I love writing Monday Magick posts and have really missed putting them together these months I’ve been away. Admittedly it can sometimes be a challenge to pull a cogent occult analysis out of some of these often deceptively titled tunes, and I enjoy challenging myself. But I also get a[…]
I was almost positive that I’d posted “Disco Devil”, Dub originator Lee “Scratch” Perry’s 1979 rework of the Max Romeo Reggae classic “I Chase the Devil”, as part of Monday Magick a long time ago. But as of this morning it’s not anywhere to be found on this website. I[…]
Sorry to say it, but there will be no revelation of deep esoteric wisdom in this week’s entry in our Monday Magick series. The only thing this week’s feature, “Pentagram” from Cake’s 1994 debut album ‘Motorcade of Generosity’, has to offer is good old fashioned goofy fun! A throwback to[…]
Recently our Monday Magick posts have been getting pretty heavy. So this week I wanted to lay off the deep occult exegesis and let the music speak for itself. Tonight’s candidate is a first-time featuree, Free-Jazz architect and Afro-Futurist figurehead Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra, and the song[…]
This week’s Monday Magick entry is a rare contribution from the West Indies, a location not necessarily known for embracing the supernatural in its popular music. The tune in question is an energetic 1975 side with the incendiary title “King From Hell” which comes courtesy of Trinidadian calypsonian The Mighty[…]
Writer/Director Robert Eggers’ ‘The Witch’ built a significant buzz at the last Sundance Film Festival and I’ve been dying to see it ever since. After a lengthy wait, the tale of occult horror set in the woodlands of colonial era New England is finally coming to theaters some time within[…]
This week’s Monday Magick entry is what some might call a “hidden jem” or “dusty classic” from one of the great “lost albums” of the Psychadelic era. “Devil and the Sea” is probably one the least wigged-out tracks from the decidedly occult-tinged self-titled 1968 debut from freaked out Los Angeles[…]
We dig way back in the archives for this week’s Monday Magick entry, “Devil Got My Woman”, an influential early single from legendary Bluesman Skip James. Though not hugely popular sales-wise upon original release, James’ music, particularly his unique fingerpicking, proved inspirational to generations of Blues, Folk, and Rock artists.[…]
This week’s Monday Magick entry, “In Ancient Days” by Black Widow, was inspired by a brief mention of the band alongside occult-rockers Coven in Peter Bebergal’s new book on popular music and the esoteric ‘Season of the Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll’. The tune comes from the[…]
“When Lucifer fell, he did not fall alone.” One of my favorite television programs of the last year, Showtime’s ‘Penny Dreadful’, is returning for a second season! Eva Green, Timothy Dalton, and Josh Hartnett will be back to creep us all out on Sunday, April 26th at 10 PM ET/PT.[…]
After an extended hiatus for the holidays Monday Magick is back with our first ever entry from the Disco era, C.J. & Co.’s certified Club Classic, “Devil’s Gun”. While not explicitly occult in content, any Soul, Funk, R&B, or Disco song that name-checks The Fallen One is certainly a rarity.[…]
Apparently it’s been available On Demand for about a month now, and even got a short theatrical run earlier this month, but I only just now caught wind of IFC Midnight’s ‘At the Devil’s Door’. The trailer caught my attention by focusing on story, and then trowing the creepy right[…]
