Catacombs with Sharla Somtimes

Welcome to the Catacombs. I am Sharla Somtimes and I look forward to taking you on a weekly journey thru the roots of goth music. From the late 70′s to the mid 90′s. Each week we’ll be taking a look back at one of the darker roots of Goth Music, Bat Cave, Post Punk.. Dark Ambient.. Dark Wave. All the dark and creepy and angst filled music that started it all for us!

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Episodes

Catacombs EP 15

Festival Season is upon us and today we take a look at some of the amazing bands that performed at the Wave Gotik Treffen Festival. With some bands saying a final farewell at the event and others saying hello to some brand new fans it was truly an eventful from all heard, something not to be missed. Today.. spotlighting Sex Gang Children, Catastrophe Ballet, Passion Play and more.. Sharla Somtimes does her best to make you enjoy your taste of the event. Track Listing: Sex Gang Children – Time of...

Jul 05, 2013•1 hr 2 min

Catacombs Ep 14

“Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation.” Beauty is in the eye of the beholder… and all art is victim to interpretation. Today.. we take a look at some covers from and some of goth faves. Artists have,since music was introduced to society taken others’ works and put their own spin on them. Sharla Somtimes breaks out some of her favorite covers from bands such as, My Ruin, Cruxshadows, Love Like Blood, Faith and the Muse and More! My Ruin – Do you Love me? Cruxshadows – Here Comes the Rai...

Jun 07, 2013•1 hr 6 min

Catacombs EP 13

“Every man dies – Not every man really lives.” But everyone can, just jump on the Death Rock train.. at least for today. Sharla Somtimes breaks out some of the gritty goth that blurs the lines between punk and goth so seamlessly. With tunes from Scarlet’s Remains, Frank the Baptist, Antiworld.. and more! Today’s podcast takes a semi-focused look at bands from both the heart of the California gift to Europe’s spin on Death Rock. So..Kiddos.. Take a seat.. strap in.. and enjoy the ride!

May 26, 2013•59 min

Catacombs Ep 11

Back after being kidnapped by the real world last week! Catacombs episode 11 is going be bringing you a mix of old and new! A dash of death rock.. a pinch of bat cave and a whole lot of delicious Gothic tunes, I’ll be baking you up some dark-side cookies to munch on well into the witching hours of night! Featuring Jack off Jill, Rosetta Stone, Universal Theory, Nemesea and More!

Apr 25, 2013•1 hr 1 min

Catacombs Ep 7

I’m baaaaaaaack! Well rested.. and with old club treats for the dark and depraved. One could not just go to a goth club back in the 80’s and early 90’s. The Gothic scene was intertwined with the early Industrial and EBM scene. One would go from hearing Bauhaus to early Minsitry in a space of 10 minutes. To make up for my absence last week.. I present to you.. a small taste of those tunes. Ministry - Land of Rape and Honey Lead into Gold - Faster than Light Die Warzau - Land of the Free Moev - Cr...

Mar 21, 2013•1 hr 32 min

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