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Killstar Employee Woes / Dom Joly’s Goth Weekend / Morecambe Corrosion – DREADLINES

The Dreadlines for February – Killstar in staff relocation row, Dom Joly in Whitby visit and CorrosionFest 2024 approaching rapidly! Continue reading

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In conversation with Cathi Unsworth – “Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth”

On Saturday 8 July, please join me at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle-upon-Tyne where I’ll be discussing “Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth” with author Cathi Unsworth! Continue reading

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Dark Return of the Same Old Story

I was in two minds about responding to The Guardian’s article of 20 February – “Goth’s undead! The dark return of Britain’s spookiest subculture”. The “dark return?” The question, “did it ever go away”? Time to set the record straight! Continue reading

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Farewell 2022

2022 was the usual array of highs and lows set against the backdrop of a world going increasingly mad… Continue reading

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Post-punk and Post-COVID: World Goth Day 2022

I really wanted to get an overall look at the UK Goth scene this year – with restrictions lifted, how was this long-lived music subculture rallying back? Continue reading

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