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Supermarket Value Abuse

Several British papers are running with a story that a self-identified Goth called Aisah has complained about being abused for her appearance by two employees of a Tesco supermarket in London. The papers involved are red-top tabloids – the Sun, … Continue reading

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RIP Lemmy Kilmister – 1945-2015

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Seven Songs that Shaped You: One

One of the many ‘tag a friend’ chains doing the rounds on Facebook at the moment is ‘Seven Songs that Shaped You’. Normally I forget to ever attempt these, but it strikes me that it would be excellent look at … Continue reading

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Whitby Divided: A Festival of Two Halves and #OurWGW

Tomorrow I’ll be schlepping down to Whitby, North Yorkshire, for the biannual Goth Weekend – the second of their 21st anniversary year. A lot can change in 21 years of course, and certainly the crowds that flock to the UK’s … Continue reading

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Goth Teenagers, Depression and the Bristol Study

By now, some of you may have heard me speaking on BBC Newcastle radio (21:00), or even the Today Programme on BBC Radio Four (48:00). You might have heard Sylvia from the Sophie Lancaster Foundation, on BBC Scotland radio or … Continue reading

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