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:: Books & Publications
Mick Mercer's latest Goth Bible is 21st Century Goth, and yours truly got an unsolicited mention ;-)
Horror writer Nancy Kilpatrick's The Goth Bible : A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined has lots of info, links, interviews (I even got a short one on page 267) and more
Hex Files - The Goth Bible by Mick Mercer is out of print but usually available used at Amazon, and is a worldwide directory of goth, vampire, fetish and pagan resources. Info on bands, fanzines, clothing, and other merchandise. Over 200 black and white photos.
Gothic Dark Glamour is a beautiful book with tons of photos and info on Gothic fashion and music
What Is Goth? from Voltaire is a cute little handbook of "music, makeup, attitude, dance and general skullduggery"
I have most of the little black and red Emily the Strange books, they're too cute not to get them
Gothic Beauty is a fabulous goth/fetish mag all about looking good, great photography, music and models
The Sentamentalist covers indie music, art, fashion and film
:: Music
My music tastes have just exploded all over the place the last few years, but here are some great Gothic, Darkwave, Dark Punk & Alternative favorites, current and past:
The Dresden Dolls bill themselves as Brechtian Cabaret Punk, check out their fabulous website to see why. And be sure to check out Amanda Palmer's brilliant solo album also
In the same raw creative enthusiastic vein, I saw the Canadian group Arcade Fire on late night TV a few days ago and have to go out and get their album Funeral now. They seemed to defy categorization, the first thing that comes to mind is magnificent chaotic madness, and their website is also strange and fittingly disjointed
She Wants Revenge has two albums out, both are excellent, dark, retro and very Goth. Great dance music also
Collide has a new album out. Goth trance darkwave...
Interpol create dark catchy punk, I'm addicted to their first release Turn on the Bright Lights, and Antics is very good also
The Killers "Hot Fuss" is pleasingly retro synth glam punk, and they are beautiful to look at also
The Sisters of Mercy are a must have for every Goth collection, this is their greatest hits collection
And for spooky atmosphere music Midnight Syndicate has a number of albums that will set the mood
:: box sets & compilations ::
THIS IS GOTH from Cleopatra is a 3 CD set featuring Gary Numan, Genitorturers, The Electric Hellfire Club, Switchblade Symphony, The Damned, Alien Sex Fiend, Inkubus Sukkubus, Gene Loves Jezebel, Controlled Bleeding, Two Witches, Mephisto Waltz, Usherhouse, Spahn Ranch, The Mission UK, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Christian Death, Razed in Black, Rosetta Stone and more.
THE UNQUIET GRAVE Vol 1 is another 2 CD compilation of Cleopatra artists
THE BLACK BIBLE is an even bigger 4 CD box set with more legends of Cleopatra
PROJEKT: GOTHIC compilation from Projekt records with Audra, Voltaire, This Ascension, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Attrition, Mors Syphilitica, Lycia and more
ARIA a Tess Records Anthology featuring songs by Blade Fetish, This Ascension, Trance to The Sun, Faith and the Muse, and Autumn including several previously unreleased tracks.
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