Tag Archives: goth subculture

Can An Article Be More Insulting?

Posted on October 3, 2019 by

With a sound like the stone trap chasing Indiana Jones, thousands of goth eyeballs were rolled recently as the Wall Street Journal published an online article ‘provocatively’ titled Can A Grown Woman Wear Goth Fashion?  Continue reading →

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Bob’s World: the biggest goth band ever is The Cure

Posted on August 22, 2018 by

There’s been a wealth of anniversaries recently. Bauhaus’ debut single, the anthemic “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” was released on August 6th 1979, so expect next year to be a major celebration of this milestone.  Siouxsie and the Banshees released their debut … Continue reading →

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Subcultures, Self-Harm and Psychology

Posted on May 15, 2018 by

Moral panics have been around as long as there was some outside force to blame for ‘ruining children’ rather than ignorance, neglect or wilful bloody-mindedness. Three years ago I was talking to The Today Programme on BBC Radio 4, about … Continue reading →

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Infesting 2017: The Blogging Goth Goes To Bradford

Posted on July 6, 2017 by

“There goes Tim Sinister”, you’ll say. “Stereotype Trad Goth,” you’ll say. “Wishes he was Eldritch but, you know, still with hair. ” You’ll be right too, and it’s only a matter of time I ink myself with the head and … Continue reading →

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Red Is The New Black: Goth Election 2017

Posted on June 9, 2017 by

The United Kingdom, and the world, wake up to an unexpected future after the General Election returns a hung parliament with no party holding enough seats to form a government. The polls also closed in Goth Election 2017 with an … Continue reading →

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