News Roundup W/E 2021-09-05
We concluded our King in Yellow month on the HP Lovecast Podcast. This past Tuesday our monthly transmissions episode went up which contained interviews with James Chambers, Carol Gyzander, and Meghan Arcuri about Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign. This episode can be streamed at our Buzzsprout website or via your podcast app of preference.
Candyman EssayTaking advantage of the renewed interest on Candyman ’92 because of the new Candyman ’21, I’ve written an article about bands and music projects that sample the original Candyman. This was a fun article to do and it continues one of my interests to explore the world of sampling.
General Neo-Peplum NewsEssay on Antiquity and Far-Right in French Heavy MetalAntiquipop has published Dr. Swist’s essay titled “Les légions du soleil noir: Classical Antiquity & Far-Right Politics in French Heavy Metal.” An English version can be read at their website.
Fascist Receptions of Antiquity in Metal Music PresentationDr. Swist will also be giving a presentation called “Fascist Receptions of Antiquity in Metal Music” at Brandeis University on October 19, 5pm via Zoom.
Registration is at: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtcOCoqzwrEtOvAUhbE_8mgfo2Ftq6BCTd
Forgotten City Physical ReleasesPhysical releases of The Forgotten City for xbox and PS5 has just been released!
Skies of VenusGreat news!#TheForgottenCity by @ModnStoryteller is available now on physical version on PS5 & Xbox! In partnership with @MaximumGames
— Dear Villagers (@DearVillagers) August 31, 2021
Find it now:For Playstation: https://t.co/LlFT4WAlEl
In sword and planet news, Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. is publishing a new Carson of Venus novel, Skies of Venus: A Novel of Actor.
The new novel is written by Neal Romanek with cover art by Richard Hescox. The book is available for pre-order at the ERB website and is expected to be released in the upcoming Winter.
