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Is Lady Gaga a Goth?
Lada Gaga is many things, of course. But we have a look at the gothic influences in her attire and sound in music videos from Bad Romance to Alejandro. And posit the question... is Gaga a secret goth?
Indie / Goth Music Blog
Radio Tuna - free online radio
Free internet music: Radio Tuna gives you real-time search for free online radio. Choose from thousands of free internet radio stations and listen to free music without downloading...
Indie / Goth Music Blog
Theremin - Sound of the future
Music opinion:The eerie theremin is one of history's most underrated instruments. Thanks to Moog music, theremins are still a staple for film soundtracks, out-there indie bands and nouveau classical music!
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Arrrrrr! Pirate radio.
Pirate radio: There are people out There who have gone beyond passive musical illegalities (music downloads) and into the realm of true Music Pirates. They are the people behind pirate radio. Here's a little guide.
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Green Day - sold out or giving it away?
Gig reviews: Risen from the ashes of the punk generation, Green Day formed in 1989 in response to the void that American punk rock music had fallen into. We look at the Green Day live gig experience - have they sold out?
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The mooky guide to folk festivals
Folk festivals: Diddley diddley diddely do. If you don't mind that phrase being repeated over and over by fiddles, accordions, flutes, guitars and banjos, you might enjoy a good ol' traditional folk festival.
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Who killed Amanda Palmer?
Music Minx: Free of the sweet shackles of The Dresden Dolls, anglophile and punk rock cabaret queen Amanda Palmer is now not only stepping out with Neil Gaiman but also going solo with a heraldic and glorious UK tour of her new album. Titled, and why not indeed, Who Killed Amanda Palmer?
Indie / Goth Music Blog
How to be a violinist
Music Minx: You love the violin. You'd like to be a professional violinist in the bitchy, political yet rarified world of classical music. How do you survive an audition that makes you cry? How do you stick to a dream in the face of reality?
Indie / Goth Music Blog
Music downloads - the new cold war
Music Minx: CD sales are down, crippling juggernauts like HMV. Apart from uber-rich and uber-altruistic Radiohead, most bands fear for their financial future. What's the state of play with music downloading today?
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Girl bands - a sweet treat
Girl bands: The last couple of years have seen the rise of both the female solo singer and the band frontwoman. JosieJadore picks a couple of musical female-fronted treats from Industrial to Folk Rock for you to smack your lips on.
Indie / Goth Music Blog
What sort of band groupie are you?
Music Minx: Slightly dark, but true - all bands get groupies, as do all famous and talented people, from Stephen Hawking to Stephen Fry. You may wish to be a groupie. You may be one already, and wonder what sort of groupie you are. This guide will help you decide.
Indie / Goth Music Blog
How not to look like a groupie freak to the band
Music Minx: Oh, come on. We've all done it: One minute you're interested in the music, the next you're within flirting distance to your favourite band member. Want that to change? Here's how to bag the front man of a hot band more than once.
Indie / Goth Music Blog
How to explain a music genre and get away with it
Music Minx: Hands up if you've ever found yourself trying to explain the variations between subcultures or genres of music. Here's how to explain it to an adult...
Indie / Goth Music Blog
Britophilia
Opinion: Music scenes peak, expire and move across the water. The british wanted to be american in the fifties, everyone wanted to be out of their heads in the sixties, and in a music scene dominated by MTV, the americans are rediscovering the british sound. Music is like money... it needs to move.
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How to live with rock'n'roll boyfriends (Bittersweet Symphony)
A rock'n'roll relationship has its dark lows as well as its glorious highs. Whether it's groupies, substance abuse or being left behind when your boyfriend goes on the road, Rebecca Lori looks at some of the pitfalls...
Indie / Goth Music Blog
Badass music rules
Miss Amber says it's okay to like badass rappers who talk about their dick, because you can't be mad at a cartoon...
Indie / Goth Music Blog
A letter of thanks to the songs you marry that break your heart
Do we fall so deeply, immovably in love with musicians because they collect the pieces of their own shattered hearts and craft them into a precious, articulate song that finally expresses the things you felt a deep-rooted need to say?
Indie / Goth Music Blog
Music Controversy
Eminem, Marilyn Manson, Madonna... If you take a look at the roll-call of bad girls and boys in music, there's no doubt about it - controversy sells. Hayley Foster takes a look at musicians who have made a killing from breaking taboos...
Indie / Goth Music Blog
Female-fronted internet radio (Pigtails and Army Boots)
More and more women are taking control of their music by self-producing or self-promoting. It's not just a feminist stance, it's grass-roots. DJ Moonlight talks about her net radio show, Pigtails and Army Boots featuring female artists only!
Indie / Goth Music Blog
A rare taste of cheesy tunes
Cheesy music comes in many forms and Hayley Foster, vegan DJ, strongly believes there's a cheese and scheese form of the music played at your grandmother's birthday party...
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