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News, reviews and other articles written from the UK Goth subculture

Whitby Halloween 2015: Saturday Bands Review

Posted on November 18, 2015 by The Blogging Goth

A couple of days ago we posted our review of the Friday Night Bands at Whitby Goth Weekend November 2015. Read on, brave follower, and learn what we made of Saturday’s bands! As always, the first band on stage has … Continue reading →

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Whitby Halloween 2015: Friday Bands Review

Posted on November 12, 2015 by The Blogging Goth

After April 2015’s epic four-night festival at Whitby Pavilion, it’s almost a relief to go back to the less exhausting two nights of gigs. But don’t be lulled into a false sense of relaxation – the Whitby line-up this year … Continue reading →

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The Pavilion of Love: Craig Adams and Spear of Destiny

Posted on November 6, 2015 by The Blogging Goth

Kirk Brandon’s iconic outfit Spear of Destiny headlined Saturday night at the Spa, the beating black heart of Whitby Goth Weekend. On bass, they had the legendary Craig Adams, member of more bands than you could shake a stick at … Continue reading →

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Whitby Divided: A Festival of Two Halves and #OurWGW

Posted on October 29, 2015 by The Blogging Goth

Tomorrow I’ll be schlepping down to Whitby, North Yorkshire, for the biannual Goth Weekend – the second of their 21st anniversary year. A lot can change in 21 years of course, and certainly the crowds that flock to the UK’s … Continue reading →

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Manchester Gothic Conference 2015: “What Lies Beneath”

Posted on October 26, 2015 by The Blogging Goth

We’re back from the third annual Manchester Gothic conference, a meeting of many darkly-inclined academics giving papers on the entirety of Gothic culture, beyond merely the subculture. We’ve touched on theatre, literature, cinema, theology, psychogeography and dinner to name a … Continue reading →

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