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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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“The Night Brother” by Rosie Garland – guest review

Posted on July 28, 2018 by The Blogging Goth

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 →

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‘When They Invent A Darker Colour’: Black Skin versus the Pale Aesthetic

Posted on February 17, 2016 by The Blogging Goth

As often as possible, I like to feature guest articles written by people far more qualified in a topic than I. During a discussion on our Facebook page about feminism and the Goth scene, Jacqueline Eccleston mentioned her experiences as … Continue reading →

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“Disintegration” by The Cure released this day in 1989

Posted on May 1, 2015 by The Blogging Goth

http://s0rdide-sentimental.tumblr.com/post/117840245613/brighterandwiderthansnow A fantastic review of possibly one of the most influential Goth albums produced.  

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Incite Change and Kill Hate Crime: A guest reblog

Posted on January 22, 2015 by The Blogging Goth

We were written to by Fiona Chick, a blogger who wants to share how she and her friends are raising money for the SOPHIE Foundation. We’re more than happy to pass on her article about the work they’ve done, and … Continue reading →

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