Teen Gothic

Over all I was too lazy to remove it.

No one really cared no one looked at me funny.

The major critic of what I did was my family, "What would the people say" literally.

A 23 year old getting lectured by his mother and brother for not looking normal because of the people.

Did I look weird? Absolutely.

Do I care? not really.

Was it fun? No one really said anything.

Over all my biggest haters is my family telling me how the police will beat me up and lock me up.

Or how I will get myself killed looking like that, because our drug addict relative had problems with the police.

I neither drink smoke or do drugs.

Over all a fun experiment I understand how if you are a kid people can hurt you verbally.

As a teen I dressed way worse and did way dumber things but I guess that looking like a hobo is socially acceptable, rather then dressing ok with goth makeup.

Interesting experiment. Said a lot about the people close to me.

It's like I found my way back to my long lost home, since I was a kid I always listened to Rock en Español and classic rock. Ever since I moved to the U.S. particularly L.A. there was only one station (Superestrella 107.1) that played Rock en Español and other hispanic music, I lost track when it was taken down and throughout high school I only listened to whatever it was mainstream thinking that what I used to listen was long gone.

Until my friend's girlfriend recommended me some shows that played that music.

Then I went to Gothicumbia on New Year's Eve and instantly felt like I came back home, they literally played all the songs I liked and had a blast, first time I've ever been in a moshpit and a happy accident occurred when I bumped into a girl and danced with her for a minute. People were chill, friendly, and very lively.

I just loved it.

I live in Tampa and used to frequent The Castle when I was younger, but I honestly haven’t been since 2019. It’s a huge club with two dance floors, an outside area, and another room that’s closed off and only open for special events.

Coffin Club was much smaller, but had the same vibe. I danced for a while, had a few drinks, and then (respectfully) watched other people dance and have a good time.

10/10 I want to go back!

Idk random post

but I was walking back from my friends house, and they live kind of near a lake with a forest. And I thought I’d turn on my playlist while walking, and this siousxie and the banshees song came on. It was one from kaleidoscope, I forgot what one it was now though. I’ll check later.

and when the song came on and the lake was near it was…I don’t know how to explain it without being cringey but it was fun, so idk try it some time

also I did a speech on goth music a while back for a school presentation, and though it got removed from moderators one person replied with some advice before it got deleted. If that persons wondering how it went it went really well! I actually managed to pass (though I didnt think I would, because asd and speeches aren’t the ideal combination). Honestly it was a choice between goth or metal (music subcultures are a huge interest of mine, and I have a lot memorised. Thats why I chose it. It was music or cats) but I went goth, and it turns out my teacher liked siousxie and the banshees, so I think I might have made the right choice.

idk why I’m posting this really. I think I’m just in a sentimental mood 🙂

And it was absolutely amazing!!! I've ment to go for like a year but always been to socially anxious to go out but this time I was like fuck it lets go. It's an event that happens like once a 3 months in the city and I went alone which was terrifying but when I was there it was so absolutely amazing hearing the music you listen to on your own actually being played in a club.

Everyone was dressed so amazing and there was so much diversity and different generations. And seing so much people Dance and dancing myself was a blast. It made me really happy to be once among other goth folk and especially seing the scene still being alive!!!!! For anyone who ever wanne do the same just honestly do the scary thing and go, even if it's alone. Cause when you visit and you hear the amazing music you can just Dance and have such a beautiful time. (And found out I love dancing haha)

Also for anyone curious this was Sanctuary in Sydney (Lebanon Hanover is ganne play here in a vew months, im so pumped)

In the late 80s into the 90s one direction goth evolved in was towards bands like Concrete Blonde and The Cranes. Toys Went Berserk were an Australian goth band around that time, very influenced by Siouxsie and the Banshees, their name taken from the lyrics of The Banshees song “spellbound”. This song here is a cover of the Led Zeppelin song, recorded specially for an Australian TV show where the guest band of the week would cover that song.

The covers are really good haven’t listened to the whole thing yet tho