Cantilenis Peculum: A Musical Crypt

Your Go-To Guide for the Freaks and Oddballs of the Music Industry

  • American Juggalos

    September 26, 2019 by

    First blog post. Truly a fun and terrifying experience for anyone starting out. To set the standard for the writing to come, we are of course today discussing the Insane Clown Posse, their fans, and the charmingly degenerate culture they have created. Insane Clown Posse! You’ve seen them in mid-2000s trash television, or maybe caught… Read more

  • The Devil Dealin’ Dilemma

    February 27, 2020 by

    “Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.” ring Mark Twain’s ever-poignant words. Satanism, soul-selling and general occultism have played a role in popular music long before the Satanic Panic of the late 20th century. Though many mainstream rock musicians of the time either admired or willingly embraced occult imagery (let’s not forget… Read more

  • To Chip A Tune

    February 26, 2020 by

    Growing up in the niche post-MTV but pre-iTunes era, a specific breed of 90s kids were the first to grow up alongside video game soundtracks, and these select first-world millennials responsible for popularizing a very specific type of music. Of course with the technology of the time being comparatively somewhat limited, gaming companies instead incorporated… Read more

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