Goths In History
Historically, in ages past, Gothic was not just a fashion statement, or a music induced lifestyle. Goths were a culture of many different Germanic tribes that shared similarities in language, and lived in the ancient kingdoms of Eastern Europe. Historians believed they first emerged in the late second century, and that by the third century, [...]
Gothic Literature
The term “gothic” as it was applied to literature does not so much apply to the ancient Germanic tribes of Western and Eastern Europe, so much as it does to what they represent metaphorically. Gothic as an adjective is meant to signify the baser human emotions, or the decay and collapse of human creations, i.e., [...]
The Beginning Of The Gothic Subculture
Any informed source will tell you that the Gothic subculture, the glamour of it all, the bangles, and fishnets, the eyeliner, began in the late 1980’s during America’s biggest fashion crisis. Some people say that Stevie Nicks was the original goth girl, with her sometimes Renaissance style clothing, and flowing attire. Others, attribute the first [...]
Controversy Surrounding The Gothic Subculture
Occasionally, controversy arises around the gothic subculture because a violent act is committed by someone with a similar taste in fashion or music. Most of the media and those outside the gothic subculture often misconstrue the members as being malicious, although usually, the community is described by those inside as being completely non-violent, as well [...]
Goth vs. Emo
Emotional rock, and the wide distribution of followers, are not gothic or even a closely related subculture of the general Goth trend. The emo scene has had three waves of its trend and is in the height of its third now. In the mid 1980’s the scene was a subculture of punk rock, and was [...]
Gothic Fashion & Music
The gothic subculture is associated with many different types of music, though, not all members of the Goth scene share the same musical taste. Gothic music contains many different styles, but they do mostly share common factors, such as a certain malevolent, mystical sound and perspective. The styles of dressing within the gothic subculture, is [...]