Goth And The Internet

By Author: Jan Weidenbach
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If you are online looking for the word Goth you might be misguided to some other web sites that might provide you more information about East Germanic tribal people and their history. However, here we are referring to the gothic rock subculture that emerged in the 1970s that changed the genre of rock music. The gothic rock bands were very different from punk rock bands as they had their own style which emphasized on horror and depression.

Gothic bands like Bauhaus, Banshees and Siouxsie were few among the pioneer bands that led the gothic rock culture. The use of sorrowful and epic sounds added with guitars and synthesizers were the strong points of gothic rock. However, it was only in the twentieth century that goth got more popularity through the medium of internet.

With the advent of internet, gothic rock got began to spread across many parts of the world. Many web sites were developed to spread goth music and goth subculture. Online radio stations and internet radio's popularity grew and more and more people started loving gothic rock as it was very close to dark romance which was preferred by the young crowd.
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... Many goth bands that were looking for good amount of publicity used internet as their medium of propaganda as more and more people were hooked online.

Movies that were heavily influenced by the goth subculture were being played and sold online. Since goth subculture also has its influence on clothing and jewellery, many web sites were developed that sold gothic jewellery, gothic clothing and accessories and gothic footware. Gothic giftware was widely publicized through internet. For those who were single and looking out for gothic partners, goth dating sites were being developed so that they can find the right partners who would be equally inclined towards the goth music. Many discussion sites and forums also came up where gothic music fans were able to communicate with each other and promote gothic music.

Internet was also used as a medium to communicate the ideologies of goth subculture which emphasized more on feelings of horror, supernatural and mystery. Many internet web sites related to gothic music claim that goth subculture does not associated with violence, but they rather preach tolerance. Inspite of many web sites that claim that gothic music is not socially rebellious, many controversies have been in news that strongly criticized goth subculture.
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