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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
Storm Constantine, 1956 – 2021
A dark and creative author, and a notable member of the UK goth and alternative scene, many have been expressing their grief as well as their appreciation for the detailed mythical worlds she created Continue reading
Salad Daze – the autobiography of Wayne Hussey
“…the clichéd licentious, degenerate, promiscuous rock star – everything my mother had feared I’d become.”
SALAD DAZE – the autobiography of Wayne Hussey. Continue reading
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“The Night Brother” by Rosie Garland – guest review
Rosie Garland’s latest novel, The Night Brother, is out now in paperback. Guest reviewer Dr Claire Nally (Northumbria University) looks at why the book is a unique journey into late-Victorian and Edwardian Manchester… Rosie Garland might be best known to … Continue reading
Silhouettes and Statues: The Compilation Review
Some time ago the Cherry Red Records team approached me with a very generous offer – a very advance listen to Silhouettes and Statues, the magnum opus of goth: a five-disc über-compilation of the finest new-wave, post-punk and proto-goth tracks spanning the … Continue reading