Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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We are chatting about why goth music is so important to the culture, if it’s the most important feature of our community and by what standards we make that determination. We also review the new album from Double Echo!

Our guest this month is Jennifer Groke! You can find their art and content on YouTube (youtube.com/channel/UCEbJI-ZRQK-CasrVEht9-iw), Facebook (facebook.com/jennifer.groke) and IG (instagram.com/jennifergroke/).

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Is music objective? 6:45
-Gothic Music and the Inevitability of Genre
dropbox.com/s/nzhftu83xuz6dzi/Gunn%20-%20Gothic%20Music%20and%20the%20Inevitability%20of%20Genre.pdf?dl=0

Music consumption under capitalism 18:25
-80’s goth wasn’t just about music
youtu.be/eu63P2Sxlpo

“Lifestyle” is culturally constructed 28:50
-The Homology Hypothesis
youtu.be/Syt38LDSJxQ

Music is not bigoted 35:05

Goth as a youth subculture 51:25
-VSCO girls and eboys in sociology
afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/punk-s-not-dead-just-invisible-the-fashion-of-today-s-digital-tribes-20191206-p53hgr
-The history of subcultural studies
dropbox.com/s/fcsh2kbydn90u4l/Rethinking%20Subculture%20An%20Interactionist%20Analysis?dl=0
-Youth cultures and the rest of life
dropbox.com/scl/fi/ormqscri626a1n5/youth-cultures-and-the-rest-of-life-jys-for-repository.docx?dl=0&rlkey=81uk42o3sg4fxnr8fiibiy989
-Youth studies in sociology
dropbox.com/s/qymhcmggiv5t7np/Youth-Subcultural%20Studies%20Sociological%20Traditions%20and%20Core%20Concepts.docx?dl=0

Album Review: 1:11:00
Double Echo - Burning in Blue
doubleecho.bandcamp.com/album/burning-in-blue-2

Sinister Suggestions: 1:25:00
-Then Comes Silence
thencomessilence.bandcamp.com/album/machine
-HMLTD
hmltd.bandcamp.com/album/west-of-eden