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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

We are taking a journey to Central Europe to speak with Andre from The Wave of Things. Throughout our tour we'll be exploring the music and scene of central and eastern Europe, discussing the variation of subcultural expression from country to country and debate whether music can be objectively goth.

Our guest this episode is Andre of The Wave of Things and Deus Faust.

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Intro 00:00

Getting Into Goth 2:15

The Wave of Things 17:00

Darker in Central Europe 26:15

What is Goth 1:01:00

The Wave of the Future 1:16:16

Entangled and Embedded, Subcultural Music 1:27:00

References:
-Yugoslavia Post Punk
-The Meltdown of Russia's Music Scene
-Eurasian Coolness
-Soviet Post-Punk
-It's About Timber
-Russian Post Punk
-Zuvuki Mu
-Comfort the Disturbed
-Everywhere at the End of Time
-The Best
-Disintigration Loops

In this episode we are going to explore Goth's White Hegemony: Racism, Gatekeeping and Identity. We'll be looking at the ways the mechanisms of white supremacy show up in the goth scene, what we can do about it, and whether goth is a music based subculture.

Our guest this episode is Shonalika! You can find them on YouTube, in Powderpaint and Calendrical Rot.

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Getting Into Goth 00:00

Gendered Goth 8:30

Racialized Goth 12:30

The Audacity of Whiteness 34:45

Conservatism and Community Praxis 52:00

Is Goth a Music Based Subculture 1:09:30

Book Nerds 1:53:00

Outro 1:59:30

References:
-Skinheads Romantic Violence
-How to Fight Fascism
-Persistent Problem of Colorism
-Vampires and Whiteness
-Vampires of Color
-Cultural Contradictions in Neoliberalism
-Practice Theory
-Skin Bleaching
-Commitment Against Racism
-Black Activists to Follow
-Indigenous Activists to Follow
-Latinx Activists to Follow
-Asian Activists to Follow
-Black Skin vs. Pale Aesthetic
-I’m so Goth I Was Born Black
-San La Muerte Fest
-Goth So White
-Nazi Goths Fuck Off
-What Ends When Symbols Shatter
-Black History and America’s Gothic Soul
-Racial Doll Test
-Obscura Undead: Goth is Political
-Consumer Identity
-Meritocracy
-Neo-liberal Wokeism
-Colorism in Goth
-Extreme Politics in Underground Music
-Recognizing Race Reductionism

We compare goth aesthetics and ideals of goth communities across America, discuss what makes goth music goth, and swap clubbing stories.

Our guests are Ophelia and Viktor

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Intro 00:00
Getting into Goth 2:00
Comparing Goth Clubs 10:30
Alone Together: Goth DJs 36:00
What is Goth Music 1:01:30
Socializing with Goths 1:22:20
Live Music 1:33:40
Esotericism 1:47:40
Cybergoth 1:54:30
Outro 2:01:00
Please Help 2:02:40
Post Show Musings 2:05:13
Coming up 2:23:00

Our conversation this month takes many a twist and turn as we cover the life and times of Veronika Sorrow. From her dark origins, to her Siouxsie Sioux cover band, her 80's retro shop MeowMeowz, and her eventual departure from the goth scene.

MeowMeowz: meowmeowz

Nocturna: nocturnasiouxsie

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Getting into Goth 00:00

Music Projects 9:45

Goth Clubs 31:49

MeowMeowz 51:45

Leaving Goth 1:06:12

Post Show Musings 1:30:20

cover image by @artist_mdc

Turns out goths are weird. On this episode we explore the impact of emotional disorders and disabilities like depression, autism, ADHD and chronic illness. We also discuss why goth’s are too obsessed with being technically correct, review the new book Goth Parenting: The Dark Joys of Raising Baby Bats, and interview a gen alpha goth!

Our guests are Anastasia of Cemetery Sex and Slings and Arrows, Tay of Sanguine Symphony and Shirthole

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Introductions 00:00

Goth Debate Perverts 8:00

Experience with Disability 32:00

Goth Culture's Neurodivergence 49:20

Depression and Emotional Intelligence 1:10:00

Is Goth Subversive 1:43:15

Fashion and Goths of Color 2:12:30

Conclusion 2:34:45

Book Review 2:39:45

Gen Alpha Goth 2:44:40