@cypheractive
I am professor of English at Central Michigan University, president of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic, and editor of American Gothic Studies. I am also the host of DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio and the Psychobilly Family Power Hour.
Week after week, DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio presents to you the best in new and recent dark music. This week’s show includes new tracks from Ayria, Faderhead, Huir, Orange Sector, Vioflesh, and Hunter as a Horse. Thank you for your support for underground music!
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This week’s Dark Nation Radio will definitely get you moving with new tracks from The Mechanical Sheep, Bellhead, Requiem in White, Sine, Hexxes, Peak Flow, Night Ritualz, and Shadows Hold, among others. I hope you’ll give it a spin and thanks for your support!
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BONUS Dark Nation this week--my "alternate state of the union address." Angry anthems from Ministry, Caustic, PWEI, Consolidated, Dead Kennedys, Public Enemy, Fishbone, KMFDM, Killing Joke, and more.
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For Black History Month, this week’s Dark Nation Radio showcases black musical artists of the dark music scene. Among those in the mix are Black Rose Burning, Urban Heat, The Light Asylum, The Veldt, Algiers, and Genesis Owusu. I hope you’ll give it a spin!
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As always, this week’s Dark Nation Radio is full of fantastic new dark music, including tracks from ACTORS, KMFDM, Frenchy & the Punk, The Mystic Underground, Night Train to Nowhere, Cathedral Bells, Darkswoon, and Last Dusk. Thanks for your support!
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All female-fronted PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR. Among those in the mix are The Creepshow, HorrorPops, Imelda Mae, Devil Doll, The Surfragettes, and Janis Martin. Some of them purr and some of them belt—it’s by turns bluesy, swampy, swinging, and psycho. Enjoy!
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Trump last night posted to Truth Social a racist video depicting Barak and Michelle Obama as apes. That we have the most disgusting person imaginable occupying the highest position in the land is a tragedy of epic proportions that will have lasting consequences.
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This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming and includes excellent new or recent tracks from bands including Ruined Conflict, Dead Lights, Death Valley Fight Club, David Galas, Tremours, The Violent Youth, and Low Sunday. Thanks for your support!
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There's a lot of ugliness in the world right now. Here's something beautiful. My wife's business, Astrid Perfume, has just released a new line of winter perfume oils. I hope you'll take a look! www.astridperfume.com
American Gothic Studies wants YOUR research!
AGS is the first scholarly journal dedicated to the American Gothic and publishes rigorously vetted scholarship on the topic, broadly construed.
For more information about the journal, please visit www.americangothicstudies.com
Voting on the Bram Stoker Awards preliminary ballot has opened. I have two essays included in the "Short Non-Fiction" category and I am happy to send them to voting members upon request.
“Author Functions: Stephen King’s Writers” and “The Victorian American Ghost Story”
This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming and includes new tracks from bands including Rain Diary, First Aid 4 Souls, 404 Error, Clubdrugs, Years of Shame, Frontal Boundary Absurd Minds, Holy Wire, and The Mystic Underground. Thanks for your support!
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This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming and includes new tracks from KMFDM, The Exploding Boy, Night Ritualz, Night Train to Nowhere, Hangwire, Magic Wands, The Halo Trees, and Years of Shame. Thanks for your support!
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This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming and should appeal in particular to those of you whose tastes run goth. Included in the mix are new/recent tracks from Still Patient?, Assemblage 23, and The Synthetic Dream Foundation. Thanks for your support!
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After two extended special focus broadcasts Dark Nation Radio returned to its usual format last night with two hours of new and recent dark music, including The Young Gods, Rupesh Cartel, and Blaklight. I hope you’ll give it a spin a spin!
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I hope you find it useful :)
I’m pleased to present the Dark Nation Radio 2025 Retrospective—40 of my favorite dark music tracks from year gone by including Peter Murphy, Assemblage 23, and Azam Ali. Thanks for your support in 2025 and my best wishes for a happy, healthy 2026!
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The annual "Dark Solstice" broadcast of DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio is now available for streaming. Three hours of dark folk, neo-medieval, and cold electronica for the longest nights of the year in the Northern hemisphere. www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...
The playback of my "Dark Solstice" show on Dark Nation Radio is now available for streaming--definitely the antidote to saccharine holiday music! Among the bands in the mix are Heilung, Wardruna, Faun, and Loreena McKennitt. I hope you'll give it a spin!
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This Sunday, 9 PM Eastern US, sorradio.org. RSVP with link www.facebook.com/share/1FmhAB...
American Gothic Studies is open for submissions! AGS is the first scholarly journal dedicated to the American Gothic and publishes rigorously vetted scholarship on the topic, broadly construed. Information at www.psupress.org/journals/jnl...
Two calls for proposals for Society for the Study of the American Gothic sessions at ALA 2026 (May 20-23, Chicago). 1. "The American Gothic and Revolution" and 2. "Gothic Intersections: Black and Indigenous Themes." Email Jeffrey. Weinstock@cmich.edu for info on #1 and ddaniels1@arizona.edu on #2.
This week’s Dark Nation Radio broadcast is ready for streaming and features new material from bands and artists including KMFDM, Absurd Minds, and Assemblage 23. If you like what you hear, please follow up with the bands on bandcamp, etc. Thanks for your support!
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December 21st, we walk into the darkness together... 9 PM EST on sorradio.org. RSVP at www.facebook.com/share/1AX9UN...
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 #61 includes Kasketeers, Reckless Ones, Nim Vind, and, of course, Evil Elvis. Turn it up and let loose!
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If you're a fan of dark music and are open to discovering new bands, I hope you'll give this week's Dark Nation Radio a listen, as it's filled with excellent recent tracks from bands such as Azam Ali, Ashes Fallen, and The Black Veils. Support underground music!
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The Society for the Study of the American Gothic is sponsoring International Gothic Reading Month, which will debut in January. Ask your university or local librarian about participating! Ideas an resources on the website.
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Have you checked out Krista Collier-Jarvis's "Lichenthropy: Possibility Space and the Chthulucene in The Last of Us" yet in American Gothic Studies? Access it by way of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic's website at www.americangothicsociety.com. Not a SSAG member? Join there, too!
Issue 1.2 of American Gothic Studies has now been published and is available to Society for the Study of the American Gothic members through the SSAG website at www.americangothicsociety.com. The table of contents is provided here. Those interested may also join by way of the website
If you'd like something decidedly non-cyber this "cyber Monday," I suggest taking a peek at Astrid Perfume, my wife's indie perfume oil business. All her creations are thoughtful, unique, and lovely! www.astridperfume.com.
