Friday, April 3, 2026
EIGHTH TOWER'S ANTHOLOGY OF ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC FROM PORTUGAL CD
As a provocative companion piece to the innovative Eighth Tower Magazine of Music and Modern Mythologies, mastermind/curator/CEO Raffaele Pezzella has curated a CD of audio exceptionalism, which epitomizes the Unexplained Sounds Group's aesthetic intent. The compendium is entitled Anthology of Electroacoustic Music From Portugal, and it probes (or more precisely, X-rays) the mind-bending grooves and vibrations of the region.
On the whole, the exquisite compositions conjure an unearthly climate, which ranges from the serene to the demented, but on occasion, when the extremes do, in fact, meet, one is treated to a haunting hybrid of both fantastic factions. Some tracks even feature environmental and tribal beats to enhance their epic content.
As a taste of what's in store, the CD's enlightened artists are listed on the left, with their track titles on the right:
1) Vitor Joaquim ... Forgotten Voices (ft. Lula Pena)
2) Manuel Mota ... aah ooh
3) NIN-FAE - Vesper
4) Haarvol ... Intersticial Topographies of Quietude
5) David Maranha ... Circunscrita
6) Joao Alegria ... Vertigem
7) Reixelo ... arte nativa portugueza - parte IV
8) David Maranha ... Circunscrita
9) Margarida Garcia ... Cinza, Agulha e Lapis
10) HHY & The Macumbas ... Reanima Electrica
11) @c ... 30xN-LRJ1
12) Ana Durana ... Neblina
13) Alfredo Costa Monteiro ... contingencia zero
The Anthology of Electroacoustic Music From Portugal acts as one's recondite ticket to exotic, audio escape. Treat oneself by preordering the CD (along with its companion magazine) today:
https://unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/album/anthology-of-electroacoustic-music-from-portugal-2
EIGHTH TOWER MAGAZINE OF MUSIC AND MODERN MYTHOLOGIES, LIMITED EDITION
The Eighth Tower Magazine of Music and Modern Mythologies has hit print, and its founder, Raffaele Pezzella has ensured that its contents are eclectic, eccentric and above all, thought-provoking.
Inside one will find a revealing interview with ambient-music composer, Robert Rich (conducted by Mr. Pezzella); articles on Electronic Music from Portugal; Italian Post Industrial Music from the 1980s; Rare and Recommended, Japanese Science-Fiction Films; Chris McAuley's Dark, Martian Fiction; YouTube's Weird, Watchful Portals; John Keel's Analysis on Silencers (aka the Men in Black); plus a fertile retrospective on author, J.G. Ballard.
This magnificent, 64-page magazine is limited to a strict, 50-copy run, so if you desire a copy, now is the time to act.
https://unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/merch/eighth-tower-magazine-vol-i
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
SALLY THE ZOMBIE CHEERLEADER'S SCHOOL OF HORROR: THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1963)
Sally the Zombie Cheerleader's School of Horror presents a comedic gem that teams William Castle with Hammer Films: The Old Dark House.
Directed by Castle and scripted by Robert Dillion, this Dark House is at most a loose remake of James Whale's 1935 classic (which made it a point to adhere to J.B. Priestly's 1928 novel, Benighted), but if one favors The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, it's apt to tickle the funny bone. Its opening credits were even rendered by beloved, macabre cartoonist, Charles Addams.
For the color, 1963 redux, Tom (Zotz!/The Bob Newhart Show/Newhart/Mork & Mindy) Poston stars as Tom Penderel, an American, car salesman in London, on a Dartmoor, Devon excursion for his roommate, whose family resides in gloomy Femm Hall (the same, movie site featured in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Vampyres, The Brides of Dracula, Plague of the Zombies and The Legend of Hell House). The situation takes a troubling turn when the members' dangerous eccentricities become more than poor Tom can handle, with each seeking a substantial inheritance.
To heighten the gallows humor, the supporting cast brings out the best in Poston's excellent "everyman" and includes Robert (The African Queen/Around the World in 80 Days 1956) Morley; Janette (Day of the Triffids 1963/Paranoiac) Scott; Peter (The African Queen/Dr. Strangelove) Bull; Mervyn (Scrooge 1951/Dead of Night 1945) Johns; Fenella (Drop Dead Darling/The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood) Fielding; Joyce (The Bells of/The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's) Grenfell; and Danny (The 7th Voyage of Sinbad/The Lady Killers 1955) Green.
Sally performs another outstanding service by enlightening her avid Fleshies on the movie's production (and its occasional goofs), tossing her tasty tidbits from a number of pedagogical angles.
I like this episode a lot, both the film and Sally's wily wraparounds. You will, too. Catch the old, dark hijinks at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDH47L8lGc
REMIND MAGAZINE (APRIL 2026): EN GARDE! SWASHBUCKLERS SALUTE
The grandeur of swashbuckling adventure hits a revived high with ReMind Magazine's April 2026 issue.
The contents cover the high-flying antics of Zorro, Robin Hood, Batman, Spartacus, Captain Blood, the Black Pirate, the Crimson Pirate, Jack Sparrow, Long John Silver, Conor McLeod, Rob Roy, Andre Moreau, the Musketeers, the Count of Monte Cristo, Sinbad and ... Perseus, along with the charming gents who portrayed them: Tyrone Power, Guy Williams, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Duncan Regeher, Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner, Russell Crowe, Sean Connery, Cary Elwes, Dick Guatier, Robert Newton, Stewart Granger, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, Robert Urich, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Harry Hamlin, Liam Neeson, Christopher Lambert, Robert Shaw ... and Johnny Depp.
For the sake of Nottingham's generous hero, there are even delightful scoops on the character's stellar stars. In addition, one will find pleasing pieces on "The History of Blackbeard" and the fair maidens and damsels in distress behind the plethora of heroes, including Olivia de Havilland, Maureen O'Hara, Raquel Welch, Lana Turner and Kiera Knightley.
For further fun, the April 2026 issue offers puzzles, trivia, cartoons and prizes, buffered by a point-by-point retrospective on the far-out year, 1967.
Order this derring-do triumph today (and while you're at it, why not subscribe?) at
https://www.remindmagazine.com/
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