In this sexy literary anthology, top genre authors explore the deep eroticism of music subcultures. Demons, vampires, punk employees, spirits, gothic fetish party revelers, and guitarists feel the rhythm where it counts. Features fiction by Poppy Z. Brite, Nancy A. Collins, Yon Von Faust, Amelia G, Sèphera Girón, Andew Greenberg, Thomas S. Roche, William Spencer-Hale, John Shirley, Shariann Lewitt, Will Judy, Althea Morin, Ceclia Tan, and more. Critics' praise for Backstage Passes: "sure to stimulate the mind, heart and other places ... If you like your Rock and Roll the way it was meant to be, this is a reading must." -- Redemption Magazine "dynamic authors ... works of spell binding literature" -- Industrial Nation Magazine "top-notch erotica omnibus" -- Dirty Magazine

Backstage Passes: An Anthology of Rock and Roll Erotica from the Pages of Blue Blood

Literature & Fiction

Shirley, John

Collins, Nancy A.

Girón, Sèphera

G, Amelia

Tan, Cecilia

Chen, Johnny

Roche, Thomas S.

Judy, Will

Spencer-Hale, William

Short Stories & Anthologies

Blue Blood

Gorgeous coffee table book of gothic punk portraits with intense personality and viscerally saturated colors. From the introduction to California Deathrock - Subculture Portraits by Forrest Black and Amelia G: "Since the mid-1990's, Forrest and I have been setting up full blown location studios in all sorts of unlikely and underground places. We've set up lights and backdrops in wind-blown theater parking lots in the middle of the night, while bands played their shows, in co-ed strip clubs, and crammed behind the pool table in the back of noisy dive bars. Sometimes it's a real challenge, but this is how we shoot our personal work. We like to capture the moments in their real environments. For this compendium, we chose only images which were actually shot in California. Some of the deathrockers in this volume grew up here and some are transplants and some were just passing through. Forrest and I had a lot of debates, while hunched over a contact sheet with loupes in hand, over whether a particular photo was really more deathrock or more Gothic, as we needed a methodology for honing down what to share. When we started shooting, there were very few photographers who would ever shoot anyone gothic or punk or tattooed or pierced or fetish and the few who did approached the subject matter in a gritty unattractive purely anthropological manner, like they were going to the zoo. We wanted to create respectful and celebratory work. We wanted to capture the joy and tribal sense of community which we experienced in the various subterranean worlds we documented. We wanted the flamboyant beauty we saw to resonate with other people the way it did for us. We wanted the people we photographed to look the way they looked in our minds' eyes when we recalled the excitement of nightlife at midnight." For nearly a quarter of a century, Amelia G and Forrest Black have been documenting subculture in America. Their work has been published by everyone from Rolling Stone to Playboy and, of course, the seminal publication they are best known for, Blue Blood. Their remarkable portraits benefit from a combination of social anthropology and celebration of community, simultaneously presenting documentary and aspirational artistic ideal. The hallmarks of their distinctive photographic style are viscerally saturated colors and an extraordinary talent for finding intense star quality in their often unusual subjects. Amelia G did her undergraduate work at Wesleyan University and graduate at University of Michigan. Her thesis was a cross-cultural deconstruction of vampires in popular culture. Forrest Black is an award-winning designer whose work has been covered by venues from Print to MTV. He likes black cats and beer. Home base is Los Angeles. "The refreshingly fascinating photography of Amelia G and Forrest Black successfully captures the alluring mystique of the members of our society's underground sub-cultures, and presents these often-misunderstood individuals in a sexy, provocative, and yet approachable way." --Linda "FC" Fletch, Editor, Tattoo Savage magazine "I like their style of cross processing, and I like the fact that they go out into clubland and photograph the wildlife." --Matt Riser, publisher, New Grave magazine "If West Coast deathrock had official scene photographers, they would be Amelia G and Forrest Black." --Kate Deathrock, Deathrock.org

California Deathrock - Subculture Portraits by Forrest Black and Amelia G

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Black Leather Times is a punk humor zine, forged in the desktop publishing zine revolution. For everyone who has spent time in dark smoky nightclubs, science fiction cons, or grouphouses. This omnibus collects every issue of BLT published so far. "...impressively intricate (and twisted) pen-and-ink illustrations along with its grab bag of essays, stories and advice columns, all centering around a different theme (employment, travel, holidays, Valentine's Day)." - Rene Rodriguez, The Miami Herald "Oh, BLT is hilarious. I love it. I almost peed myself the first time I read an issue. I think an anniversary book would be a great idea." - author Thomas Roche "Punks with computers. You've been warned." - bestselling author Richard Kadrey in Covert Culture Sourcebook "off-color ... hijinks" - Kevin McManus, The Washington Post “seminal punk zine BLT” -Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing

Blt 25: Black Leather Times Punk Humor and Social Critique from the Zine Revolution

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

When a teenage RazorCandi first started posting deathrock portraits of herself, shot by her twin sister, to LiveJournal, she became one of the first social media stars. Thousands of photos, and dozens of magazine covers later, and with a cosmetology degree under her studded belt, RazorCandi is a true master of style and personal transformation. She meticulously sketches out her makeup and clothing and props beforehand, to create a fully designed character for every shoot. Best known for her deathrock, gothic, and punk looks, RazorCandi also dabbles in cosplay and classic pinup. As a visual artist, she has taken her loves of painting and music to turn herself into a living breathing work of art. This coffee table book collects up a spectrum of her best images from a body of work spanning more than a decade and still going strong.
"RazorCandi has carved out her own territory in the world of goth and fetish fashion with electrifying pictorials showcasing her intense and unique look. Body modification, corsetry, pin-up style glam and bondage-inspired looks are all fodder for Razor’s restless mind." –Ed Grabianowski, Gothic.net
"Deathrock icon ... Raising the bar for and inspiring fashion and art savvy goths … truly an art form." –Sär, CvltNation
"Razor Candi is her own canvas" –Jim Phoenix, SexyFandom.com
"artist and style-icon" –Gothic Magazine
"known for creating all aspects of her alternative, dark, heavily tattooed pinup looks, including makeup, scenery, and clothing … gorgeous, high quality images" –Annie Rose, Dirge Mag

RazorCandi: Gothic Punk Deathrock Tattoo Pinup Icon

Candi, Razor

The Dark Art and Inspiration of Vaughn Belak "Vaughn Belak's artistic creations draw you in with a luminous, large-eyed gaze, spatters of shadow and light creating an alluring blend of fae mischief and gothic gloom...give art fans a close look at not just Belak's art, but also the mind of the artist." -Ed Grabianowski, Gothic.net

Dodging Knives and Throwing Bullets: The Dark Art and Inspiration of Vaughn Belak

History & Criticism

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