Overview
'Goth can plausibly claim to be the near-definitive word on the subject' - Guardian Goth is an entertaining and evocative personal history of Goth music and culture, told by a true insider. Lol Tolhurst explores the godfathers of goth who established the genre's roots - THE CURE, which he co-founded with Robert Smith, contemporaries SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES, BAUHAUS, JOY DIVISION - plus many more great bands that offered a place of refuge for the misfits of the 80s and ever since. Lol offers a fascinating deep dive into the movers and shakers of goth, imbued with his personal memories as well as those of fellow musicians, magicians and artists who make goth such an inevitable and enduring movement. Along the way he examines acts such as DEPECHE MODE and COCTEAU TWINS who helped the darkness expand. Finally, Tolhurst examines the legacy of goth music, and shows how its influence can still be seen to this day across music, film, TV, visual arts and social media. As thoughtful and thorough as it is utterly bewitching, Goth is a timeless testament to why Goth matters - and why it always will.
Full Product Details
Author: Lol Tolhurst
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Imprint: Quercus Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 16.00cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 23.60cm
Weight: 0.520kg
ISBN: 9781529424270
ISBN 10: 1529424275
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 21 September 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
"""An impressionistic, heartfelt account of the origins, influence, and curative powers of the goth subculture.""--Library Journal ""A thoughtful, highly readable memoir and music-history book will appeal to Cure fans as well as anyone interested in the history of Anglo-American punk and goth culture... lively, intelligent reading for discriminating late-20th-century dark music fans."" --Kirkus ""The Cure wrote the book on Goth, so who better to literally write the book on Goth than one of the Cure's founding imaginary boys? By joining the dots of his own unique story with the darkest and most romantic moments in pop culture, Tolhurst has crafted a fascinating tome that is part memoir, part travelogue, part textbook, and most of all, the definitive guide to what has always been one of music's hardest-to-define genres.""--Lyndsey Parker, Music Editor, Yahoo Entertainment"
An alluring mix of strangeness and vulnerability -- Irish Business Post
Author Information
Lol Tolhurst is best known as co-founder of The Cure. Formed in 1976, The Cure is one of the most influential, successful and critically acclaimed bands of its generation. Tolhurst is an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and author of Cured: A Tale of Two Imaginary Boys.
