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☆ The Cure’s Lol Tolhurst lovingly reflects on the goth subculture in his new book
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Goth is for everyone, Tolhurst writes, and it’s not a “phase” one has to outgrow. “My life in Goth served as a kind of communal reverse meditation,” Tolhurst writes. Part of what appealed to Tolhurst in goth, and why he continues to consider himself goth, is its “inclusive philosophy,” he said. As long as they could pay cover and were old enough to enter, they were welcomed, Tolhurst writes, whether they were dressed in a blazer or black leather. Tolhurst writes about the crushing death of Ian Curtis of Joy Division in "Goth: A History."

Persons: he’s, Lol Tolhurst, Tolhurst, Jacknife Lee, ”, it’s, Goth, ” Tolhurst, Dave Hogan, — Tolhurst, don’t “, ” Goth, Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey, Nick Cave’s, Joe Strummer, Ian Curtis, Curtis ’, Rob Verhorst, “, Siouxsie Sioux, Gus Stewart, Redferns, Nico, Julianne Reagan, Gitane, Death, Smith, nodded, —, ‘, Fryderyk Gabowicz, Eilish ”, Sioux, Tracy Fahey, they’re, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, Hulton, Getty, The, Bauhaus, Party, Siouxsie, Joy, dynamos, Roll Hall of Fame Locations: Soho , London, England, Brixton, London, Sioux, Siouxsie

☆ Hip-Hop Is Turning 50. Here’s How It Got Its Name.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Ben Zimmer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The story goes that a friend of theirs was shipping out to the Army. At a party sending him off, Cowboy poked fun by chanting syllables like a drill instructor: “Hip-hop-hip-hop-hip-hop.” Cowboy and Starski were soon trading variations on the theme. Cowboy performing with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in Munich in 1984. Photo: Fryderyk Gabowicz/DPA/Everett Collection

Persons: Cowboy, Starski, Grandmaster Flash, Fryderyk Gabowicz Organizations: Army, Everett Locations: Munich

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