Why does it seem like Halloween is growing in popularity every year? 

I think it’s because the world we live in right now is a total nightmare. Halloween provides all the temporary solutions to the problems that plague us, and I do mean all of us, since it’s one of the few universal holidays in America, which adds to its popularity. First off, Halloween has costumes! It gives everyone a chance to cosplay as literally anyone else but themselves. Is it any coincidence that everyone wants to be a sexy nurse or a sexy fireman or a sexy farmer? In today’s job market it’s nice to just pretend you have a decent job with healthcare for one night. Second, when the daily news cycle is filled to the brim with unprecedented atrocities day after day, of course we are going to gravitate towards scary movies, because we have become numb to anything less. You know what used to scare people in the boomer generation? Fucking birds. Alfred Hitchcock literally made a horror movie about birds. Nowadays you need to give me a haunted house, AND spooky children, AND witches, AND chainsaw clowns just to get me to feel anything. That’s why haunted houses are so insanely popular right now. People need to pay a real person to jump out of the shadows and scream at them just to feel alive. And for many of these people, going to a haunted house is the closest thing to home ownership they are ever going to get. I will literally be watching a haunted house movie where people are getting pushed to the limits of their sanity with blood pouring down the walls and all I can think is: “But can you imagine having all that yard space… in this economy?” 

What are your predictions for the most popular Halloween costumes for 2025?  

As you may know, Halloween is a busy time for the EDM community. There are tons of Halloween themed raves like Escape, Wicked Oaks, Supernatural, and more importantly, the Supernatural Pre-Party, featuring Shank Aaron. But what will people be dressing as this year? Here are my predictions: 

Chit (Do it Lady) from TikTok – Some bangs and a mustache and you got everyone’s favorite short-form sitcom star… Success! 

Glinda &  Elphaba (from Wicked) – Be careful going in Greenface, you never know what you could get canceled for in the future. 

Blucifer – This one only works in Colorado, but somehow grows in popularity every year. 

And if you are wondering what I’ll be dressing up as, I’ll be staying home so no one can see me, because I’m going as the Epstein Files.

Should EDM artists use their platforms to push social, political or religious views?

Here’s a hot take for you: I don’t think you can get very far in life if you only patronize people and businesses that perfectly align with your beliefs. Don’t believe me? Next time your car breaks down, let me know if you find a socially conscious vegan mechanic whose 10-point plan to fix Gaza aligns with yours. Should the same be said about musicians though? I personally know that Wooli reverse sears his steak and that doesn’t deter me from thoroughly enjoying his music. But at the same time, I understand not wanting to listen to music that’s made by Nazis or pedos. Whether or not you agree with a certain DJ’s beliefs should, however, come with a basic understanding of who DJs are as people. First off, most of them are basically children with zero job experience and at best a high school education, who spend much of their free time behind a computer, unlike you, who lives in the real world and is surrounded by diverse people and ideas that you fact check on TikTok and share in the Trader Joe’s breakroom. If you want to find an artist who does check all the socially conscious boxes, then you should look at me, Shank Aaron. I mean, I am a published author. I don’t normally do this, but I would like to put my beliefs on record. First off, I am a die-hard believer that-