Siouxsie Sioux at 60: more than a monochrome goth-pop priestess
60 years? Well… “What I really resent about people sticking labels on you,” said Siouxsie Sioux in 2004, “is that it cuts off the other…
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World Goth Day: Shedding some light on the darkness of a much-maligned subculture
It was a time when fashion favoured “glamazon” WAGs with fake boobs, coiffed hair and tanned skin. But I was fascinated by a scene where…
Read Nottingham Goth Bands’ USA and Mexico Tour Diary
“In July 2016 I was asked by US promoter Jesus Terminal if I wanted to reform my old band Midnight Configuration and to play two…
Whatever happened to Confetti, Salt Lake City’s goth haven?
When you’re involved with anything for a good chunk of your young life, it tends to haunt you for the rest of it. Such is…
Life Before Alice: Andrew Eldritch, Leeds & The Birth of The Sisters of Mercy
‘Alice’ transformed him from Andy Taylor – an “unprepossessing youth”, unemployed, and a college drop-out twice over – into the mesmerising, near mythical Andrew Eldritch….
Goth at 40: The enduring appeal of bleakness and black lipstick
If you ask a goth academic — because of course there are goth academics — it’s this constant process of questioning and defining that keeps…
Hey, DJ! / Q&A Local DJ Tomas Diablo on 11 Years of Strangelove and Creating a Party for “Freaks Like Me”
Debuting publicly as a DJ on Halloween night over a decade ago, it’s only fitting to find DJ Tomas Diablo behind the decks of parties…
The Damned Bassist Bryn Merrick Passes Away At 56
Former bassist with The Damned, hellraiser, general mischief, and lovable rogue, Bryn Merrick, has unfortunately passed away after a long battle with cancer. On Saturday…
Skeletal Torso Beaded Charm Necklace, Gargoyle, Gothic, Horror
Who knows when you could need a spare ribcage? Here we have a FREAK CHIC original pendant necklace..you won’t find this design anywhere else! This…
Darkness and Light: New exhibition celebrates the Gothic
I expect every darkling in or near Manchester to be there. I certainly wish I could. TWO OF Manchester’s foremost researchers into all things Gothic…