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Scene of the Dead: Black Lipstick and Recycling
You can read a fantastic history of black lipstick here, that addresses its origins from Pharaoh’s Egypt through Maori culture and Hollywood’s genesis, to the early Punk and Goth scenes where it gained a foothold as a staple of appearance … Continue reading
Goth Election 2015: Green is the New Black
The United Kingdom has concluded its election, returning a Tory government with more seats than in the previous election. However, the Goth election returned nearly the same proportion of the votes for the Green Party! The long-established ‘home’ of UK … Continue reading
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Tagged event, goth subculture, interview, links, news, politics, response
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Real Gothic FC – The ‘real’ media catch-up
Well it’s been almost a month since Patrick Smith wrote a glowing article on Real Gothic FC for interminable “34 most annoying social media lists”-style list site Buzzfeed – so about now, the sluggish forces of British mainstream media are … Continue reading
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Tagged charity, comedy, event, festival, fun, media, news, Real Gothic, response
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BBC documentary suffers Disintegration
Nearly 5,000 people are members of a Facebook community dedicated towards realizing a full documentary on the rich subcultural history of British Gothic music. The BBC has delivered similar programmes in this vein – such as Synth Britannia, which provoked the … Continue reading
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Tagged documentary, goth subculture, history, interview, media, music, non-goth, response, review, TV
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Deadvertising: Goth Marketing 101
In an astonishingly lazy display of filling space, that eternal maw of dull list-articles and viral content that makes you feel infected – Buzzfeed – has recycled verbatim the contents of a Tumblr blog. It’s like the Ouroboros of pointless … Continue reading