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Goths
and Gothic News
Season gets in motion with Latin
and Goth (Detroit News)
H ot Latin rhythms,
Gothic creatures, modern dance and lyrical ballet are just part
of the new dance season opening tonight in Metro Detroit. Thu,
21 Sep 2007 06:33:28 GMT
Goth to have this box set (Honolulu
Advertiser)
Rhino Records' dark and freakishly comprehensive "A Life
Less Lived: The Gothic Box" is a must-own for any remaining
junior goths whose sole exposure to the rich underground music
movement still comes out of a Hot Topics bag. Tue, 19 Sep 2007
12:28:24 GMT
"The Keep": A goth goes
gothic, in a narrative within a narrative (Seattle Times)
An experimental novel wrapped in gothic velvet, Jennifer Egan's
"The Keep" is an involving if convoluted read, with
an irresistible... Fri, 15 Sep 2007 07:14:14 GMT
These are dark days indeed (The Ottawa
Sun)
Allan Wigney Fri, 22 Sep 2007 08:12:12 GMT
These are dark days indeed
(The Ottawa Sun)
Fri, September 22, 2007 These are dark days indeed By ALLAN WIGNEY
I well remember walking the streets of Phoenix, Ariz., during
one of its annual year-long heat waves and passing a pair of young
lovers who were no doubt known around town as the Village Goths.
Clad from head to toe in many layers (and many shades) of black,
attempting to look disaffected in the insistent sunshine, these
teens Fri, 22 Sep 2007 07:57:11 GMT
Various Artists (Creative Loafing
Atlanta)
A Life Less Lived: The Gothic Box ... By Tony Ware. Wed, 13 Sep
2007 16:16:35 GMT
Gothic Costumes and Ideas
Goth Chic: A Connoisseur's
Guide to Dark Culture (Paperback)
Book Description
The joy of teenagers and the bane of parents and educators, Goth
culture has carved deep inroads in mainstream American culture
over the past 15 years. Primarily associated with music (particularly
groups like The Cure, Nick Cave, and Nine Inch Nails), Goth also
encompasses fashion, art, fetish clubs, horror comics, and vampire
cults. This lavishly illustrated book looks at Goth from both
a pop and subculture perspective. Each chapter deals with a different
artistic or cultural phenomenon — such as literature, photography,
trash Goth, and the femme fatale — followed by an essay on specific
aspects of the Goth aesthetic. The author’s wide knowledge of
the history of “the dark side” and his keen eye for cultural trends
make for a peerless primer of a prevalent but little understood
of cultural phenomenon.
Amazon Reviews
Finally somebody who actually knows what he's talking about. GB
obviously walks the walk, and his passion for the subject has
enabled him to write a virtually flawless meisterwerk, which should
become the standard Goth reference book.
This is a first class piece of research, and while I am primarily
interested in the musical side of Goth, it was also fascinating
to read Gavin's insights into Gothic influences in art, theatre
and film.
This is so comprehensive that few
people should be able to say, "Oi, you forgot to mention..."
The Hunger? It's in here. Bauhaus? Yep, a no-brainer. Gavin encompasses
even fringe bands and artists, such as camp Cabaret-style vamps
such as Marc Almond, punkish Adam Ant (pre and post transition
to the Dandy Highwayman) and The Cure, who in my opinion mainly
qualify because of Robert's time with Siouxsie. At the other end
of Fringe, GB also includes Black Metal/Goth band Cradle Of Filth,
whose Her Ghost In The Fog video is a must-see.
This modern Goth/Pop Culture classic
mentions literally all of my favourite bands, ranging from Bauhaus
and Type O Negative, to more melodic Goth acts such as The Mission
(UK), Switchblade Symphony (you HAVE to hear Serpentine Gallery),
the impossibly beautiful Katharine Blake's Miranda Sex Garden
and The Shroud.
This masterpiece is also packed with
excellent photographs, many of which I have never seen before.
I simply cannot fault it.
The title is a bit of a misnomer. This is not, per se, a book
about Goth. It certainly doesn't touch very much on "Goth
Chic". The alternate title is more revealing: "A Connoisseur's
Guide to Dark Culture", and it's THIS that you should keep
in mind.
The author makes it known from the beginning that Goth is a very
difficult thing to nail down. Is it Specimen/Batcave Bauhaus/art-rock
Sisters Of Mercy/dark rock subculture? An extension of punk? Where
do Industrial crossovers and bands like Dead Can Dance fit in?
So he decides to roll the dice and talk about as much that has
been touched by a "Gothic" aesthetic as possible, and
that includes black metal (Cradle of Filth), industrial (Nine
Inch Nails), and some silly Spanish band called Gothic Sex whose
lead singer you have to see to believe. There's also quite a bit
of backstory, so you get details about Byron, Baudelaire, expressionist
horror film, EC comics, etc.
Therefore, the book doesn't just talk
about Goth (however you interpret it - you being a Bauhaus purist,
or Sunshine Blind fan) - it also talks about Black Metal, Death
Rock, Horror Films, EC Comics, BDSM, vampire wannabees, etc. and
in true liberal arts fashion traces the undercurrents, commonalities,
and divergences that separate the different threads that have
descended from the Byrons, Baudelaires, Decadents and Romantics
that got the dark ball rolling in the first place(so for those
of you thinking "Goth" started with Marilyn Manson,
you're wrong on two counts... the first being what I just mentioned,
the second being that Marilyn Manson is NOT Goth but a HEAVY METAL
ARTIST and ALICE COOPER RIPOFF and thankfully, this book gets
that right.)
Looking for info just on Goth? Well,
it's there but it's scattered around a lot and mixed in with info
about a lot of other similar subcultures. That having been said,
though, I did learn quite a few things reading the book, and it
was worth the read (for example, colour me stupid, but I had no
idea it was Peter Murphy in that "blown away" Maxell
ad in the 80s)
I'm surprised at the fact that even
when non-Goth stuff gets mentioned (e.g. black metal, BDSM or
those silly LARPer people dancing around in glow in the dark fangs
"oo! oo! What clan are you?") the guy has a clue enough
to mention that it isn't Goth.
This isn't the definitive guide to
Goth. I don't think that's been written. It IS worth the read,
so if you come across it, give it a look.
I like Gavin Baddley's books even though I am not really satanic.
He described the subjects in his books pretty acurrately. I also
like the pictures in his books, something you don't really see
in adult books.
Well, a nice hod'de do and what the hell, the book to me seems
to explane the "Glowin the dark fangz, and, plastic halowwen
caped, M. Manson's kids that plage the word! Yes it explanes them
very well, however Gothic is not such, i doubt many wrighters
could explane what it is to "be" gothic, lord know you
dont 'turn into one', it is descoverd inside ones self. Therefore
hell to wright about, so if you want to know about all thoes kids
who run areound with black greese pait from last hallloween on
there eyes and excsivly use the tem "Blah" (in a Bella
La Gossie (sp?) way) ..go on read about it. Maybe one of thes
little Manson kids will tell you what "clan" there in....
seriosely if you want to know about the Gothic culture go get
youresef a older goth who want to talk, this book is a waist of
time & money.
I found this book to be highly educational on the origins of the
term gothic and the sources of inspiration for today's goth culture.
The author explores the early influences of horror and fetish
as topics in gothic literature, film and music. To grasp the term
gothic you have to accept that it encompasses a wide variety of
influences and interests. Baddeley approachs his subject with
an open mind and rarely leads the reader astray.
I found it amusing and enlightening that so many writers and musicians
interviewed in this book who are labeled gothic reject the label;
bad news for them, the instinct of the genuine goth is rejection
of labels, especially as a goth. My experience is that anyone
who calls themself a goth, is not. The essence of goth is to be
an outcast, a loner, an individualist and the last thing such
a person is going to do is identify themselves with a group.
I found the most interesting parts
of this book had to do with early horror films, most of this was
material I was unfamiliar with. The weakest part of the book is
due to the fact that popular taste in goth music changes so often
that there is little mention of the musicians who currently dominate
clubs.
I love this book!!! I loved the part about Robert Smith and the
photo of Mr and Mrs Fiend and most of all do I love the part about
Edward Scissorhands!! This book is great, and Gavin Baddenly wrote
"thanks to Lydia from The Shroud" I like the Shroud
and I was surprised to see that most of my favorite movies and
music appeared in this book...Even Diva Destruction (and I thought
they were quite new) So anyone who likes Gothic music and movies:
BUY THIS BOOK, IT'S GREAT! And it gives much information about
the history of the music, too!
I bought this book as a present for my brother, althought I kept
it for quite some time to read it. There were bands I didn't know
of, things that happened before I was born I found intriguing.
If you are going to read or preview this book in a store, please
read it with an open mind. There are far too many people (cough*ahem
Toolgirl*cough)who mislead themselves into thinking this book
is a "guide to being goth," when simply it informs people
who do not understand the subculture.
Too many people think that the gothic
persona is composed of people who worship satan, are rude and
inconsiderate of others, nose-in-the-air, dirty and smelly types,
but this book informs the reader that it is okay for one to stumble
upon this class of people. However, it is NOT okay for someone
to come on a review board to express a general stereotypical nonetheless
elitist attitude in trying to define "goth."
First off, this is not a primer on how to be goth- it's a description
of what goth is and how it got to be that way.
I would recommend this book strongly to goths who want to know
more about the origins and history of their subculture, and to
discover some cinematic, musical, and literary treasures that
they may not have encountered before. It could also be useful
to an outsider who is curious about the subculture. It doesn't
try to prettify things, or pull any punches, but it is also refreshingly
free of sensationalism or demonization. The result is a reasonably
unbiased picture.
This book contains a lot of fascinating information about the
origins of the goth aesthetic, it's relationship to punk, literary
sources, ties to the fetish scene, etc. It also contains profiles
of some important bands and literary figures.
However, not too much time is spent on any one profile/overview-
if you want in depth, detailed information, look elsewhere. It's
better for figuring out what you want to research or go find for
yourself. It also doesn't get much into the psychology or sociology
of goth culture. This is a fairly light non-academic read. It
also contains a number of black and white photos, some of which
are very nice eye candy.
..because goth is a CULTURE (or subculture, if you prefer), not
a genetic condition. Cultures arise from _learned_ behaviour..toolgirl69's
assertion that "true" goths are somehow magically born
that way is pretentious, childish, and just plain silly.
Self-professed arbiters of gothic culture with snobbish notions
of who can and who cannot be gothic, with their self-serving delusions
of spooky grandeur, are a _main_ reason why goths are looked down
upon and ridiculed by society at large. Grow up, toolgirl...and
stop making the rest of us look bad.
Although I've not yet read the book it has had good reviews from
many stylistically different sources, all with their own generic
bias, and such universal approval normally means that you'll find
more than enough overall to derive great satisfaction from it.
If you're going to review books here you should do just that,
rather than simply expressing general opinions.
I hate to make this a message board, but would someone please
remove tool girls disgustingly childish remark. I cannot believe
she wrote such a laughable review. Please, next time review the
book, and do not use this as a place for your political opinions.
Ick....
From Publishers Weekly
Simply put, a Goth is "a fan of gothic music" (a rock-and-roll
subgenre that emerged out of the late-1970s punk scene). In general,
Goths wear lots of black clothing, favor pale skin and sport black
lipstick. They’re drawn to the darker aspects of human existence:
death, romance, feelings of loneliness and isolation. Sounds like
a fun bunch, huh? Voltaire, author of the comic book series Oh
My Goth!, actually makes it seem so with this handy guide to Goth
culture. Similar in layout to The Preppy Handbook and last year’s
The Hipster Handbook, the book matter-of-factly dissects a subculture,
with copious photos and descriptions of various types. Humorous
approach will lift the lid on Goth mystique for many. As he puts
it, "They’re basically just melancholy.... The truth is that
very few Goths actually kill themselves—they’d much rather contemplate
suicide and then just write a really bad poem about it."
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed
Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Book Description
What Is Goth? is a humorous, self-deprecating look at Goth culture
from the inside out. Imagine The Preppy Handbook colliding with
Charles Addams. Then add a lot more melancholy and a lot more
spooky.
What Is Goth? dispels the false stereotypes and reinforces the
true ones surrounding Goths and Goth culture. "To the mundane,"
Voltaire writes, "Goths are weird, black-clad freaks who
are obsessed with death; they are sad all of the time. Take a
closer look at the Goth scene, however, and you will find a rich
tapestry of ideas and practices and a menagerie of colorful characters.
Oh, dear. I said ‘colorful.’"
This illustrated answer to What Is
Goth? shows readers how to:
• Identify the anatomies of different
kinds of Goths: CyberGoths, Rivet-Heads, Romantigoths, Goth-a-billies,
and more
• Write a poem (Mad Libs style) with
the Gothic Poem Generator
• Properly dance the dances of darkness:
"Cobwebs in the Attic," "The Gothic Tai Chi Dance,"
"Pulling the Evil Taffy"
Yes, Goths are pale, wear black clothing,
love black makeup (on men and women), mope, listen to real downer
music, and perfect the art of living in a perpetual state of ennui
and melancholy. But there’s so much more to being Goth. Goths
come from all walks of life. Many are teenagers who live with
their parents; others are doctors, lawyers, musicians, and so
on. Most Goths are highly literate and creative, but all real
Goths have to dress the part. In other words, "Abandon all
hope ye who enter a Goth club in khakis!"
Eerily illustrated, What Is Goth?is
the perfect book for any Goth, Goth wannabe, or "mundane"
who is hopelessly confused by all the gloom.
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