It's goth week...
May. 31st, 2006 11:59 am...in Leipzig. What will the football fans make of the Wave-Gotik-Treffen Festival? Will goth footie fans prefer a 0-0 score on the grounds of its pure and devastating nihilism?
...and I'm apparently a Death Rocker with a thick streak of rivethead according to the what kind of goth are you? test, which seems about right given my steampunk zombie kink.
... but what the Hell is Gothabilly?
...and I'm apparently a Death Rocker with a thick streak of rivethead according to the what kind of goth are you? test, which seems about right given my steampunk zombie kink.
... but what the Hell is Gothabilly?
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Date: 2006-05-31 03:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-05-31 04:01 pm (UTC)Ah, Wikipedia saves us: "Gothabilly is a portmanteau which refers to an unusual fusion of rockabilly music and the Goth culture. Separate from "Psychobilly" due to the comedic aspect that is often inhibited in the over the top, violent lyrics."
And then it goes on to list a bunch of odd bands, and throws the Cramps and Nick Cave into the mix for fun. Yee, and indubitably, haw!