Los Angeles Goth bands
Moretville
Temple of Rain
Holli
KLeen
Scarlet Rhine
Zeitmahl
Godsmack
Nothingface
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Goth. White faces, black lipstick, and stringy dark hair. The entire Goth subculture in a few stereotypical words, seems to be a mystery. Adding to the already mystical qualities, the rise in popularity of the Goth subculture becomes still more mysterious and intriguing. We can see how Goths dress on talk shows s Ricky Lake and Jenny Jones. We see their costumes, the fanfare they invite and the attention they love to demand. But what do they look like when they take off the face paint? Through time, pop culture has been able to listen to the music of society as a means for understanding their thoughts and ideas. In wartime, musicians' songs spoke of peace or patriotism. The music and lyrics born of a generation no doubt reflect the attitude and emotion of their audience. Perhaps by looking at the music and lyrics of bands who are labeled or label themselves Goth, we could gain some insight into what lies below the black garb and long fingernails. In order to avoid becoming over general in a definition of Goth music it is necessary to be broad in research and review. Starting off my exploration into a subculture that both confused and mystified me, I was uncertain of the information I would find. Like anyone I had preconceived notions and ideas. The results of my search proved to be surprising. Apparently Goth is quite a broad term itself. We'll see... "Goth" was first used to categorize a type of music when Ian Astbury, a member of the group The Cult called another band, Andi Sex Game "gothic pixie". The term was popularized in the UK music magazines, and quickly became a distinct classification of music. Not only would the term classify music, but soon Gothic would become the basis for a way of life. Different types of folks brought their various backgrounds together and a subculture was created. Goth was born. The Goth label began to be thrown around rather casually to a large variety of bands, and the epitome of which became difficult to determine. Siouxie Sioux, of Siouxie and the Banshees remarked that her band would take a Gothic direction on their following album at about the same time, in 1978 that Anthony M. Wilson of JoyDivision described his music as Gothic compared to pop mainstream.
