Welcome to The Undergroundmine Guest Contributor page. It appears we have a lot of talented readers at the Mine and although it's taken us forever to bring this to you, HEY, it's finally here! Starting with the artwork gracing the page, contributed by Black Ricco from Chicago Illinois. Linda Milford's and Lanaia Lee's dark poetry plus killer downloads from SabrinaMusic.com. from New York City. Send us the best you have to offer! You too can have your work published at The Underground Mine   

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MP3s From Sabrina

Born into a family of entertainers in Brussels, Belgium, Sabrina inherited the abilities to be a major force in music. Her mother was a professional opera singer and her father a professional concert violinist who both performed around the globe. Sabrina moved to her mother’s hometown of Los Angeles at an early age and was raised amid the sunny beaches and palm trees. In 1996 she moved to New York City where she continues to reside in the area.

On Sabrina’s debut CD entitled Euphoria she tackles the real world struggles of love, life, death and the pitfalls of society. And behind the dark expressive words about harsh realities, Sabrina’s songs breathe a message of hope and strength to everyone that listens. Her music is a combination of dark gothic imagery with pop hooks on a background that is pure rock. To look at Sabrina one would see long black hair, eyes of deep blue, and skin the palest of alabaster. To hear Sabrina, would have you to believe Chrissie Hynde and David Bowie had a daughter, and the voice of that child is Sabrina.

In the world of sugary-coated teen pop and rap infused rock, Sabrina’s Euphoria has been widely accepted. Her melodic hooks are magnetic and the delivery of her voice is as strong and passionate as her lyrics, which are derived from the truths of every day life.

Be prepared for Sabrina to be the female voice that rises out of the current rock scene as she blends her hypnotic vocal style and emotive stories on existing modern sounds. She’s different, yet familiar and accessible.

Read and hear more from Sabrina at her website SabrinaMusic.com

Sabrina Music will of course be added to our MP3 downloads on the next update and I promise to let you know if she decides to grace the the City of Angels with her art and beauty

MP3Download - I'M ALIVE
MP3Download - WITHOUT A TRACE

Poetry by Linda Milford

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES

Hate gleaming in your eyes
There's no way that you can disguise
Hide the pain that's welling up inside
Forever ugly on the inside
Fighting undying thoughts of suicide
Now you can't stop cutting your self
You scream, "I won't put your love upon any shelf!"
Standing in a crowded room screaming away the tears
No one turns their head to look
No one even hears
There's no way you can see me, hear me, feel me
There's no way you can be me
Can't you see??
Your love is infidelity
Loving hate, hating love
When will you learn?
Things you cannot buy you have to earn
Talking as if everyone's out to get you
Wrong was everything that you might have known
But nothing new is inside of you
You have no hope
Seeing no way out
You die
Hanging from a rope


About Linda Milford
(nickname to friends: Raven)

I love to read and write. It gets out all of my aggravations and tension. Also, I'm in a band right now as the lead vocalist and I write all of our music. In my small town there isn't much to do but sit around and get into trouble (my favorite past time), so I usually just hang out with my best friends Starbuck and Curtis, whom I get most of my inspiration from. I love them to death and wouldn't trade them for the world.

Poetry by Lanaia Lee

PRELUDE TO ARMAGEDDON
We all dread the day
Of when the earth shall end
Because a lot of us will surely have to pay
People will have fences to mend.

The moon shall turn to blood
Stars shoot out of heaven
Fire and brimstone shall end it all
No one to help, no one to call.

 
The four horsemen shall prevail
From the horizon beyond the sun
No where to run and hide, like being in jail
We all shall come undone.

Judgment day as we know it
The final chapter of earth's life
Please save me from the fiery pit
I don't want the feel the fire cutting like a knife.

No where to go, no where to hide
Something we can not fight
And as the four horsemen ride
We long for the calmness of night.

 
Lanaia Lee 2003

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ANGEL
His eerie hand reaches out for me
Saying "Come, child take a ride"
I can make all your dreams be

Come, child be my bride.

I will take you to a place you would have everything to gain
Just give me your soul
A land beyond sadness and pain

To posses my soul that is your goal.

Lucifer, his name, the fallen angel
Putting temptation in my life
Why don't you go back to your home in hell?

You cause my life such strife..

You supposed to be the most beautiful angel
But you tried to challenge the almighty
Yet all you want to do to my life is mangle

You try to come to me in the deep dark dead of night.

Begone! You hideous thing
Leave my life alone
All the unhappiness and pain you can bring
My life you will never touch, this is the song to you I sing.

 
Lanaia Lee 2003