Tag Archives: goth subculture

What is Goth?

Posted on May 22, 2023 by The Blogging 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 →

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Dark Return of the Same Old Story

Posted on February 25, 2023 by The Blogging Goth

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 →

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Catching up with ‘Britain’s Biggest Goth’

Posted on November 26, 2022 by The Blogging Goth

It’s always random chance when the British media decides to cover goth. I was worried when I heard my friend Cinzia Bacilieri would be appearing on the Chris Moyles Show on Radio X – and even speaking to the Daily Mail, that dreaded heavyweight of caricature British extremism! Of course I shouldn’t have worried… Continue reading →

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Coming out of my grave and I’ve been doing just grim – World Goth Day 2021

Posted on May 22, 2021 by The Blogging Goth

We’ve survived obscurity, infighting and the monotonous breakups of multiple favourite bands. A little thing like a global pandemic cancelling all social events and travel on World Goth Day isn’t about to set us back anytime soon! Continue reading →

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Coronation Street storyline features ‘hate crime’ attack on Goth character

Posted on April 29, 2021 by The Blogging Goth

Nina is a proud Goth, impeccably attired in Victorian, skull-motif and mourning-themed clothing with the recognizably stark, monochrome makeup that the subculture is associated with. Continue reading →

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