Teen Gothic

Hi y’all Can anybody tell me why it’s so hard to find Siouxsie & the Banshees records at record stores (at least in the US, idk about the rest of the world )

Genuine Question – Cemeteries

Hi all, I’m getting back to my goth roots, and am a baby bat. I wanted to ask the community, what your thoughts are on cemetery walks/photo shoots?

I found a beautiful picture of an influencer on Instagram, that sparked this question. As you can see, it looks like she’s laying on top of the grave? Am I wrong for thinking that’s disrespectful – beautiful makeup & aesthetics aside. I genuinely am not trying to bash this person. Please let me know if I am violating rule #5. If I am I’m sorry.

This is such an incredible song, the instruments sound like they’re singing

So they post a list of bands they think that are goth. Except it is mostly wrong. They get one band right because it is the one band they always get right.

That one band is The Cure – the most well known and popular goth* band of all time. Everyone knows who they are. The most cookie cutter of the cookie cutter five. Cureheads were a thing for a reason.

So they have one goth band on the list and a bunch of non-goth bands. The non-goth bands sound nothing like The Cure yet they still think they are goth. Like… how?!? Why?!?

You get one right, you could have looked at similar from there. But no, easier to force a bunch of non-goth with dark themes in and call it a day. Then post that list in goth spaces and be all shocked when told most of it isn't goth.

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*The Cure released some goth albums and evolved away from the sound. But they still count. People count The Damned with only 1 goth album after all (that is mostly new wave) and The Cure made a lot more goth music than that. I don't get the recent trend of denying The Cure being goth at least at one point.

I’ve been really into cocteau twins, the cure (specifically disintegration), and labonen hanover the past month. I like the way Etherealwave sounds, but I want to discover more bands outside of that!! It would be nice if someone could link me up with a playlist. Also, where do you guys purchase your jewelry and clothes from? I can’t seem to find a place with affordable necklaces and decor 🙁 I’ve tried thrifting many times but haven’t found lots of goods, and I’m not good at DIY. I don’t even know how to sew or anything like that! I would like to dress up more, but it’s hard with said circumstances 😢 Thank you!