Teen Gothic

I know someone has to remember this gem.

I'm not sure how widespread it was, but if you had it, still have it, tell us how you found it.

I'll start: Roderick's Chambers – San Francisco (1998 – before S.F. went to shit.) Fetish Ball – bought it from a vendor there – me fully decked out in a custom leather male corset – with custom shackles, manacles, and a gorgeous posture collar. Long hair, pale skin, waif thin, and looking Elvish. I was modeling them for a good friend and Spiritual Advisor.

Didn't know the songs by name yet except Skin and Lye by Malign – bought it anyway.

Got a lot of play… lost it to shifts in location, time, and/or technology changes – but I had it for years.

Would a fuzz pedal exclude music from goth?

Anyone got some recs for dancing/gym? Some examples of song speed/energy im looking for are This Corrosion, Bela Lugosi's Dead, Shadow Dance, Temple of Love, and most songs by Aurelio Voltaire 🙂 ty!

Negru Latent – Last Rose of Summer – Darwave – Romania 2013

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Negru Latent is a former project of Romanian Darkwave pioneer Dragoș NL. The official Facebook page of Negru Latent . The current project of Dragoș NL is Imortalia .

What are some of your favorite basslines/bass-heavy songs? I’m putting together a playlist to motivate me to learn bass and would love to hear from others 😀

I’ll go first – Dead, Cold, Autumn by This Cold Night!

One of my best friends said that i remind him of a bat, it’s was so sweet. I see him as a raven, we’re going to a goth ball together in a few months 🙂

Here are a few pictures from The Cure concert (New Orleans) I’m also planning on Depeche Mode in November

I'm new to the scene, but have my own theories as to why we like the ankh – and any form of Ancient Egyptian iconography in general – so much.

First, there's the fact that Ancient Egyptians seemed to be much more lax surrounding the topic of death. There's definitely an air of openness and acceptance towards it, especially when you look at gods such as Anubis, or the entire mummification process. Canopic jars, elaborate tombs, storing away one's belongings for use in the afterlife, etc. It's a stark contrast to Western culture and our ideas surrounding death here, where there's a lot of fear and taboo attached to it. I'm guessing it's somewhat similar in Britain where Goth originates?

Second, we have the fact that Goth subculture and music is more open and accepting towards death, which can be seen in song lyrics/names, band names, album art, taking inspiration from Victorian mourning fashion, and terms like "deathrock/deathrocker".

Siouxsie Sioux drew heavy inspiration from Ancient Egyptian culture when it comes to her iconic eyeshadow look. She even dressed up as Bast, the Ancient Egyptian goddess of cats, once. Then you have Cleopatra records, which uses the Eye of Horus in their logo.

What are your thoughts? I thought this would be a fun topic to explore, and a good opportunity to learn about goth history from those more knowledgable than me. 🙂