The unique dance styles of goths have been a staple of club and concert events, and while the substance of those dances are joked about in our subcultural media, discourse around the relevance of dance to our spaces, the ways in which they differ from broader club culture, and how the ways we dance relate to our notions of the body are not often touched on.

On this episode: Japanese culture, history and philosophy as exemplified by the Geisha and Painful Art, and their relation to Gothic Literature and the 80’s goth milieu.

If you spend a bunch of money on clothes does that make you a better goth? Are dress codes, cover charges, and city living preventing poor people out? We discuss the association of goth with class, the scene in Tampa, review the new album from Kaelan Mikla and more!

This week we chat with Sam Rosenthal of Black Tape for a Blue Girl and Projekt Records about his perspective on the scene during the 90’s, the state of the music industry, his philosophy on the meaning of life and a lot more!

We will settle this once and for all! Is goth part of The Gothic? Is goth a lifestyle or a music subculture? What does lifestyle mean? How do you define ‘goth’? Do you have to listen to goth music or dress goth? After this episode you’ll never need to ask these questions again!