At this point I consider goth to be more of a cheeky, aware, omnipresent entity rather than a genre of music. It merely uses musicians and DJs to channel itself and drag followers in!
But I’ve munched a lot of acid in my day.
Someone needs to make this B movie horror film.
‘I’m not goth! I am simply a human vessel it possesses, can’t you see?! It’s imprisoned me, I am an involuntary disciple.’
I WOULD WATCH IT
ANDREW ELDRITCH FOR PROTAGONIST
^omg yes! Do not forget to throw as much Sisters of Mercy jokes into the script as you can.
The plot will follow Andrew Eldritch desperately trying to reach the Temple of Love, the only place where he can expunge the spirit of gothdom from his soul. All the while, black wind blows his name across the land, spreading goth far and wide. Even worse, whenever Eldritch comes nears the temple, the black wind comes to carry him far away. The nightmare merely repeats itself; in the end he gives up and concedes to spending the rest of his days playing concerts to people who wear large and untidy cats on their heads.
Something inside me is deep fried - Kommunity KFC
I have ingested my way through your ugly world
I have fed in every way
I have something I swear nobody can steal
A chicken buffet, a delicious mealSomething inside me is… deep fried
Fried
Friiiiiied!
Seriously, writing my dissertation would be no fun without your tumblr providing the odd bit of satisfying procrastination. Also, I haven’t listened to that song in YEARS.
At this point I consider goth to be more of a cheeky, aware, omnipresent entity rather than a genre of music. It merely uses musicians and DJs to channel itself and drag followers in!
But I’ve munched a lot of acid in my day.
Someone needs to make this B movie horror film.
rampagexrachel replied to your post: Being a goth is the most fun activity you could ever imagine, I’d recommend it to anyone.
How does one start said free 30 day trial?
You just put on some black clothing and bop around to some Sisters of Mercy and maybe a cheeky little bit of The Cure to ease you into things.
Then before you know it your 30 day free trial has expired but you’ve already thrown away all of your coloured clothes, your eyes hurt when you remove your aviators, you know the lyrics to at least six goth rock anthems and you can’t find your way off the dancefloor because of the copious amount of fog… so you’re kind of trapped. Goth has claimed yet another victim. And in their confusion they have no idea what’s even happened to them and stumble around proclaiming ‘But I’m not a goth!’
Every time I think I might be a recovering goth I end up playing a little Sisters for old times’ sake and BAM - relapse.
To help Rachael procrastinate while finishing her dissertation, Gabbi helps form an impromptu Sisters of Mercy cover band in the library.
Some day… some daaay… some day… I’ll write this fucking dissertation!
Do you have a favorite time period or movement within art history?
Ooh, this is a tough one! Generally most of the art I love falls within the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. I love Post-Impressionism for it’s invention and individuality - Van Gogh never fails to astound me, and one of my absolute favourite artists is Edvard Munch. Unsurprisingly, then, I also love Expressionism and artists even vaguely associated with the movement - I’m particularly fond of Egon Schiele and Otto Dix. Thanks to being obsessed with Oscar Wilde as a teen I’m also interested in Symbolist art of the fin de siecle, even if I tend to view most of it with a critical eye nowadays. Outside of that period, though, nothing beats Goya for me - if I could meet any figure from art history, it might just be him.
what do you do with your life besides dying your hair and studying art history?
AnonymousHonestly? I’m just about to finish my degree, so currently not an awful lot!
Before my dissertation got in the way, I spent a lot of my time helping to set up and run a fetish society at my university. I was secretary on the committee and the whole thing was an incredibly positive influence on my life - I got to meet all sorts of queer, sex-positive, kinky feminist types. I still try to get involved and go to kink events both within and outside of the society whenever I have time.
Really though, the biggest part of my life by far is the alternative music scene. I spend a lot of time researching bands both old and new (if you don’t believe me just look at my last.fm), and I go to at least one gig a month, often one every weekend. In addition to that I suppose you could say I’m a bit of a goth club regular. The music scene is poor here in York, so I’m usually spending all my money travelling to Leeds and London. When I’m not studying during term time, I also love travelling abroad; I’ve been to over 20 countries on my own through volunteering, hostelling and couchsurfing. I love the adventure of it; I always travel with very little money and little to no itinerary (when I went travelling to the Balkans I had no idea where I’d go, how long for, or where I’d end up!).
Before going to university, my biggest passion was fusion dance, and while I still practice at home (as well as guitar, though I’m still an utter novice there), I really miss the dance community, and I really, really miss the personal improvement that comes with taking classes. I can’t wait to graduate and live somewhere I can start progressing in my dance again!
Anyway, I hope that’s given you at least some reassurance that I do things beyond dying my hair and studying. This blog isn’t particularly personal, so I can see how it would give off that impression!
I have wonderful friends. I want to do Whitby all over again!
Wedge me between two pretty ladies any day. I wish instead of going from my old lady nap to meeting up with you guys I’d re-applied my makeup - you and Alex set some very high and very gorgeous standards. Love this photo, x
Reblogging as I still love this photo. Such outrageous hair colours!
