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First Impressions of 'Heaven Upside Down'

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Good morning, Kindergothlings!  It's about 7:15...I've been up since 2:30 this morning...Working third shift sucks because even on your days off, you feel like you miss everything.  Anyway, got some cool stuff for you today..jumping back into some music.  It's been a couple years since Manson's last album, and even longer since I've been a faithful listener.  I really thought he might have lost his touch when he started acting.  I watched him in the last season of Sons of Anarchy, and I know that he had some sort of role in the series "Salem," which he did the score for. "Heaven Upside Down"   definitely proved me wrong.  After 2 singles came out in September, the album had a full release on October 6th, 2017. So, yeah, I'm nearly a month late with this (big whoop, wanna fighta bout it?)  I hadn't thought about it in weeks, but when it popped into my head, I finally HAD to pull it up and listen to it.  I've given the wh...

Basic Bitch Goths?

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So, I work a third shift job where I have a mundane black & blue uniform.  I’d be much, much happier in normal clothes but, meh.  I still wear my hair, makeup and accessories as normal which means excessive eyeliner, bracelets, and “Halloween” aka now everyday pins, buttons, etc.   Lately, I’ve been getting some funny looks with my black coffin nails clutching a pumpkin spice latte at 4am like it’s literally “my precious” ...I need my caffeine, and what better way to get it.   Honestly, when I saw the PSL bottles come out, I bought four (4!).   Anyway, it’s not that I’m not used to getting weird looks but, shit, get a life. You can be Goth and still a basic bitch...right? Which brings me to another point brought about by “Goths like Starbucks?” and hundreds of Google searches along the lines of “Am I still Goth if I….,”  “Can I still ______ if I want to be Goth?”   Um, duh! While there is a stereotypical portrayal of the...