Ahtisa Manalo (L) from the Philippines gives a royal wave at the Miss Universe 2025 competition. Photo by Kenneth Bernaldez for Tangent Zine. Video Credit: Philstar Global Photos taken by Kenneth Bernaldeze for Tangent Zine. Video Credit: Philstar Global Video Credit: Philstar Global

On Halloween night, a hundred odd ghosts and ghouls packed into the basement of the East Village's Berlin to see a lineup for the ages. Among those hard-hitting groups was Sibyl Vane. A New York City outfit, Sibyl Vane is made up of vocalist Ava Alpern,  bassist Oliver Gross, guitarist Finn Rossiter, and Marek Usiatynski  on the drums. Masquerading as fellow band Moderate Rock in dress shirts and ties, they delivered a stunning performance under Berlin's blue lights. After th