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Bela Lugosi’s (still) Dead: 1979 – 2019

Posted on August 6, 2019 by

Nine and a half minutes of exploratory, indulgent and spine-tingling music courtesy of the most recognizable post-punks going – the Bauhaus anthem “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” was released this day exactly forty years ago.  Continue reading →

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Forty Years of Unknown Pleasures

Posted on June 15, 2019 by

Confession time, to begin. I’ve never owned Unknown Pleasures on vinyl. Sacrilege! I know, but I’m late to the entire record party, and I’ve always had Joy Division in my pocket as an MP3 or similar. So for a few … Continue reading →

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Could you be in the Museum of Goth?

Posted on June 3, 2019 by

Now all the celebrations have ended and our hangovers have receded, it’s time to confront reality. 2019 is the fortieth anniversary of many goth origins, and so we must accept that this odd old scene of ours is a legitimate … Continue reading →

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Bowie and Bauhaus: Ziggy Stardust is buried in Camden

Posted on October 2, 2018 by

One of the earliest progenitors of goth rock, Bauhaus were at their peak in 1982 when they recorded a cover of the 1972 album track “Ziggy Stardust” by David Bowie, from the album “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust”. … Continue reading →

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Joy Division, 1978-2018.

Posted on January 26, 2018 by

Oddly enough, I don’t recall the first time I heard “Love Will Tear Us Apart”. I quickly got used to hearing it though, a reliable floor-filler back when I was enjoying the scraps of goth you could hear at the … Continue reading →

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