It’s time, once again for the Lip Service Warehouse and Sample Sale! We’ll have the usual killer deals on one-of-a-kind samples, current styles, and drastic reductions on closeouts … plus fabrics and trims for you DIY freaks and a vintage clothing booth by The Cobra Snake … and maybe a few extra surprises up our [...]
When it comes to doom, all roads lead to Birmingham. It’s been several decades since those first Sabbathian rumblings first erupted, but Brum has done a good job of keeping up its reputation as the spiritual home of heavy metal. One of the most exciting new(ish) cadres of doomed souls to emerge from the area, [...]
Alice Cooper happens to be one of my favourite artists of all time. Growing up, my dad was a huge fan, and I have fond memories of dancing around the living room to “Welcome to My Nightmare”. He’s one of the most important figures in rock music, and has shaped much of the imagery and [...]
Haikus from the Crypt A love letter to deathrock girls around the world…in 5-7-5-syllable 3-line haiku form. Teased up black Mohawk ascending up from the skull stabs into the night Crossbone skirt and ink beneath vinyl corsetry seal her insides up Mausoleum door cackling branches and grey sky keep the ghouls inside Fresh grass, corpse [...]
We caught a killer mod of our men’s Burning Circus jacket on American Idol’s Colton Dixon at The Stylist blog. It was so damned cool, that we had to share. According to the article, five hours of dye can give you a badass blood red stripe. Looks like time well spent to us, because that [...]
With the summer upon us, convention season has begun! As Steampunk’s popularity has been rapidly growing in recent times, so have the amount of conventions and, with those, new people going to conventions. The issue of not knowing what to do in preparation for a convention is perfectly normal and, even with years of experience, [...]
When one merely mentions the prospect of attending an Alice Cooper show, it doesn’t take being a pure, unadulterated rocker to get a pure, unadulterated thrill. The man is the evil genius behind the rock-horror genre and an absolute legend of stagecraft with a mastery of showmanship to equal P.T. Barnum himself. And … oh [...]
Do you want to see an Alice Cooper show … for real? Well, maybe we can help you out with that. Because … WE’RE GIVING AWAY TICKETS for you and whichever person you like enough to take them with you to an Alice Cooper show AND PUTTING YOU ON THE GUEST LIST AS CHUCK GARRIC’S [...]
Did you see La Carmina on Food Network TV? Your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Last fall, I was in Tokyo to work on a new television program called World’s Weirdest Restaurants. My Pirates company, which provides TV fixing / arranging / local production arrangement, took care of all 14 Japan episodes. The subject of theme restaurants, especially [...]
While it’s undeniable that metal is definitely something you need to listen to, many discerning metalheads also round out their knowledge with a little heavy metal literature. There are many books on the market about metal, from general guides to in-depth histories of different genres to rockstar memoirs … and even a cookbook or two. [...]
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