1980's Bands/Artists
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The Art of Darkness : The History of Goth
History of Goth - Book - by John Robb
(2023)
This
is the first comprehensive history of Goth music and culture. Over 600
pages, John Robb explores the origins and legacy of this enduring scene,
which has its roots in the post-punk era. Drawing on his own experience
as a musician and journalist, Robb covers the style, the music and the
clubs that spawned the culture, alongside political and social
conditions.
He
also reaches back farther to key historic events and movements that
frame the ideas of Goth, from the fall of Rome to Lord Byron and the
Romantic poets, European folk tales, Gothic art and the occult. Finally,
he considers the current mainstream Goth of Instagram influencers,
film, literature and music. The Art of Darkness features interviews with
Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, The Damned, Nick Cave, Southern
Death Cult, Einsturzende Neubauten, Bauhaus, Killing Joke, Throbbing
Gristle, Danielle Dax, Lydia Lunch and many more.
It offers a first-hand account of being there at the gigs and clubs that made the scene happen.