I remember watching this back in 2008 when I was just kinda coming into the gothic scene, I'm now 28 and still in the goth scene and I'm proud and happy to be still in it :) Love it all and this always brings a smile to my face, he doesn't judge anyone like other documentaries do.
I like how thoroughness of this clip. The music was actually appropriate. Depeche Mode, Voltaire, The Cure... Pretty much hit the nail on the head. At least for me. ;)
This is brilliant short film. Immaculately shot and directed. Flawless editing. Good to the production team cover the Goth story in a serious manner. Too many times journalists just take the piss. Some of you (none British viewers) may not know that The Culture Show is a BBC Television programme.
Be who you want to be and dress how you want to dress. I know how you feel, I spent 4 years trying to fit in and in the end I thought sod it, I now dress how I want to dress and not how society tells me to. I've had abuse thrown at me and have been attacked but when these people realise that it doesn't matter what they say or do you aren't going to change they'll probably leave you alone.
ive been to whitby and it is such a lovely place! i love the people there! if you want to go to goth weekend some people have to book a place in a years advance to be there.!
ahh, good memorise, i went there one year and it was extrodinary, i brought all of my vampire books, as well as movies (but i watched The Lost Boys most of the time), i loved the dancing as well, it was such a fun night, i can't wait to go again (yea works slow for nw so i can't afford it), anyways, cheers my friends, God bless, and remember, there's "no time to cry" =D, you know you know what that is from =D
In Turkey people are still afraiding of goths gothic style etc. I would like be there and taking some photographes. Greetings fromTurkey to all of you :)
That was good report - It's nice to see us portrayed postively for once :) BTW I work for Angel Clothing and if you look very closely at the football shirts you'll see our logo there, as we're the new team sponsors!
I agree with his last sentence. Goth is somewhere where anyone who feels left out is automatically welcomed, and really, that's the best definition of goth I've yet heard. It's all about acceptance. The aesthetic and music is part of it and where it began respectively, but acceptance is what it's all about.
I love that he was so open mindedcto try it AND the makeover was actually decent so he could really get a feel for the scene without it being fancy dress!
I would say if there was any common thread among goth individuals, it would be pain. The experience and aknowledgement of pain. Or even the acceptance of it.
The good old days of WGW. We did not stat going to 2008 which I think was the start of its decline. So wished I had gone years ago. Now just full of Steampunks and weekend Goths.
I live in the U.S. and in the Coachella Valley at that, and if I saw the majority of students on campus dressing like cybergoths, romantic goths, punks, and trad goths, I'd probably pass out and probably die and go to heaven for a moment or two. Its times like this I wish I was born in the UK.
wow, what was it like? Now that I'v seen this, if they still have the gothic weekends then maybe me and my friends might plan a wee trip up to Whitby someday. =D
Never heard that before. There is some discussion if The Cure is Gothic Rock or only New Wave. But if you Goth at its broadest it includes New Wave. So its definitely a Goth band.
Seriously, very far away and a city would be good for you, and out of state if you can. Remember, this is a process that will take several years to complete. The clothing alone will take at least 4 or 5 years, every 2 months go one shade darker, wear silver eyeshadow instead of black, and wait until you get your own place before you decorate your room, then your house can be your gothic domain.
Very good insight. Especially the end of the video, where football is pathetically embraced, seemingly to appear normal and acceptable again. Football and Goths. Society's lost participants.....;)
@mokubi1982: Well, maybe they use The Cure's songs, because they used to be a goth band (first 3 or 4 albums) and they are still one of the favourite bands among the gothic subculture. That is to answer your question and I'm not going to reply to the rest of your comment as it would lead to nowhere.
@MissGothicGirlie Continued- At places such as Whitby,Glastonbury,Camden and indoors i dress to the Gothic nines :) I would dress Lolita but I'm poor :P So it's either plain Victorian or Goth Lolita. I pick the one i love more, Victorian :P So at places mentioned above, Its top hats, full skirts, Shirts, Parasols ^_^ My favorite!
@MissGothicGirlie we have a goth nightclub here in Edinburgh called Ascension only thing ism its only on once a month :( i may go to the halloween one, gives me more time to get my outfits together and bought lol.
@Gothica059 Oh lovely ^_^ Hehe the tie sounds adorable! ^_^ Oh and the shirt :) And new rocks! Lucky :P Of course I don't mind dear :) My style? Well I like to mix and match like yourself :) I live in a small town so i have to tone down the look a bit :( But on a normal day it is black velvet, Doc martens,Long skirts, Knee length skirts, Chokers :) On a very casual day it is just jeans and a t-shirt. It is so boring >.< Oh goodness, have to continue my post. Sorry :P
I can sympathize with the goth woman with the red dreds. I became a goth when I was 17 and my parents still sort of think it's a phase and I've tried to convince them that its not exactly a "youth thing" and there are goths who are over 30 or 40 and I currently 21.
"Most goths grow out of it by 20."
Ha ha! That had me in stitches. Being a "true" goth *begins* at 20.
Huge props to the interviewer for actually *trying* it, rather than just judging from afar.
I'm gonna be 80 and still (shakily) applying eyeliner and black lipstick.
Oh my goth, this guy is so nice refreshing in all that negative gothic documentaries. I nearly cried. Thanks
Some people wouldn't be anywhere NEAR as open-minded as he was. As a goth, I say he deserves props! \m/(-_-)\m/
I just love how positive this was. I really enjoyed it :)
I remember watching this back in 2008 when I was just kinda coming into the gothic scene, I'm now 28 and still in the goth scene and I'm proud and happy to be still in it :) Love it all and this always brings a smile to my face, he doesn't judge anyone like other documentaries do.
I like how thoroughness of this clip. The music was actually appropriate.
Depeche Mode, Voltaire, The Cure... Pretty much hit the nail on the head.
At least for me. ;)
I love how that vampire goth was so shocked after the interviewer turned goth "Blooody hell!" XD!!
I'm really happy someone posted this! I didn't think I would be able to see it. I really like his closing comment.
I was at the first one. Still here, still gothic... .
The TV presenter is awesome and his ease after being all gothed-up makes me really happy :)
This is brilliant short film. Immaculately shot and directed. Flawless editing. Good to the production team cover the Goth story in a serious manner. Too many times journalists just take the piss. Some of you (none British viewers) may not know that The Culture Show is a BBC Television programme.
I want to go to whitby goth weekend one day 💜
6:21 he sort of looks like Peter Murphy! It's that contour in the cheek bones!
I thought the same thing!
I was in the band that played right before The Damned. I'm glad this is still here-good memories!
Yes I remember this. Pretty good spotlight on Goths. I agree with Nightwalker973, I'm going to be this way for a long time. Spiritus "The Dark Prince"
Be who you want to be and dress how you want to dress. I know how you feel, I spent 4 years trying to fit in and in the end I thought sod it, I now dress how I want to dress and not how society tells me to. I've had abuse thrown at me and have been attacked but when these people realise that it doesn't matter what they say or do you aren't going to change they'll probably leave you alone.
On behalf of goths worldwide, thanks for showing us positively!
And not a steampunk in sight....ahh those were the days..........
Long live the Gothic folk x
Long live the Damned 💀💚
This was such a great segment, opening with ‘Melody Lee’. I will always be a goth at heart. 🖤
ive been to whitby and it is such a lovely place! i love the people there! if you want to go to goth weekend some people have to book a place in a years advance to be there.!
Im at 24 now...and Ive been a goth for 5 yrs and a half now..and will always be til I grow old!!! I totally agree on this!!:) Hail to all the Goths
ahh, good memorise, i went there one year and it was extrodinary, i brought all of my vampire books, as well as movies (but i watched The Lost Boys most of the time), i loved the dancing as well, it was such a fun night, i can't wait to go again (yea works slow for nw so i can't afford it), anyways, cheers my friends, God bless, and remember, there's "no time to cry" =D, you know you know what that is from =D
Lullaby, by the cure...I love that song. And, these clothes are lovely...
In Turkey people are still afraiding of goths gothic style etc. I would like be there and taking some photographes.
Greetings fromTurkey to all of you :)
I love all five pixels of this video 🖤
That was good report - It's nice to see us portrayed postively for once :) BTW I work for Angel Clothing and if you look very closely at the football shirts you'll see our logo there, as we're the new team sponsors!
It should be called Whitby steampunk weekend now, you hardly ever see a Goth.
Excellent song choices.
you are 100% right! we need more people like you.
I used to live in Whitby. It's gorgeous. Goths are love.
I'm determinded to come this year in october
That reporter actually made a very good goth fair play to him having a go .
this made me smile ^_^ s nice to see that goths are respected like normal people here. Very nice!
I agree with his last sentence. Goth is somewhere where anyone who feels left out is automatically welcomed, and really, that's the best definition of goth I've yet heard. It's all about acceptance. The aesthetic and music is part of it and where it began respectively, but acceptance is what it's all about.
I am amazed, the press didn't used there normal negativity on us. Cheers for this (team of) reporter(s).
The song that was played live is called the devils toybox by uninvited guest
I love that he was so open mindedcto try it AND the makeover was actually decent so he could really get a feel for the scene without it being fancy dress!
great segment. it is true at least in my case, once a goth always a goth. OXOXOX
OMG PLAYING MELODY LEE AT THE BEGINNING I HAD A HEART ATTACK SO PERFECT AGHHHHHHHH
great report work, skinfitz! Really great:)
that was a beautiful experience
Going whitby goth weekend next year!!! Woooo!
I wanna go there !!!
aw fabuloous I missed this wgw but roll on april...hey!!
I would say if there was any common thread among goth individuals, it would be pain. The experience and aknowledgement of pain. Or even the acceptance of it.
Beautiful.
Love that they used The Damned in the beginning.
I like this. It showed how the culture really is!
The good old days of WGW. We did not stat going to 2008 which I think was the start of its decline. So wished I had gone years ago. Now just full of Steampunks and weekend Goths.
I can't wait!
The band is Uninvited Guest. The song they're performing is called "The Devil's Toybox."
Finally a program that doesn't bash Goth.
absolutely, excellent call :)
clan of xymox too.
all good stuff.
dang i love Bouhous. one of my favorite bands
ahh Dave from The Damned!!
Love it
It's called "Lullabye" on the album Disintegration or you can get it on thier Greatest Hits album.
Aww this guy is so positive I love it.
Love it, cheers.
That was nice
ps Whitby is a beautiful place, heartily recommended anytime
What ever floats your boat mate. Each to there own.
I live in the U.S. and in the Coachella Valley at that, and if I saw the majority of students on campus dressing like cybergoths, romantic goths, punks, and trad goths, I'd probably pass out and probably die and go to heaven for a moment or two. Its times like this I wish I was born in the UK.
wow, what was it like? Now that I'v seen this, if they still have the gothic weekends then maybe me and my friends might plan a wee trip up to Whitby someday. =D
And 18 years on this has warped into a fancy dress weekend for townies...
Awe that was beautiful
@SwanDust Thank you! : )
hahaha, that host guy sounds like he should be on a gardening show
I want to go to Whitby goth weekend one time seems fun
"I wanted to find out why Goth refuses to die."
We're already dead, baby! Only 2 days to April WGW '08!
Never heard that before. There is some discussion if The Cure is Gothic Rock or only New Wave. But if you Goth at its broadest it includes New Wave. So its definitely a Goth band.
Looks like heaven and I'M GOING THIS YEAR! *joyjoyjoy!*
I want to go to Whitby one day.
Seriously, very far away and a city would be good for you, and out of state if you can. Remember, this is a process that will take several years to complete. The clothing alone will take at least 4 or 5 years, every 2 months go one shade darker, wear silver eyeshadow instead of black, and wait until you get your own place before you decorate your room, then your house can be your gothic domain.
I like the music
THE MUSIC AAAAA
Very good insight.
Especially the end of the video, where football is pathetically embraced, seemingly to appear normal and acceptable again. Football and Goths. Society's lost participants.....;)
i'm going to WWG in october =]=]
i can't wait and i'm already planning my outfits =]=]=]=]
GOTHS RULE!!!!LONG LIVE THE GOTHS!
yup goth will never die :)
I love whitby goth weekend so much XD
The very first tune in Melody Lee by The Damned. If you do a seach on youtube you will find it...:-)
@mokubi1982:
Well, maybe they use The Cure's songs, because they used to be a goth band (first 3 or 4 albums) and they are still one of the favourite bands among the gothic subculture. That is to answer your question and I'm not going to reply to the rest of your comment as it would lead to nowhere.
@MissGothicGirlie
Continued-
At places such as Whitby,Glastonbury,Camden and indoors i dress to the Gothic nines :) I would dress Lolita but I'm poor :P So it's either plain Victorian or Goth Lolita. I pick the one i love more, Victorian :P So at places mentioned above, Its top hats, full skirts, Shirts, Parasols ^_^ My favorite!
I can't belive this is from 2006
Yay, I was on TV
YAY! WGW. goth will never die!
was good back in the days
@MissGothicGirlie
You don't need to be sorry :)
It is nice to talk to people about our kind of fashion :)
Lots of familiar faces... recognise Lee with the red mohawk at the 3:00-ish point
@MissGothicGirlie
we have a goth nightclub here in Edinburgh called Ascension only thing ism its only on once a month :( i may go to the halloween one, gives me more time to get my outfits together and bought lol.
Great job on the make-up Dean!
I is quiet wierd stumbling across this and recognising people
wow i was there that year... didnt get in the vid tho lol
totally love Whitby haha ;P
Customer in Whitby Shoppers Drug Mart: what do you mean you're out of eyeliner?
@Gothica059
Oh lovely ^_^ Hehe the tie sounds adorable! ^_^ Oh and the shirt :) And new rocks! Lucky :P
Of course I don't mind dear :)
My style? Well I like to mix and match like yourself :) I live in a small town so i have to tone down the look a bit :( But on a normal day it is black velvet, Doc martens,Long skirts, Knee length skirts, Chokers :) On a very casual day it is just jeans and a t-shirt. It is so boring >.<
Oh goodness, have to continue my post. Sorry :P
I may not be goth but I always have a place in my heart for them. I'm a goth at heart. I just don't look like one.
I can sympathize with the goth woman with the red dreds. I became a goth when I was 17 and my parents still sort of think it's a phase and I've tried to convince them that its not exactly a "youth thing" and there are goths who are over 30 or 40 and I currently 21.