“The Big Dream pairs spooky noir tones and echoes of early rock & Roll with songs of heartache and tense soundscapes”
– Rolling Stone
“A dreamlike, wheezy take on ‘Modern Blues,’ where Tom Waits, Jack White and Alan Vega’s more sentimental moments collide”
– 4/5 The Times 
Wicca is a rapidly growing religious movement, which is a modern day version of ancient religious precepts that far predates both Judaism and Christianity, and whose basic tenets and beliefs go back to the earliest days of humanity. From the time religious thought was first conceived, early humanity was fascinated with the concept of female […]
“Where the Mystery is present, joy is infinite;where the Mystery has departed,
efficacy is exhausted and the spirit disappears.”
Chinese alchemist and Taoist philosopher
When we think of 19th century artwork, a particular type of image hops to mind, often involving beards, Christian allusions, lots of sad people and a smoky palette.
But if you think all the 1800s had to offer in the ways of art was morose, elderly ship riders, think again. Behind all the religious symbolism and […]
It seems strange and slightly desperate to include this gentle and unassuming song in a list of songs that have seedy undertones, but it’s included because of the importance of the question in the title, a question which is the symptom of a curiosity that can view a woman as a mystery or puzzle that […]
In 1895 in Paris, Auguste and Louis Lumiere screened the world’s first motion picture. Soon after, French filmmakers began producing pornography and by World War I, Americans had joined them.
Most early porn is lost to history, but some survives, usually identified on the Internet as “antique porn,” which generally includes X-rated movies from 1899 into […]
If we had 3 million exhibitionists and only one voyeur, nobody could make any money.
Albert Brooks
A study, published in the Journal of Women’s Health, says Fifty Shades readers are 25 per cent more likely to have a verbally abusive partner, 75 per cent more likely to diet harmfully and 34 per cent more likely to have a partner who exhibits “stalking tendencies.”
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Personally, all that aside, […]
“Sexually progressive cultures gave us literature, philosophy, civilization and the rest, while sexually restrictive cultures gave us the Dark Ages and the Holocaust.”
Alan Moore, 25,000 Years of Erotic Freedom
I add these to give you a taste of what I listen to while working in my studio.
Amanda
