Phantasmagoria, noun
a bizarre or fantastic combination, collection, or assemblage

On this episode we chat with Sondra about the connections between the Metal and Goth subculture, why the internet is so upset about ‘fake goth girls’ making only fans content, practical goth fashion, how meaning emerges from community and more!

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Intro: 00:00

WitchHands 2:15

Metal and Goth 5:45

Salem 21:00

Thrifting and Practical Fashion 39:45

Fetishizing Goth 1:00:00

Community 1:18:00

Feedback 1:31:00

Sinister Suggestions 1:50:30

References:
-Open Casket
-Foxblood
-TommyVowles
-Die With Your Boots On
-Ossuary of Salem
-Midnight Hour
-Mode Brutal
-Junkyard Bat
-Bone and Busk
-Luciferotica
-Dark Angel Co
-Shrine
-Ipso Facto
-Dark Garden
-Blackmoon Castle
-Never Trust the Algorithm
-We Have a Technical
-The Harm of Fast Fashion
-More Harm from Fast Fashion
-Feminists for Sex Workers
-Art of Inconvenience
-Political Significance of Inconvenience
-The Epidemic of Escapism

For those who don't know, due to unemployment and disability my family and are are forced to move out of our home. The process has been incredibly stressful and has kept me from being able to put together an episode this month.

In liue of an episode this month, please send thoughts, feedback and opinions on past episodes, or goth in general to: cemeteryconfessions@gmail.com. I'll be putting together an episode where we read and respond to your feedback.

Thank you for listening!

On this episode we dive deep into the new book 'How to be a Goth'. We'll talk about the shift from subculture to mainstream adoption, argue about celebrities being 'goth-coded', debate if high fashion can be goth, and a lot more.

Please forgive the audio issues in the first half of the episode.

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Introducing the Book 00:00

Introducing the Author 18:25

Real Goths Sacked Rome 20:10

Gothcore or Goth Subculture? 51:00

Baby Bats 1:25:15

Can High Fashion be Goth? 1:40:36

We Finally Get Angry 1:59:50

What is Goth PT. 1 2:24:00

Aging in Goth 2:44:30

What is Goth PT. 2 3:10:00

Buy from Goths 3:26:00

Interior Decorating 3:42:50

Closing thoughts 3:58:00

References:
-Gen Z Brought Goth Back
-Egyptian Appropriation
-Essentialism
-Substance and Subculture
-Heidigger and the Revolutionary Self
-Fecal Matter