Tag Archives: music

“I can only receive” – Gary Numan’s ‘Cars’ released on this day in 1979

Posted on August 21, 2019 by The Blogging Goth

I caught a snippet of music  that was originally released on 24th August 1979, but now it was on an unlikely advert playing when I was just eleven… 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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Review: Tomorrow’s Ghosts April 2019

Posted on May 15, 2019 by The Blogging Goth

This blog has mused on the divisions in Whitby before, which is home to a long history of UK goth festival action. Never has it been more pronounced than this year when long-standing veterans Whitby Goth Weekend and ambitious newcomers … Continue reading →

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Whitby Ghosts: goth festival season

Posted on April 3, 2019 by The Blogging Goth

As Spring, and Easter, and all those sickeningly sweet signs of renewal come rolling round, it also heralds the arrival of ‘Whitby’, the generic term for a horde of Goths heading to the seaside for drinks, dancing and drama.  Continue reading →

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