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- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds live on KCRW (44 minutes, streamed)
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- Gary Numan “The People’s Songs, Are ‘Friends’ Electric? – A Dystopian Vision”, BBC Radio 2, tonight
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- Tim Pope is home…
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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Guardian article: Whitby gothic weekend – in pictures
Whitby gothic weekend – in pictures from the Grauniad. Cracking photos Gromit. Whitby gothic weekend started in 1994, and has since grown into one of the world’s most popular events for goths Whitby was partly chosen because Bram Stoker wrote … Continue reading
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The Quietus – 30 Years On: We Return To The Birthday Party’s Junkyard
Excellent article from the ever-excellent Quietus: Released in May 1982, Junkyard’s uncompromising contents signalled both the oncoming demise of the band responsible for them and rock & roll’s logical conclusion. Harnessing the power of The Stooges’ Funhouse with the limitless … Continue reading
Fields of the Nephilim – “Ceromonies” live DVD and CD
Well, well, well the Neff are back. And I mean “the Fields of the Nephilim” – the first lot (even though I think only Carl McCoy remains from the original line-up) - not “the Nefilim” or “the Nephilim”. It gets … Continue reading
Tim Pope discusses the ghoulish inspiration behind the Cure’s video for “Lullaby”
As memorable as the Cure’s “Lullaby” becomes after repeated listens, it only takes one viewing of the accompanying video to lodge it in your brain forever. Awarded Best British Video honors at the 1990 Brit Awards, “Lullaby” is an artfully … Continue reading
“Goth for life” – Guardian article featuring Carl McCoy from the Fields of the Nephilim
Goth has been with us for 30 years. The term “gothic” was used by producer Martin Hannett to describe Joy Division’s sound, and a lot of the musical signifiers of classic goth rock – scything, effects-laden guitar, pounding tribal drums … Continue reading
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The Cure – “Early BBC Sessions 1979-1985″ LP review
The BBC radio archives are an absolute treasure trove for goth, alternative and post-punk, (among many other genres) – especially from the seventies and eighties. Recording professionally in those days was expensive and bands did not enjoy the freedom of … Continue reading
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Dalis Car – “InGladAloneness” EP review
This was always going to be a complicated listen. I posted previously about this enigma of a band – one short LP in the last 28 years [profile | miniscule discography] – when the new EP “InGladAloneness” finally had a … Continue reading
Killing Joke’s Youth blog “Crumbs from the Table of the Gods”
More essential ramblings from Youth, from his cultofyouth blog, entitled “European tour blog 2012, Part One, Crumbs from the table of the Gods”: Tonight i almost left the stage as my bass amp blew a fuse, however i was trumped by Paul … Continue reading
Killing Joke – “Penny Drops”, In Cythera single Bside
The Bside to Killing Joke‘s “In Cythera” single, “Penny Drops” on YouTube. Another strong track not to appear on the recent LP MMXII, the other being “New Uprising” – the iTunes “exclusive” extra track (included in the MMXII LP review … Continue reading
Japandroids cover Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ “Jack the Ripper” for B-side of new single
Japandroids (nope, I’ve never heard of them either) are a drum/guitar two piece from Canada. They have just released the first single from their forthcoming LP – “Celebration Rock”. The single is called “The House that Heaven Built“, but more … Continue reading
