"We are Listening" - Goth, EBM, Noise, Synthpop, Industrial, Experimental, Alternative, Indie, & Metal News, Reviews, Interviews and more since 1999...: www.graveconcernsezine.com
Female
32 years old
Valatie/Albany, New York
United States
Everyone involved in Gothic, Industrial, EBM/ Synthpop, IDM, Noise, Deathrock, Ambient, Experimental, Alternative, Indies, Glam, and New Vave 80's. A Shout out the many labels that support what we do: Metropolis Records Artists, Alfa-Matrix, Artoffact Records, Promofabrik, Decandance Records, Prussia Records, DSBP, Storming the Base, , BLC Productions, BitRiot, Black Rain, COP International, Projekt Records, Shinto Records, Crunch Pod, and Vendetta Music. To our friends on-air: Malice Radio, Cyberage Radio, and ISN Radio Also: all those who support Grave Concerns including all bands and readers.
Bands: Depeche Mode, Ashbury Heights, Something Infected, Agoraphobia, Adrendline, Experiment Haywire, Soman, Revco, Nolongerhuman, Uberbyte, Julien-K, Hocico, Nine Inch Nails, Angers Manga, Red Flag, Deathcamp Project, The Awakening, Brutengel, UV, Beta, I,Synthesist, Terrorfakt, The Cruxshadows, Angency-X, De/Vision, Cyanotic, Mind Flux Funeral,Storybox, Q*Ball, Black Wedding, fornever, Orangabelle 5, The Birthday Massacre, Alice in Videoland, Tankt, The Last Dance, Phantom Vision, All Living Fear, The Ghost of Lemora, Vampire Division, Tyske Ludder, The Screaming Banshee Aircrew, ReActivate, Blaqk Audio,
Y-LUK-O, Drones, Disjecta Membra, Disket, Hearts Fail, Second Skin, Redemption, Mad Happy, Bio-Mechanical Degeneration, Diorama, Diary of Dreams, Battery Cage, Informantik, Decree, Fixmer/ McCarthy, Razed in Black, Sisters of Mercy, Nosteratu, Fields of the Nephilim, NFD, Nephilm, The Mission, The Cult, Imperative Reaction, Soman, Ghost Parade, Belle Morte, Rosetta Stone, Clan of Zymox, Claire Voyant, VNV Nation, KMFDM, XP8, Ayria, Assessory, MSI, Ken, Electrix Six, Regenerator,Terminal Bliss, Killing Miranda, PTI, Hypodermic, Robert Ziino, A Blue Ocean Dream, Provision, Ageis, Oscura, Rammstein,Division Six, Brainclaw, Carfax Abbey, Agonoise, Netz, Ministry, Massive Mensch, Sleep on Drugs, Pigface, Angel Theory, Diverje, The Start, Client,The Mercy Cage, Damage Manual, Backlash, Immune System, The Way of all Flesh, Starlit, Elekronika, Collapse Into Reason, Beyond Cause, Vigilante Venus Fly Trap, Earth Goat, Foam, Stereomotion, Leaether Strip, Erstaz, Action Decite, Pulsar, Culprit One, Tenebre, DJ Acucrack, My Life with the Thrill Kill Cult, Project X, Krusifix, Pink Turns Blue, More, Descendants of Cain, Noctivagus, Age of Heave, The Wake, Razed in Black, The Mercy Cage, Die Warzau, Human After Taste, Neon Zoo, Hanzel Und Gretyl, XP8 Agonoize, Bablyon Zoo, Misery Lab, Echo & The Bunnymen, Electrfixion, Out Out, Leatherstrip, Pyschopumps, Droom, Qntal, Seabound, Intricate Unit, Obiszon Geschopf, Plastic Noise Experience, Out Out, Penal Colony, Interlace, Siva Six, Blue Birds Refuse to Fly, Siva Six, Rotersand, Melotron, Living With Eating Disorders, Still Life Decay, Neika RPM, State of Being, Blank, Fektion Fekler, Babyland, Psyche, Cruciform Injection, Levinhurst, Alaska Highway, The Mystic Underground, Dressenvall, Skinny Puppy, Girls Under Glass, Bunnydrums, Synthetic, Screams For Tina, Dunkelwerk, FLA, Front 242, Celldeller, Mankind is Obselete,. Funker Vogt, Fictional, Emergence, Yavin 4, Fr/Action, Ganymede, Ravenous, Filament 38, The Invincible Spirit, The Fair Sex, Gottherdamerung, Neon Dream, House of Usher, Bozo Porno Circus, Adrain Alexis, 13th Sky, One, Les Anges de la Nuit, Negative Format, Pigface, God Module, Brigdeshadows, Early NUN, Garden of Delight, Garden of Dreams, God Project, FR/Action, Collide, Reactor, Tears of Acid, Faces of Sarah, Mach Fox, eROTica Croc shop, Noxious Emotion, Qntal, In-fused, Diverge, Inperative Reaction, Dismantled, Janes Addiction, Iris, Bright Eyes,Killing Joke, Foetus, Mana Erg, Project 12:01, Deathboy, Damage Manual, Anthema Device, Nurse With Wound, Razor Noise, Q*Ball Cinema Stange, Techno Squirrals, Morticians, Girl With a Monkey, Bruteangel, Silent Auction, Cysto, Ikon, The Fair Sex, The Invincieble Sex/Spirit, Das Gift, Miriam, Tearwave, Morrissy, The Smiths, State of the Union, You Shreik, Beborn Beborn, Chapter 2, Infernosounds, Level 2.0. Babylonia, Dupont, Porcupine Defense, Lamia, Beyond Cause, Violent Enity, Vilgilante, Sphere Lazza, Caustic Soul, Zeromancer, Visionaire, Bablyon Zoo, Echo and The Bunnymen, C/A/T Wumpscut, Stimulator, V.A.C. Suicide Commando, Lethal Even While Asleep, Y-luk-O, Statye, God Module, Negative Format, Brianclaw, Saint Eve, Raygun Girls, Mortiis, KMFDM, Mindless Faith, Combichrist, Zensor, Pigface, Sheep On Drugs, (undergroundinc.com)H.I.V. + Gothminister, Assemblage 23, The Retrosic, APB, Punto Omega, Levinhurst, Mind.In.A.Box, Icon of Coil, APB, The Mission, The Cure, Angel Theory, Apopayma Berzerk, Iconcrash, Headscan, Interlace, Saints of Eden, Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry, Flesh for LuLu, Audra, Faith & the Muse, Strange Boutique, The Fair Sex, Live not on Evil, Lavantgarde, Pail, Alien Product, Colony5, Glis, Ayria, HIM, Cubanate, Dance or Die, And One, Combichrist, Cubanate, 16 Volt, Formula Redux, Impant, Null Device Unter Null, Dunkelwerk, Ego Likeness, Curve, The Cure, Covenant, Vanity Beach, Zeromancer, 51 Peg, Angels Of Agony, Mana ERG, Schattenschlag, Minerva, Element a440, Life Cried, Ninth House, Jennifer Hope, Of Infinity Sexy Death, Angels & Agony, Martin L. Gore, Skumlove, Asmodeus X, Cesium 137, Depressive Order, Heel, No Name Desire, Bruteangel, Mindless Faith, STID, Fearful Symentry, Bunker Solider, TV, Dismantled, Psyclon 9, Hemitaerde, FAQ, Electra-Kill, Dorothy Does Drugs, Darvoset, Pycshe, Neikka RPM, Chiasm, Mankind is Obsolete, Hate Dept, Nurse with Wound, Mortis, Netz, Steril, Massiv in Mensch, Headscan, Collapsing New People, Goeteki , No Tears, Joy Disaster, Gregory, Dubok, Flak,Penal Colony, 16 Volt, Fictional, Ravenous, Dekoy, Bleak, DoomsDay Virus, Fake, Panzer AG, Saints of Eden, Faith & The Muse, In-A-Sense, Paradoxx, Fields of the Nephim, The Wake, Big Electric Cat, Audra, Carol Blaze, Black Tape for Blue Girl, Voltaire, Pain Station, Alien Faktor, Chemlab, The Sepia, Nizzer Ebb, Razor Skyline, Two Witches, Razed in Black, Broken, Filter, Orgy, KHZ, Haujobb, Front Line Assemebly, Front 242, WILL, Haujobb, Souxsie & The Banshees, Rammstein, Alaska in Winter, Pillars of Nein, Digital Dream, Whipcraft,Human Factors Lab, Mr. Mayham, Hatred Hurt Itself, Howling Syn, Helioshere, Avenpitch, Twin Cities Compilation Artists, Encoder, Cntl, Written in Ashes, Boundless, Eerie Von, Rosemary's Babies, The Pretty Scars, Plumerai, The Smiths, Morrissey, Grendel, Lamia, Temple of Tears, TV Set, Halofax, Rob Zombie,Ozzy Osbourne, White Zombie, Hedwig, Blue Eyed Christ, and Saints of Eden My favorite bands from the 80's to present day rock: U2, Missing Persons, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, Pysheldelic Furs , Love Spit Love, The Killers, Fisherspooner, Daniel Poweter, Ladytron, VSH VS BETA, Radio 4, Coldplay, The Bravery, Action Action, Garbage, New Order, The Music, Keane, , Gwen Stefani, Green Day, Beck, Scissor Sisters, Interpol, Bloc Party, James, Tyoe O Negative, Helmet, and many more! Yes, I do own most of these CDs and listen to all these bands and artists!! The underground is alive.
Hegwig & The Angry Inch, The Departed, Slumdog Millionarie, The Reader, MILK, Taken, Meet the Fockers, Mystic River, and The Crow. Lots of other horror and dark films.
Television
*Miami INK,* L.A. INK, American Idol, First 48
Books
Gothic Chic,
Chick Ink
Twilight
Heroin Dairies
Heroes
My parents and all those teachers who inspired me to become the teacher that I am today! Also, for all those bands that I have listened to over the years who have given me such enjoyment and let me know who I am. I am glad it was because of all of you have helped me become who I am today and the creation of Grave Concerns E-zine.
Contemporaries of Front 242, Belgian duo Parade Ground's career has been markedly less prolific, releasing a handful of 12-inches filled out by numerous compilation and guest appearances. Coming almost two decades after their first full-length album, Rosary captures the spirit of early EBM and combines it with the more experimental textures of groups like SPK and Test Department. Although such tracks as "Windfall" and "Fight Time" employ classic EBM beats, the club rhythms are more often than not obscured by thick layers of distortion, industrial motor sounds, and muffling studio effects. Each "album" track is also separated by snippets of noise (much in the manner of the "Suture" tracks from Chemlab's first album, the noise segments are entitled "Rosary I-XV"), which range from looped clanks to distorted samples of classical music, adding to the album's avant-garde feel. Processed symphonic elements occasionally emerge to contrast with the more mechanical sounds, as on the funeral march of "Stutter" and the old-fashioned strings intro and outro on "Three Faint Fires." Produced by long-time friend and collaborator Patrick Codenys of Front 242, this album is intriguing in that it seems to actively resist club play while still employing many of the basic formulas of dance music. It's an interesting experiment, a sort of anti-dance album that still manages to be EBM in that it's still electronic, after all, and its marching rhythms and blasts of buzzing distortion are intense enough to evoke physical sensations. While it's probably too subtle and cerebral to be the next big dance hit, true EBM enthusiasts ought to enjoy Parade Ground's subversive take on the genre, and diehard Front 242 fans will be intrigued to hear something completely different from the pair who composed the vocals on the legendary Up Evil album.
Visit www.parade-ground.net for more information.
Meet The Editor
Meet the Editor of Grave Concerns E-zine
Hello,
My name is Julie Johnson and I am the editor and music manager of Grave Concerns E-zine. I am 31 years old from the the Albany,New York area.
I started Grave Concerns E-zine in 1999 to connect to the Gothic & Industrial world by promoting some of my favorite artists. I wanted to give back and be part of the scene in a creative way and Grave Concerns was it. Over the last nine years I have networked with many artists and labels to bring you the latest CD reviews, interviews, news and much more.
When I am not busy with Grave Concerns, I am a full time middle school Spanish teacher since 2000. Working with middle schoolers can be very interesting. I have a Master Degree in Curriculum Development & Instructional Technology.
Some of my other interests are: Hanging out with Friends, Getting Tattoos, Computers, Digital Photography, Playing the Wii, Traveling, especially cruising the Caribbean, and Mexico. I also like to go to San Diego, California, Miami and Las Vegas.
Grave Concerns E-zine: Current Official Sponsorships
-The End: DJ -( tour)
-Espermachine-(tour)
-Skin Contact-( up-coming release)
-Dark Passages-(Horror Film)
-BLC Productions(Compilation Series Kagefighers Vol 1.& Vol.2)
- QXT Event May 23rd, 2009
-Future Compilations TBA
Grave Concerns E-zine is delighted to be sponsoring End: The DJ's The Chrome Elemental Album Tour (Relapse). We want you to be our eyes and ears and get out and see this incredible tour. If you do go to see one of the live shows please let them know that you heard about it from Grave Concerns E-zine. Please send us a review of the show that you go to and will be post it on our magazine, and don't forget to send some pictures as well. Please join the Grave Army and go out and represent GC and The End: DJ! E-mail us at: gothgirl@berk.com
Live Dates 2009:
11 Apr: Temple- Knoxville TN
18 Apr: The Final Purgatory: Ragnarok- Charlotte NC
28 Apr: Haven- Northamption MA
08 May: Plague- Portland ME
09 May: Club Passeport- Montreal QC
17 May: Kinetik Music Festival (w/ Icon of Coil)- Montreal
Download the album for free! http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CD5ZCAIV
Grave Concerns E-zine is also on board with sponsoring the Kagefighters Compilation Vol 1. and Vol 2. from BLC Productions.
Grave Concerns E-zine: Was an Official Sponsor of Espermachine's Spring tour!
Grave Concerns E-zine is an official sponsor for the up-coming release by Skin Contact
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Check out Skin Contact here! www.skincontact.com
Formed in 1997, skin contact grew out of founder Kevin Breidenbach's interest in both electronic music & computers. Early works were influenced heavily by the EBM & industrial dance music of the 90's, as well as other forms of electronic music. Over time, the sound of SC has evolved to include elements of IDM, drum & bass, noise, and rhythmic industrial music to form a unique blend of dark electronics. Recent releases have been well-received by the underground press, being described as “meticulously sculpted”, “expertly engineered”, and “intelligent”.
Official Sponsor for Dark Passages
Grave Concerns E-zine was an Official Sponsor for this QXT Event
Hitman Records Presents: Nocturnal Witch Ball
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About Grave Concerns E-zine
Welcome to Grave Concerns E-zine on Myspace. Grave Concerns E-zine is a Gothic, Industrial, EBM, Noise, Synthpop, IDM, Alternative, Post-Punk, Glam, and Metal music news magazine on-line. Julie Johnson is the site owner of Grave Concerns E-zine and this myspace page. She is 31 years old from the Albany/Valatie, New York area. She has managed Grave Concerns E-zine since 1999 to present. (www.graveconcernsezine.com ) Julie Johnson also has written for Sideline Magazine (1999-2005), Musicwerks 2003-2004. In the past she has been a staff member of Gothic Beauty, Damn, and Black Monday.
Contact Grave Concerns E-zine
If you would like to have your music reviewed and or interviewed on Grave Concerns E-zine please contact Julie Johnson at gothgirl@berk.com
For other staff contact addresses please see staff page at: www.graveconcernsezine.com . We will get back to you.
Main Mailing Address:
Attention: Julie Johnson
Grave Concerns E-zine
P.O.Box 692
Valatie, NY 12184
We strongly encourage you to send two copies for us to use as site giveaways to help promote your music. We can pass along to area DJ's and for Malice Radio. (www.maliceradio.com) Sending 1 copy is fine and will be reviewed but we are very active in the scene and will make sure your music is heard and promoted. We may even your CD as a site giveaway or contest prizes.
* Artists, Bands, or PR’s can send review materials such as CD’s, DVD’s etc directly to a staff-member who has come in contact with you about a submission. They are also in contact with me (Julie Johnson) and have asked first about contacting you and working with you. I encourage you to also send a CD to the main address for further promotion.
Grave Concerns E-zine does accept unsigned and signed artists CD submissions. (CD R's are ok to submit along as it comes with a professional looking press kit.) We do accept mp3 zip-files for electronic downloads. We will not review myspace jukeboxes. We only take a listen to see if your music would fit into our e-zine.
As a registered member of Grave Concerns E-zine you will have access to many special features such as:
- Login to Grave Concerns E-zine, create profile
- Make your own Blog on Grave Concerns E-zine
- Submit links
- Submit news for your band, label, etc.
- Submit CD, DVD reviews, interviews, etc
- Submit a poem or essay
- Submit an article about the scene
- Submit a tattoo story
- Sign the guestbook
- Use the forum, post in the forum for public to view
***Attention Bands and Fans***
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Grave Concerns E-zine Site Features
News Headlines
Send us your news today and will we post it in our headlines! Send it in exactly how you want it to be posted.
Send to: gothgirl@berk.com or select “Submit News” link on our site www.graveconcernsezine.com
Promo Messages
Record a promo message for our radio show or site. We will put your message between songs or somewhere on our site promoting your band etc. You can say something like "Welcome to Grave COncerns E-zine, this is ..... and plug in your album, site etc.
-Send message in mp3/link form to: gothgirl@berk.com
Grave Concerns E-zine Official Sponsorships
Grave Concern E-zine Sponsorship: Let us help promote your event or band. We will arrange giveaways, (website/ event) contests, downloads, news, full coverage with reviews, and interviews. In return we ask that you add our news, banners, links, logos, invite others to our site etc on your website, postcards, flyers, mailinglists, e-groups, myspace.com etc. We can not do any paid sponsorship spots, meaning we can't give you money for an event.
Tattoo Stories on Grave Concerns E-zine
One of my favorite shows right now is called Miami Ink. So, I thought since many of you may have tattoos etc that you could share your tattoo with us and tell us what it means to you. We will feature your tattoo story and your picture on our site along with others. If you don’t want your picture shown due to copyright of the art that is ok, just send the story. If you are interested please e-mail us today with the information and picture. E-mail: gothgirl@berk.com and www.graveconcernsezine.com and www.myspace.com/graveconcernsezine
Dark Poems & Dark Essays
Want people to read your poem or essay on Grave Concerns E-zine? Please send us your poem or story and will post on-line in ourfeatures section. E-mail today: gothgirl@berk.com www.graveconcernsezine.com www.myspace.com/graveconcernsezine
Grave Concerns E-zine Music Radio Player
Want to have your song in our player on www.graveconcernsezine.com? If so, send us your url of your mp3 and we will add it to the playlist each week. Send to:gothgirl@berk.com
Also, we will try to have you on our DJ Set List: The Movement.
Who I'd like to meet:
I am interested in networking, talking, meeting various bands and people interested promoting and helping out Grave Concerns E-zine. I also would like to meet all people interested in Gothic, EBM/ industrial, Noise, synthpop, New Wave, 80's, Metal, Tattoos & Piercings, Education, Travel, Motorcycles, and World Languages. If your in a band, a DJ , a band P.R., and or a show promoter please send bands Grave Concerns E-zine for exposure.
I am also interested in meeting anyone who knows how to program websites using mysql, php, to help maintain a CMS for Grave Concerns E-zine. Also, looking for someone who would be interested in setting up a podcast for the sit.If you can help at all with this task please e-mail now at gothgirl@berk.com
Grave Concerns E-zine supports the following Tattoo Artists and Sites:
Check out my song and if you like it add this widget to your page by clicking GRAB THIS. Its simple, it adds it for you, you dont have to add the html code to your settings. If enought people add them to their page I could be the next artist signed to myspace records. Thanks for your support =)
Help promote my music by adding this widget to your page. With your help i could be the next artist signed to Myspace records.Thanks for your support!!!
Help promote my music by adding this widget to your page. With your help i could be the next artist signed to Myspace records.Thanks for your support!!!
this is the first time we set up a contest for all our fans and friends, so we really hope you'll enjoy it!
Do you wanna win a whole week with us during our next tour?
Do you wanna rock other Countries with us?
Do you wanna have these without spending any money?
So here's the rules:
- Buy our new EP "Pact with the Night" on the main digital store, you can find everything on our profile, and then send us through MySpace the payment receipt!
OR
- Buy some stuff on our digital merchandising store, you can find it on our profile, have a picture wearing it, and send this picture to us using MySpace!
At the end of August (so you have time), we'll upload the name of the winner on our profile, and we'll get in touch with the winner privately, to ask for details. The winner will be on tour with us during our new world tour coming next winter, and we will care about his flight tickets, food, accommodations, and for all the passes to our gigs!
This is a great chance to be closer with all of you, so don't miss it, ok?
Hello Friend! We value your opinion greatly, please let us know what you think of our music. If you'd like to help support Unique Independent Metal with Integrity, take advantage of the special offer on our latest CD, "Greatest Sins". It's a 16-track, 73 minute disc for only $6 + shipping !!!
It's been a while since I've had a chance to write a bit o' poetry to post for our friends to peruse. Now that summer is here, It's time to get back to it. Enjoy!
Troy
Chasing Shadows latest release 'Nocturnal Torment' is Available at CD Baby, Amazon, Itunes, and Napster.
Be sure to check out our good friend Melissa. She's the artist/photographer that provided the picture I used this time.