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“Bus Stop Goths” – surreal and searing comedy theatre

Posted on March 27, 2026 by The Blogging Goth

Raucously funny throughout, coarse and wry in equal turns and achingly modern; younger audiences will instantly fall in love, recognise and be recognised in this story Continue reading →

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World Goth Day 2025

Posted on May 22, 2025 by The Blogging Goth

Good morning from Goth City itself, Leeds – where I am delighted to join a cabal of goth worthies, as we launch the Leeds Goth Hall of Fame on that most auspicious of dates in the dark calendar – World … Continue reading →

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‘Goth needs to defend its territory’ – how the ‘postpunk’ tag is muddying the waters

Posted on June 3, 2024 by The Blogging Goth

“Joy Division is a massively important band in explaining why some indie and rock bands sounded the way they do in the 2000s. No self respecting music journalist wanted to admit the bands they liked were influenced by something as stupid and tawdry as goth and so it all got neatly sanitised, packaged and labelled as post punk.” Continue reading →

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Killstar Employee Woes / Dom Joly’s Goth Weekend / Morecambe Corrosion – DREADLINES

Posted on February 25, 2024 by The Blogging Goth

The Dreadlines for February – Killstar in staff relocation row, Dom Joly in Whitby visit and CorrosionFest 2024 approaching rapidly! Continue reading →

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Siouxsie Weekend

Posted on July 12, 2023 by The Blogging Goth

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 →

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