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Siouxsie Weekend
The Ice Queen of the Scene was the theme of last weekend, with my first chance ever to see her perform live on Friday, then on the following evening to discuss her iconic career as seen on the pages of Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth with author Cathi Unsworth. Back to back Banshee action beckons… Continue reading
In conversation with Cathi Unsworth – “Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth”
On Saturday 8 July, please join me at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle-upon-Tyne where I’ll be discussing “Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth” with author Cathi Unsworth! Continue reading
What is Goth?
Goth is what goths like – like their totemic crows, they pick and choose what they like from the galaxy of culture and fashion it into their own wild and contradictory scene. Continue reading
The Art of Darkness – A Review
This mammoth text is heralded by the bold claim it’s “…the first major and only complete comprehensive overview of Goth music and culture and its lasting legacy.” This slightly tortured sentence is accurate in one sense, in that nobody else has committed more than 500 pages to attempting to cover every possible influence and aspect of the sprawling web of goth… Continue reading
Dark Return of the Same Old Story
I was in two minds about responding to The Guardian’s article of 20 February – “Goth’s undead! The dark return of Britain’s spookiest subculture”. The “dark return?” The question, “did it ever go away”? Time to set the record straight! Continue reading
The Blogging Goth 