The Blogging Goth

A brief update this time just to note I’m headed back to Whitby for the first time since 2022! Do ensure you’re following my socials as I pinball around the venerable home of UK Goth. I also feel obliged to highlight again the distinction between what is held this weekend and what is taking place over the May bank holiday weekend, a week later.

At this time of year, a lot of us are headed ‘home’ – whatever metaphysical connotations that may have for you. So I’ve looked as close as possible to home for some new music to listen to, and I want to share it with all my readers – my gift to you (beyond memes with Santa hats haphazardly photoshopped onto various goth luminaries)!

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