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“I can only receive” – Gary Numan, ‘Cars’ 21/08/79
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
Forty Years of Unknown Pleasures
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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Tagged anniversary, history, Joy Division, music, personal, post punk, review
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Review: Tomorrow’s Ghosts April 2019
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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Tagged bands, links, music, personal, review, tomorrow's ghosts, Whitby, Whitby Goth Weekend
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Whitby Spring: A Tale of Two Festivals
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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Tagged bands, festival, links, music, personal, PR, Whitby, Whitby Goth Weekend
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Celebrity Endorsement: I broke my goth addiction and so can you!
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