1983

GODS & ALCOVES - goth, alternative and post-punk, 1979 to 1989

bands

• 1919
• Bauhaus
• The Birthday Party
• The Boys Next Door
• The Cult
• The Cure
• Dalis Car
• Death Cult
• Joy Division
• Killing Joke
• Love and Rockets
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
• Play Dead
• Siouxsie and the Banshees
• The Sisterhood
• The Sisters of Mercy
• The Southern Death Cult
• Tones on Tail
• UK Decay
• Warsaw

time-line

• 1979
• 1980
• 1981
• 1982
• 1983
• 1984
• 1985
• 1986
• 1987
• 1988
• 1989

explore

• Explore Gods & Alcoves
• Recommended Listening
• Band Members
• Venues
• Record Labels

blog

• Postal Service, “I am a visitor here” badges
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds live on KCRW (44 minutes, streamed)
• “The Five Most Disappointing Goth Albums: The Cure, Wild Mood Swings”
• Siouxsie, Ian Curtis, Robert Smith (and more) get superhero makeovers
• Mick Harvey interview
• Gary Numan “The People’s Songs, Are ‘Friends’ Electric? – A Dystopian Vision”, BBC Radio 2, tonight

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