Tag Archives: goth subculture
Can An Article Be More Insulting?
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
Bob’s World: the biggest goth band ever is The Cure
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
Subcultures, Self-Harm and Psychology
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
Infesting 2017: The Blogging Goth Goes To Bradford
“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
Red Is The New Black: Goth Election 2017
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
