Siouxsie, The Cure, Depeche Mode, and the Sisters of Mercy. Come on over to the dark side! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

Reminder that, if you teach a class involving composition, my MAD SCIENTIST'S GUIDE TO COMPOSITION is very reasonably priced and probably the only guide to composition likely to make you and your students chuckle! Digital examination copies may be requested here: broadviewpress.com/product/the-...

Friends: we've begun migrating the Society for the Study of the American Gothic over to the new FB site. The old one will be phased out. You can join here www.facebook.com/groups/socie...

This week’s Dark Nation Radio leads off with a very aggressive set—Faderhead, Fear Factory, Pitchshifter, etc. in the mix. From there, it mellows out a bit with new tracks from Slighter, Valhall, Palindrones, and others. Thanks for your support. www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

Tonight's (Sunday March 16th) Dark Nation Radio is going to start off on a very aggressive note. Join me at 9 PM EDT is you need to scream. www.sorradio.org.

I’m pleased to present the International Women’s Day edition of DJ cypher’s PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR! The Creepshow, HorrorPops, The Young Werewolves, The Cramps, and more. I hope you’ll give it a spin! #psychobilly #rockabilly hearthis.at/cypheractive...

Included this in my Dark Nation Radio International Women's Day broadcast and have had it on repeat ever since. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3PJ...

The International Women’s Day edition of DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio can now be streamed—among those in the mix are Chelsea Wolfe, Lunar Paths, L7, Autumn-U.S., Unwoman, The Creatures, and Emilie Autumn. www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

Join me tonight (Sunday March 9th) at 9 PM EDT for the International Women's Day edition of DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio, live on Spirit of Resistance Radio sorradio.org. Requests are welcome during the show! Goth, punk, darkwave, postpunk, and electronica with a focus on new and recent releases.

Amazing 75-track charity compilation to help those affected by the L.A. fires just released on COP Int. A real "who's who" of contemporary industrial, electronica, and post-punk. $10. Highly recommended! copinternational.bandcamp.com/album/los-an...

Pontificating professor. I had great fun last week speaking at the 35th annual LSU graduate student Mardi Gras conference! (70 degrees and sunny in Baton Rouge didn't hurt either 🙂)