CUSTOMER RATINGS
I was talking to my horizontal exercise partner this week about ideas for the blog, and what might be of interest to my minions in the Goth world in terms of topics. The pet boy pointed out that it would be quite funky to write about Goths involved in any kind of alternative lifestyle or…
Winter is fast approaching and while I try really hard to be all cold-positive about the shit weather, until it actually gets here, all I can think about it dark nights, mud, cold, rain, and generally everything around me turning into some kind of post-apocalyptic wasteland while I hibernate and try not to go out…
One thing I love about Goth culture is the fact that both boys and girls alike can cheerfully wear makeup without compunction, and one of the areas that allows the most creativity without a lot of hassle, and also long lasting effects, is by doing something funky with your nails. Something else I like about…
Ever since I was around 18 or so, I seem to have moved in the sort of circles that have a reasonable amount of LARP-types in them, for reasons that are still unclear to me. Both I and my BFF (Hi, Anne!) whom I have known since I was 18, have observed this, and in…
If you like to browse online Goth websites that sell stuff or if you’re lucky enough to have some alt/Goth shops in your home town, it probably hasn’t escaped your attention that working the Goth look can often come with a hefty price tag, particularly when you’re talking about big items like your shit-kicker boots…
It’s starting to get cold, which is cause for celebration among those of us who greatly prefer layering up and leaving our leg hair to do what comes naturally rather than rocking the most minimalist of summer frocks. If your winter wardrobe is looking a bit patchy or you’re looking for an excuse to drop…
It is with a deep sense of sadness that I find myself writing this post on the recent attack on a Goth couple in Stockport (Greater Manchester) just a couple of months after my prior post on hate crime against Goths. Despite the Greater Manchester Police’s pioneering partnership with the Sophie Lancaster Foundation to tackle…
Don’t pretend that you’re too cool to watch TV or at least Netflix, we all need to get our fix somewhere, even me! It’s not hard to find bucket loads of “top ten” style lists of Goth films and movies, ranging from the classic to the modern, but not so much for the small screen….
It is certainly not for me to try and postulate what constitutes a grown-up Goth; I know plenty of teenaged Emily the Strange types who are way more mature than me, while other friends who have ten years and three kids on me also have the emotional maturity of a thirteen year old boy in…
As a Goth, you are probably used to looking a little out of place out on the street, and are generally used to not being classed as what the mainstream likes to consider fashionable. Many of us actively enjoy this deliciously different twist on the norm, and the quiet sense of satisfaction that comes from…
There’s only so much hiding up in your bat cave that you can do in a year before you start to get itchy feet (and probably bedding) and want to start thinking about getting out and about. Fortunately, there are plenty of meet ups and events on all over the UK this year with a…
Once you’re a grownup and have managed to keep a pot plant alive for a couple of years and everything, your thoughts may be turning towards the ambitious goal of actually raising your own baby bat. On the other hand if you’ve been caught with your pants down and find yourself expecting unexpectedly, it may…
It is a common misconception among the mainstream crowd that Goths are, as a whole, awkward, shy, socially retarded little flowers who generally don’t think much of themselves, their lives, or the world at large. However, few of us will agree with this assessment per se, and I put it to you that actually becoming…
Ah, Ireland. Shamrock, leprechauns, Guinness, weird dancing, lots of rain, and Oscar Wilde. This is about as far as our understanding of Ireland goes for most first time visitors, and there’s certainly plenty there to like, if you discount the hordes of American tourists and the lagered-up Brit boys vomming in the streets of Temple…
Unless you’ve been living in parallel universe for a while (or maybe Putin’s Russia) you will surely be aware that the acronym LGBT stands for “lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender,” and is catch-all title used to refer to people of the non-straight or gender binary persuasion. Now that we’ve got sexual identity 101 out of…
Regardless of your age, there are some conversations with your parents that are simply never comfortable, whether you’re still living under their roof and they remind you of this at every available opportunity, or if you’ve been living independently for years and can even do your own washing and everything. If you happen to have…
Any relationship pairing and how well it works out between the two of you depends on a whole range of factors, and how well your naughty bits fit together is just one of them. If you met your partner on the Goth scene and happen to share a lot of the same interests, this can…
Unless you’ve been hiding under the bed for the last couple of weeks (and who could blame you) you’ve probably caught the news about the whole “Slender Man” stabbing, and picked up a whole host of other confusing schizzle along the way too, with terms like “creepypasta” being bandied around like that’s an actual real…
One thing that all races pretty much agree on is the fact that there really ain’t a whole lot of diversity on the Goth scene in general, and in most areas of the UK, the Goth crowd is generally pretty peely-wally as a whole. However, both within the UK and worldwide there are a significant…
1) Please confirm band members and names and roles in the band. (Please provide images of each member if possible personal images rather than professional i.e. mobile phone pictures backstage, etc) Anja – vocals Alex – bass Tony – guitar & growl voice Luca – cello, orchestra, keyboards & backing vocals Roby – drums 2)…
