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"Originally intended to be on the soundtrack for the movie you never saw of the same name...It was rerecorded for the official PiL album This Is What You Want … This Is What You Get and given the new name “The Order Of Death.” It’s eerie with a memorable repetitive guitar line and features the phrase “This is what you want/ This is what you get,” over and over as the only vocal, aside from some echoing screams in the background." - bit.ly
"Let's have a black celebration..."
May 22 is World Goth Day, a day to celebrate the subculture that showed the world how to find beauty in the dark.
May 22 is World Goth Day, a day to celebrate the subculture that showed the world how to find beauty in the dark.
The name of this band refers to a Biblical race of giants or angel-human hybrids, known as the Nephilim. Here's the goth video for this song: bit.ly
Siouxsie Sioux is sometimes referred to as the "godmother of goth."
It's the "Goth Father!" New Musical Express called him "as gothic as a brick" - bit.ly
Check out this KEXP interview with Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails: bit.ly
Dead Can Dance guitarist Brendan Perry performed in the KEXP studios a few years ago: bit.ly
Also, check out the top comment under this video: "Funny how depression leads you to depressing music and instead of making you more depressed it makes you feel understood...not alone."
Also, check out the top comment under this video: "Funny how depression leads you to depressing music and instead of making you more depressed it makes you feel understood...not alone."
Cocteau Twins singer Elizabeth Fraser explains, "Writing Blue Bell Knoll I had a wonderful freedom to put lyrics aside and not to worry." - bit.ly
Rainy, dark...it's World Goth Day! #worldgothday
Daniel Ash explains Love and Rockets were really an art band, but " if you wear black and your first single is “Bela Lugosi’s Dead,” you’ve pretty much got a stamp on you." - bit.ly
Considered one of the first goth songs, "inspired by Warhol’s nightcrawling soirees at the legendary Factory, 'All Tomorrow’s Parties' is the most antisocial pop song about partying ever" - bit.ly
According to a recent interview with Clan of Xymox guitarist Ronny Moorings, the Goth scene is still strong in Leipzig! "It's still alive and always gets its head up again. I am not worried about the scene because so far it survived it all." - bit.ly
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry's David Wolfenden said even though their music was dark and gloomish, he "never liked goth at all- just good guitar bands like Killing Joke, The Banshees and the only Cure album I like is Pornography (amazing guitar playing)." - bit.ly
Mark Burgess of The Chameleons on the the story behind the song "Swamp Thing" - www.youtube.com
Drab Majesty will perform on Monday, August 26 August at Neumos! Ticket info here: www.neumos.com
"Dance the ghost with me..." - www.youtube.com
The Cult (originally called Death Cult and Southern Death Cult) plays at The Moore Theater on Monday, June 10! Ticket info here: www.stgpresents.org
Here's a video of The Cure singing sad lyrics in a garden: vimeo.com
Here's the official website for World Goth Day so you can (*sigh*) get your goth on - www.worldgothday.com
Tones on Tail was a musical side project of Daniel Ash of the gothic rock group Bauhaus.
You can "Join in the Chant" when Nitzer Ebb plays industrial goth at Neumos on Wednesday, September 25th. www.neumos.com
Here's the official video for the song NME calls the best goth song of all time: www.youtube.com
Here's a video of Swans (plus a whole lot of other bands) performing this Joy Division cover: bit.ly
It's Clan of Xymox covering of The Cure. Clan of Xymox released a whole album of cover songs: clanofxymox.bandcamp.com
"When there's nothing to say, When will it start bothering you?..."
KEXP wants to hear your stories and song suggestions for Music Heals. To share, please e-mail stories@kexp.org
KEXP wants to hear your stories and song suggestions for Music Heals. To share, please e-mail stories@kexp.org
The Mission frontman Wayne Hussey explains he didn't invent goth: "If you were to see me at home, most days I’d be wearing shorts and flip-flops. That’s not very goth, is it?" - bit.ly
Paint your nails black and break out the black nail polish. It's World Goth Day #worldgothday
Also here's the official video for this song: www.youtube.com
Also here's the official video for this song: www.youtube.com
Pale skin, dark hair, black lips, black clothes... www.youtube.com
The Damned play the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, WA on Saturday, September 14th. Info here: bit.ly
Electrafixion were formed by former members of Echo & the Bunnymen.
"Nocturnal Me" for all the goth vampires! www.youtube.com
"Frontier" originally started off as a long improvisation of kerosene cans and a chair leg banging. At the time, Dead Can Dance didn’t have label backing and so had to rely on whatever instruments they could find. - bit.ly
"The sounds are groovy and the house is smooth / There’s a devil on the floor and he wants to groove..." It's groovy industrial goth. mylifewiththethrillkillkult.com
Need some live goth in your future? Gene Loves Jezebel is playing the Bing Crosby Theater, Spokane, WA on Wednesday, August 07th. More info here: www.songkick.com
Here's the official video with plenty of goth aesthetic: www.youtube.com
Here's a video of Concrete Blonde Performing "Tomorrow, Wendy" Live at the Neptune Theater in 2012: www.youtube.com
Love and Rockets by request for #worldgothday
David J Is So Goth He Wears Sunglasses in Bed. - www.vice.com
David J Is So Goth He Wears Sunglasses in Bed. - www.vice.com
'Release The Bats' was recorded in one night, with Nick Cave completely out of breath and almost collapsing. - bit.ly
"I've got a garbage brain, it's driving me insane..." It's World Goth Day! - www.youtube.com
Goth meets Goth! Bauhaus Drummer Recalls Raucous Iggy Pop Encounter: bit.ly
So, Duran Duran had a Goth side. According to our Twitter pole, you voted and it's Pop Goth! - www.youtube.com
Robert Smith says New Cure Album Will be a “Doom & Gloom” Goth Record for Halloween Release - bit.ly
Because Everyday Is "like" Halloween. Happy World Goth Day. Have a dark, dark day.....
The Bauhaus song "Bela Lugosi’s Dead” is ten minutes of synths and melodrama that is often credited as the first truly goth record. Goth Anthem!?