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World Goth Day 2024 – reflections from my first Wave-Gotik-Treffen
The bones of this article were compiled on the terrifying early flight back on May 21, from my very first visit to Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig. The day before the celebrations of World Goth Day, it...
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‘Goth needs to defend its territory’– how the ‘postpunk’ tag is muddying the...
Mark Chisman is a Senior Thought Leader at Dark Entries the influential (and wholly fictional) goth think tank. He enjoys Goth, industrial and punk music and DC comics. He supports Middlesbrough FC,...
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Goth Election 2024
In one week’s time, the UK goes to the polls for the 2024 General Election. Speculation is rife that the incumbent Tory Administration, in power since the 2010 Election, will be obliterated in what...
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The Velvet Vote and the 2024 General Election
As predicted, the Labour Party has swept to power in the UK General Election and formed a new Government with the lion’s share of MPs elected. However, it was largely predicated on the outright...
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Leeds Goth QR Code Challenge
Between 2007 and 2014 I lived in Leeds, having visited for years prior to chase gigs, friends, and notorious clubnights. The common denominator attraction was always that dark legacy of goth, which...
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“Alone”– the new single by The Cure
The chance to discuss a new single by The Cure last cropped up sixteen years ago. There might never be another. Such is the atmosphere one inhabits when approaching ‘Alone’, released on 26 September...
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New album by The Sisters of Mercy…’s founder guitarist, Gary Marx!
Sincere apologies for the clickbait title – but I couldn’t resist the urge to be a bit mischievous! It’s Gary Marx of all people, who has returned to the fold with Green Ginger Jive, a glam-inspired...
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REVIEW: “How To Be A Goth”– Tish Weinstock
Goth is a niche interest. No, it really is – and it used to just be nothing more than fleeting infatuation from high fashion every year, as the season turned chill and the catwalks cried out for...
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Thirty Years of Whitby Goth Weekend
So the weekend is over, and so too is the Thirtieth Anniversary of Whitby Goth Weekend, the best-known UK Goth event in the world. Looking back, I realise a lot of pretty unique things occurred to me...
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“Songs of a Lost World” by The Cure
I’ve been waiting some time to weigh in on The Cure’s latest album, released November 1st this year. Songs of a Lost World makes that demand of you, to indulge the slow-burn experience of each tune...
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