Teen Gothic

I personally love writing my own stories, I also play a little acoustic guitar and sing a little in my spare time.

So, i got in a discussion on another goth related forum of "dress codes" at venues. My attitude is "fuck you, i wear what i want, when i want". I'm more into "post punk" in general than strictly goth, and my manner of dress is typically more on the punk side of things or whatever weirdness i'm on at that moment (currently,: tie dye clerical/preist clothing. Im going for psychedelic ufo cult leader)
The issue is some people are pushing harder for dress codes at events and venues. I take serious issue with that. Why should i be obligated to wear certain colors or conform toa certain style of dress, when i only care about the music? I tend to have the urge to do the opposite of what im told, so if im being told i need to wear black, im going to rebell against it beacuse its just my nature. I thought my attitude of "fuck the fashion, its all about the music" would be the more popular, but apprently im in the minority. alot of people responded in favor of it. To me, that just seems hypocritical since this is an alternative subculture that arose put of punk. what does the reddit goth folk think. should one be olbigated to wear black at goth night? what if i WANT to stand out like a sore thumb?

Hi!

I'm new to goth music and I'm not sure if I can / want to officially call myself a "goth", but I digress; I want to learn more about the history of the goth subculture and what-not. Do you guys have any recommendations? Books, or anything?

Sorry for the random-ish dump i was too shy to make 2 posts at once :> lmao

As the title says! Does anyone have any?

Hi! I’m looking for any goth songs that sound big and grand and devastating. Something with a story or deep-seated feelings behind it that’s going to make me feel incredibly bad. A non-goth example might be a song like The Place Where He Inserted the Blade by Black Country New Road or Exit Music by Radiohead. Make me feel empty and awful. New Wave, industrial, etc recommendations also accepted 🙂