Leah Lane has faith in the counterculture. “Things will work out,” the singer says. “I have a lot of faith in the goth scene. And a lot of faith in the post-punk scene, [and] in the darkwave scene.

Despite the blue skies and relentless sunshine of the desert, the gloominess of goth-inspired music has a strong foothold in our fair state. Gothic rock first emerged from post-punk outfits in the ...

Goth Icon Shares New ‘Dramatic’ Version of Hit Song originally appeared on Parade. Few are more synonymous with goth—be it music, fashion, or lifestyle—than Robert Smith of The Cure. Since forming in ...

Not every goth essential out there is a full-stop gothic rock song. Many of the songs on this list could be considered gothic rock tunes, but some of them lean toward different genres. Nevertheless, ...

Gothic rock music, especially from the genre’s heyday in the 80s, is often known for its gloomy subject matter and sound. However, not all gothic rock songs have that weepy element. In fact, some ...

Upon googling “gothic rock and the supernatural” I was utterly shocked — disgusted even — to find very little on the topic save a “The 20 Best Goth Songs of the Last 20 Years” listicle. I’m sorry, but ...

World Goth Day is an annual worldwide event that celebrates goth music, fashion and art on May 22nd. It began in 2009 as Goth Day, started by two DJs from the BBC, the superbly named Martin OldGoth ...

Goth, or gothic rock as it is sometimes referred, was the coming together of different eras and genres of music. Most notably, much of the subculture originates from England, in the late 1970s, but ...

On June 10, 1991, a young, scruffy Kurt Cobain was loading his gear into the then-abandoned Gothic Theatre. Later that night, Cobain, alongside Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, would ignite the stage ...

Dan Tyminski has long been loved for his rugged roots music. He's a former member of bluegrass outfit Lonesome River Band, a cohort of Alison Krauss, playing in her backing band Union Station, and, of ...

About five years ago, in the dark depths of the pandemic, TikTok users suddenly became enamored of a video of dancing bats. The bats weren’t really dancing, just hanging upside down, but the black-and ...