Friday, May 25, 2012

A surrealist and Dark Entries

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In 1979, Bauhaus 1919 -as they were called back then- entered the Beck studios in Northamptonshire to record 5 tracks. The most famous been...
Sunday, May 13, 2012

FOTN at "Ancienne Belgique", Brussels, 26.10.1988

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I  recently found a set of photos I took back in 1988 during the Fields of the Nephilim "Precious to the Lost" european  tour .  ...
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Bob Carlos Clarke and the Damned

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The Damned have never been a real Goth band. They were one of the first and best punk acts. Many songs though, due to Dave Vanian 's o...
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Monday, April 23, 2012

'80s dark wave from North Greece!

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21rst April is internationally celebrated as Record Store Day. Greek record shop "Lotus" in North Greece (Thessaloniki) has for...
Thursday, April 12, 2012

Mr. Fiend and the Cramps

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Were the Cramps gothic?  Though their image had strong elements of that genre, none can give a positive answer to that question. Their mu...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Rip-offs!

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Yes, there are some cases where we can note serious rip-offs even among our tribe! See some of many examples, but keep in mind that notici...
Monday, March 26, 2012

Death Cult and a weird & famous photographer

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Tim Page is a self taught English photojournalist whose work became famous mainly due to his Vietnam war shots. He was the sort of guy who ...
Thursday, March 22, 2012

Unmissable!... (for those who can afford it!)

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Amazing bill for all, both old and new goth and rollers!
Sunday, March 11, 2012

14/10/83 Sisters & Violets gig review

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1983.  Both Merciful Release (back then) bands... The Foot Club in Hammersmith.  Imagine the event. See the poster, read the revie...
Sunday, February 26, 2012

"Wonderland" label motifs (Siouxsie & the Banshees)

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From 1983 onwards Siouxsie & the Banshees formed their own label named Wonderland. Actually it was a sublabel of Polygram and since th...
Sunday, February 19, 2012

Asylum (Less known bands)

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Since we mentioned New Model Army... Asylum was a band from Reading, UK. They formed ca. 1988 and released 2 albums. Just before the 3rd e...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Nelson quits!

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Recently, New Model Army's official site announced that after 22 years in the band,  bassist Nelson quits... The statement and Nelson...
Friday, February 10, 2012

Press material and gig ads 3

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...continued from 16.12.11! More clippings from my collection. Start with this weird summer show in Brussels (1981), ... then stuff ...
Sunday, February 5, 2012

Surreal article on Eldritch!

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SOM frontman's anti-French feelings were known even in the mid 80's... Many made fun out of that. Mostly English fans but not only...
Sunday, January 29, 2012

Zig Zag magazine poll ca.1984

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Enjoy this clipping from a mid-1984 issue of the then, famous semi-underground magazine, ZIG-ZAG. Mick Mercer user to write a lot of artic...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Gothic bands and art vol.2 (Rosetta Stone)

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In 1852 a british painter and illustrator, heavily influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, created "Ophelia" (one of many p...