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Infest – Sunday 27th August – Reviews
Sunday is the final day of Infest 2017. As with a lot of people, I feel the absence of our Master of Ceremonies, Tails, who sadly passed away. We celebrate in his honour with tea, cake, and a bit of … Continue reading
Infest – Saturday 26th August – Reviews
Now I’m safely installed in the University Halls (cheap and cheerful, for £65 you basically get a room with a mattress for three days!) I can concentrate on the Infest experience. I signed up for a Laserquest match on Saturday … Continue reading
Silhouettes and Statues: The Compilation Review
Some time ago the Cherry Red Records team approached me with a very generous offer – a very advance listen to Silhouettes and Statues, the magnum opus of goth: a five-disc über-compilation of the finest new-wave, post-punk and proto-goth tracks spanning the … 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
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“A Place Both Wonderful And Strange” – Geography through a Goth lens
The TV adaption of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed fantasy novel American Gods has been unreal and amazing so far. It would be so easy to mangle this complex combination of subtle themes and sly allusions, but Starz seem to have come … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Andrew Eldritch, bands, david lynch, Dracula, fun, gothic tropes, leeds, links, mainstream, media, music, nick cave, nightclub, personal, response, the sisters of mercy, the x files, TV, twin peaks, vampires
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