So, having skimmed a variety of recent LJ posts on the subject...

[mrph]

Today's question: Is the UK goth scene broken? And, if so, just what changes d'you think would be needed to fix it?

Yes, I know this is a can of worms. But I'm curious to see what people think. This is mostly sparked by Uncle Nem's excellent Leipzig piece and the LJ comments it triggered.

(Now that you've lured him to Leipzig, can we drag him to M'era Luna next year, chimera_s? I'd quite like to see a similar write-up on that, a very different kind of German festival...).

Comments

hit the nail on the head

[secretia.livejournal.com]

"To summarise - the UK market is fucked partially as a result of the amount of people with the hump about "bleepy crap" etc. [snip]
simply because it fits their view of "what the type of music I allow myself to listen to" is quite damaging really."

bleepy crap = pop music...didn't you know that?
*rolls her eyes*
i totally agree with what you've said here...i'm proud of my let's say ecclectic musical tastes and have often been at the end of a wagged finger for having "crappy"/non-goth (hello?) tastes in music...

if people did less pigeonholing with regards to styles and more listening to the amazing range of bands that's on offer out there, i think it would give gig numbers a boost

also, in response to posts further down this thread, i feel that the net has also played a part here also. mp3s and music ripping aside, a lot of people use the internet as their primary source of communication, gone are the days when you'd meet your friends at a gig to have a chat and catch up...sad but true

secxx
(just wandering through, sorry, please resume *smiles*)