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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

To mark the 26th anniversary of DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio, this week’s broadcast features a favorite track from each year of the show, starting with 1999—it’s a mix of club bangers and deep scene cuts. Thank you for your continued support as I begin year 27! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Deadline Alert: Geographies of Horror (conference; May 20-21, 2027; University of Zadar (Zadar, Croatia). Abstract submissions due Oct. 1st. Information at call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/06/... or geographyhorror@gmail.com.

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This Sunday I'll be marking the 26th anniversary of my radio show, DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio, with one track from every year the show has been running starting with 1999! I created an event announcement for it: www.facebook.com/share/1BtbTz... 9 PM EDT on sorradio.org. Swing by if you can!

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Society for the Study of the American Gothic members--have thoughts about the recent "Politics & the Gothic" roundtable? We are looking for "Engagement" pieces (250-1000 words) that respond to recent content in the journal. Contact Christina Connor at cconnor@hccfl.edu with ideas!

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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 about the journal is available at www.psupress.org/journals/jnl...

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American Gothic Studies

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Excellent Dark Nation Radio show for you this week featuring new material from Boy Harsher, Priest, Dismantled, Golden Apes, Mind.In.A.Box, Ductape, Gamma Vortex, Torul, Golden Apes, and Grendel! I hope you’ll give it a listen and thank you for your support. www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio is my weekly dark music broadcast, approaching its 26th year. I lean heavily into new releases, so it is good for finding new bands. However, it should appeal to fans Siouxsie, Depeche Mode, Sisters of Mercy, Front 242, The Cure, etc. www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This week’s edition of DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming and features new releases from bands including PIG, The Cassandra Complex, Hexxes, Gamma Vortex, Extize, NNHMN, Kabuki Love, and Circuit Preacher. I hope you’ll give it a listen! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My wife runs her own one-woman small business: Astrid Perfume. She makes unique and creative perfume oils and she has just announced her fall/Halloween line. I hope you will take a look! www.astridperfume.com

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Have you explored American Gothic Studies issue 2.1 yet? It includes the "Gothic & Politics" round table, interview with Grady Hendrix, an essay on Colson Whitehead, and more! The journal comes with Society for the Study of the American Gothic membership, www.americangothicsociety.com.

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

New Ministry, Echo & the Bunnymen, Chelsea Wolfe, and Rosetta Stone are in the mix as part of this week’s Dark Nation Radio. Enjoy and thanks for your support! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A new release from THE CRAMPS (!!!) leads off DJ cypher’s PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR broadcast no. 68—and the rest of the show will start to get you into that Halloween mood. in the mix: Koffin Kats, Blitzkid, Horrorpops, Evil Elvis. Turn it up and let loose! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The annual Dark Nation Radio UNDER COVER show is now available—two hours of dark scene bands covering their favorites: Faith & the Muse covering Kate Bush, Rasputina covering Pink Floyd, Bauhaus doing Bowie, Sisters of Mercy covering The Stones, and so on. Enjoy! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming and features new tracks from Pixel Grip, Soft Vein, Mortes, Dead Lights, Caustic, and Ayria. Thank you for your support! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

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 #67 are Go-Katz, Rocket to Memphis, and Reckless Ones. Turn it up and let loose! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This week’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming and features new tracks from bands including Then Comes Silence, Caustic, Sorrow Stories, Culture Kultür, 404Error, Spike Hellis, Slighter, Static Logic, Eand Radarfield. Thank you for your support! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This week’s Dark Nation Radio starts off with some relaxed electronica featuring Melllo, Sword Tongue, and Peter Murphy, before kicking into high gear with new material from Anders Manga, Makes My Blood Dance, and Eye New Dark. I hope you’ll give it a spin! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

This was totally the best part of The Odyssey. Plus when Odysseus killed all the suitors with a herring.

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The first half of this week’s PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR focuses on JAPANESE rockabilly, psychobilly, and horror punk, and the second half does the same with SWEDEN! Because music knows neither borders nor boundaries. Give it a spin! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

If your thoughts already tend toward Halloween and Autumn, Astrid Perfume has you in mind! She's "resurrected" the Autumn & Halloween collection from 2021--one of her favorites! I hope you'll take a peek. www.astridperfume.com/collections/...

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From the Vault: Autumn & Halloween 2021

Autumn & Halloween 2021* Perfumes are sold in Italian 8ml glass vials and are boxed. No samples are available for sale or by request.

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

"Tribal industrial" is a musical subgenre that blends traditional, polyrhythmic drumming and percussion with the abrasive, mechanical sounds of industrial music. Dark Nation leads off this week with a new track from tribal industrial act This Morn' Omina. www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio is my weekly “dark music” broadcast. This week’s show can now be streamed and features new material from This Morn’ Omina, Endanger, Parissior, Dead Astronauts, and iamnoone. I hope you’ll give it a listen! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio 12 July 2026

DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio is my weekly “dark music” broadcast. I play a mix of goth, industrial, post punk, and intelligent electronica, with a focus on new and recent releases. This week’s show--...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Society for the Study of the American Gothic members: have you taken a look at American Gothic Studies issue 2.1 yet? It features an interview with Grady Hendrix! Access content (or join!) from the members area of the SSAG website at americangothicsociety.com/american-got...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

FREE ARTICLE. American Gothic Studies is pleased to make available for free the round table on the Gothic & Politics included in our most recent issue, 2.1. It may be accessed at scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/ags/art.... I

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The Gothic & Politics: Quick Takes

Artistic works are inevitably political, often doing their most powerful ideological work when they appear distant from political concerns. The Gothic, as a genre expressive of cultural anxieties, has...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This week’s Dark Nation Radio is available for streaming and features new music from Nine Inch Noize, Gamma Vortex, Noir Addiction, Clubdrugs, Doublespeak (ft. Vince Clark and Neil Arthur), Memory Index, Neo Dimes, and Dead Lights. Thanks for your support! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

REMINDER: CFP--The Society for the Study of the American Gothic session at the American Literature Association’s symposium on the American novel, Santa Fe Nov 5-7. 150-word proposals with CVs to Jeffrey Weinstock at Jeffrey.Weinstock@cmich.edu by Wednesday July 8th.

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The American Gothic Studies "The Gothic & Politics" round table is publicly available both for online access and downloading in PDF form. The link is below. Please feel free to forward it. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/ags/art...

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The Gothic & Politics: Quick Takes

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This week’s Dark Nation Radio broadcast is ready for streaming and includes new tracks from Hunter as a Horse, Eye New Dark, Tangled Sheets, Shadows Hold, and iamimperfect, among others. I hope you enjoy it and thanks for your support! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Devils and cats take over the PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR for the latest edition. Included in the mix are The Reverend Horton Heat, Screamin’ Sins, The Stray Cats, The Creepshow, Kitty in a Casket, Devil Doll, and the Koffin Kats. Turn it up and let loose! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Hello, Bsky friends. My wife runs her own small business, Astrid Perfume. And she's just released her summer line of unique perfume oils. I hope you'll take a look! www.astridperfume.com

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This week’s Dark Nation Radio broadcast is ready for streaming. Among the new tracks featured are ones from The City Gates, Magic Wands, Vioflesh, Robots in Love, NØIR, Hallows, and pMad. I hope you enjoy it and thanks for your support! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Call for proposals: The Society for the Study of the American Gothic will sponsor a paper session at the American Literature Association’s symposium on the American novel, Santa Fe November 5th – 7th 2026. Inquiries to Jeffrey Weinstock at Jeffrey.Weinstock@cmich.edu. Deadline: Sunday July 5th.

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Call for Papers: Geographies of Horror May 20-21st 2027, University of Zadar (Zadar, Croatia Keynote speaker: Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock (Central Michigan University) Info: geographyhorror@gmail.com.

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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. Inquiries to Jeffrey.Weinstock@cmich.edu. Website www.psupress.org/journals/jnl...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

When people ask how to find new music, I hope you’ll point them toward DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio! In this week's show: Peter Murphy, The City Gates, KMFDM, Depeche Mode, IAMX, Voltaire. I hope you’ll give it a listen and thanks for your support! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

This week’s Dark Nation Radio broadcast is now available for streaming. Including new PIG, NITE, Sine, Octavian Winters, IAMIMPERFECT, Xenturion Prime, Mesh, and Requiem in White. I hope you’ll give it a spin and thank you for your support! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The annual Dark Nation Radio GOTHIC BEACH PARTY broadcast can now be streamed! Anything goes as long as its devilishly fun. The show pairs well with evil tiki drinks and cursed idols, so pass the moon-tan lotion and turn it! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

It's World Goth Day! To mark the occasion, I invite you to stream the WGD edition of my Dark Nation Radio broadcast. It leans heavily toward new material, but you "old schoolers" will certainly notice the Peter Murphy, Sisters of Mercy, Siouxsie, and so on! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

WORLD GOTH DAY is May 22nd, so put on your blackest black for the annual WGD edition of Dark Nation Radio! Three hours of new and classic goth, including London After Midnight, Depeche Mode, Corpus Delicti, Then Comes Silence, NPeter Murphy, and Siouxsie. www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

My annual World Goth Day edition of DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio will be this Sunday, May 17th. This show will revisit some classics as well as highlight the current state of the scene. Join me for the "live" broadcast at 9 PM Eastern US time on Spirit of Resistance Radio sorradio.org.

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

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 #64 are brand new Social Distortion, Mad Sin, and Kitty in a Casket. Thanks! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

This week’s Dark Nation Radio includes new music from Dogtablet, Black Rose Burning, Ayria, Sleep of Mirrors, Bustié, Horror Vacui, Divider, Beyond Obsession, Love Ghost, and The Joy Thieves. I hope you’ll give it a spin and thank you for your support! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio this week features new ACTORS, Nine Inch Noize, Vampire Valentine, Huir, Darkside Cowboys, and I Ya Toyah. This is a fun one! Thanks for giving it a spin and, if you like what you hear, remember to support the bands. www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

If you teach composition or would like to include a style guide, examination copies of my Mad Scientist's Guide to Composition are available via Broadview Press's website using this link: broadviewpress.com/product/the-...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

This week’s edition of DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming and includes new Nine Inch Noize, Dogtablet, Black Rose Burning, Isabel Shrine, Mesh, Bustié, Prometheus Flame, Krimea, Madeline Goldstein, Replicant, and Blaklight. I hope you enjoy it! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Examination copies of my textbook, Pop Culture for Beginners, may be requested through Broadview Press's website using this link: broadviewpress.com/product/pop-...

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Pop Culture for Beginners - Broadview Press

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Now in its 25th year, DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio is my weekly “dark music” broadcast. This week’s show features fantastic new tracks from Finnish act Kirke, Sweden’s Thing Eater, Oregon’s Hexxes, and the UK’s 404 Error. I hope you’ll give it a spin! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

This week’s Dark Nation Radio is perkier than usual and includes a new 40th anniversary mix of Book of Love’s “Boy”; new Lords of Acid; and club classics from Depeche Mode and VNV Nation. If you need something to put a bit of bounce in your step, give it a spin! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

This week’s edition of DJ cypher’s Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming. In the mix: new NECRØ, Mortes, Noir Addiction, Feyleux, Rain Diary, Abel Autopsy, and Cathedral Bells. I hope you enjoy it and, if you do, please support the bands! www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock @cypheractive.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

This week's Dark Nation Radio is ready for streaming. New and recent goth, industrial, post-punk, and intelligent electronica for adventurous souls. www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

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