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GODS & ALCOVES - goth, alternative and post-punk, 1979 to 1989

bands

• 1919
• Bauhaus
• The Birthday Party
• The Boys Next Door
• The Cult
• The Cure
• Dalis Car
• Death Cult
• Joy Division
• Killing Joke
• Love and Rockets
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
• Play Dead
• Siouxsie and the Banshees
• The Sisterhood
• The Sisters of Mercy
• The Southern Death Cult
• Tones on Tail
• UK Decay
• Warsaw

time-line

• 1979
• 1980
• 1981
• 1982
• 1983
• 1984
• 1985
• 1986
• 1987
• 1988
• 1989

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blog

• Review: Peter Hook & the Light play the entire works of Joy Division, Christ Church, Macclesfield, 18th May 2015
• “Nick Cave: pass the sick bag”
• “Twilight Sad reveal the legend in their new single as they collaborate with The Cure’s Robert Smith”
• Interview with The Glove’s Jeanette Landray
• “Five Best Goth Rock Bands of All Time”
• “20 best: Goth records ever made”
• “Gothic weekend in Whitby – in pictures”
• “23 Envelope Documentary [4AD, 1980s]”
• “Goth sanctuary site confirmed”
• “The Cure’s Robert Smith Teams With Paul Hartnoll (Ex-Orbital)’s 8:58 on ‘Please'”