Teen Gothic

Essential viewing if you're a fan of early goth/deathrock. Great and inspiring interview.

I'm a 25-year-old black woman who recently gave up all her social media. ( ive been fully presenting as goth for about 5 years now in my attire and the fashion has really helped me gain some confidence. I used to just listen to the mucis but had no taste for fashion, now ive gotten a bit better at looking the way I want. )

I'm attending a goth dance event for the first time on Friday by myself and I suffer from being a bit awkward and super shy. Are there tips on how I can navigate the bar/dance scene and make friends?

I really want to put myself out there and gain a bit more confidence. Is there advice for anyone who has gone to events alone?

This album flows beautifully when played in its entirety, a rollercoaster ride of massive releases of tension and well needed reprieves. If you’re anything like me, you may find yourself feeling emotional, or like an itch is being scratched that you didn’t know was there.

Extras: Dust jacket with art by Nick Clark and Simon Cohen (cover art is by Nik Fiend)

My top tracks:

-Manic Depression

-April Showers & Wop Bop

-Do It Right

Honorable mention:

-Smells Like…

So disappointing – to think these guys are the first brit punks to do anything and now theyre using AI?? I hope they take this crap down after they see the horrid reception from their fanbase smh…

I have been looking forward to this one finally releasing. Steve was an absolute delight to interview and I am glad we have his stories preserved.

Plus Steve shows how goth has been both musical and political since the beginning from the words of someone who helped get goth started.

I also like how he covered his other projects. The man is an artist in so many genres and mediums.

I’m a baby bat (it’s been about 1.5 years since I started immersing myself in goth culture) and recently I’ve been just not really enjoying goth music like I used to. Instead, I’ve been listening to mainly 80s normie music while still partaking in all other aspects of being goth, such as DIY, aesthetics, activism, etc. So, this question goes out to any older goths, do you also experience this? If so, how long did it take you to be able to come back to goth music?