Tag Archives: history

Leeds Goth QR Code Challenge

Posted on September 10, 2024 by The Blogging Goth

A scavenger hunt across the City Centre designed to tell the story of the birth of Goth culture in Leeds. Eight key locations are hosting QR code signs, which, when scanned, link to a short film about the location and how it fits into the wider story. Continue reading →

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Visiting the Glasgow Necropolis

Posted on September 1, 2021 by The Blogging Goth

How about a guided tour of a vast cemetery, housing 50,000 dead on a prominent hill overlooking Glasgow? Continue reading →

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First and Last and Forever: The Sisters’ debut album

Posted on March 11, 2020 by The Blogging Goth

To many fans, the cowboy-hat wearing smoke-wreathed silhouettes are the golden-age lineup… Continue reading →

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Bela Lugosi’s (still) Dead

Posted on August 6, 2019 by The Blogging Goth

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 on this day, 1979.  Continue reading →

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Knowing Unknown Pleasures

Posted on June 15, 2019 by The Blogging Goth

Confession time, to begin. I’ve never owned the iconic debut album by Joy Division 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 … Continue reading →

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