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“I can only receive” – Gary Numan, ‘Cars’ 21/08/79

Posted on August 21, 2019 by The Blogging Goth

I caught a snippet of music  that was originally released on 21st August 1979, but now it was on an unlikely advert playing when I was just eleven… Continue reading →

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Forty Years of Unknown Pleasures

Posted on June 15, 2019 by The Blogging Goth

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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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 Spring: A Tale of Two Festivals

Posted on February 9, 2019 by The Blogging Goth

It’s just two months until various goth-themed celebrations begin in Whitby, and time to look ahead to what is happening and when. Continue reading →

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Celebrity Endorsement: I broke my goth addiction and so can you!

Posted on January 31, 2019 by The Blogging Goth

Last week veteran DJ Jo Whiley interviewed comedian Dom Joly on BBC Radio 2, in which he remarked he was an ‘ex-goth’, presumably having received his jet-black P45 from the Department of Woe and Pouting. Continue reading →

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