Category: Game Changers

Game Changers

Twin Temple – Twin Temple (Bring You Their Signature Sound…Satanic Doo Wop) (2018) and Twin Temple – God is Dead (2023)

October 19, 2025

Alexandra and Zachery James may look like a nice normal goth couple down the street, but behind their classic style and good looks are two of the most prolific Satanists in our current society. One of the most interesting and original acts in music today, Twin Temple, is taking the niche genre of “occult rock” and placing it in a different era of rock n’ roll, creating a genre all their own they call “Satanic Doo Wop.” Provocative, fearless and wickedly funny, Twin Temple have shocked Conservative society and caused controversy while preaching their core Satanic values through song – empowerment, inclusion and the freedom of expression. In our current hellscape, are Twin Temple the rock n’ roll anti-heroes we need?

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – At Home with Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (1958)

October 25, 2024

In 1956 Cleveland Ohio musician Jay Hawkins went into OKeh Records studios to lay down his blues ballad “I Put a Spell On You.” But after a feast of chicken and ribs and beer, the once traditional song turned into an orgy of grunts, groans and howls. Although he claimed to have no memory of recording it, a strange thing happened that night. The young blues pianist emerged out of the studio as Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and the sub genre of shock rock was born. The story of “I Put a Spell On You,” and how Screamin’ Jay Hawkins reluctantly became the forefather of shock rock.

Arthur Brown – The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (1968)

October 26, 2023

In 1968 performance artist Arthur Brown brought his Faustian nightmare journey through hell to music audiences via his album “The Crazy World of Arthur Brown” and became the godfather of “shock rock.” Through his high pitched wails and the helmet that shot flames from his head, Brown would be considered a “one hit wonder,” but changed the face of rock performance forever. A look at the career of “The God of Hellfire,” the birth of shock rock and Arthur Brown’s continuing influence on the rock n’ roll landscape today.

Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (1963)

May 26, 2023

When Bob Dylan released his sacond album, “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan,” in 1963, he gained world wide fame for his political writings and anti-war musings. But behind the songs was the influence of his then girlfriend Suze Rotolo, who was immoralized walking with him on the album’s front cover. Who was Suze Rotolo, and how did she help shape the legend that would become Bob Dylan? A look into their relationship and Suze’s important place in the Bob Dylan mythos.