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Wesley Doyle

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Writer of stuff for The Quietus and Record Collector. Author of Conform to Deform, the Weird & Wonderful World of Some Bizzare. Substack: The Dancing Architect. linktr.ee/wesleydoyle

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Tune in today or listen on demand
@slackcityradio.bsky.social featuring @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social in conversation about his new book.

31.01.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wesley Doyle joins tomorrow Saturday Jan 31st from 5pm on Planet Of Sound on Slack City Radio for a goth special. Wes will be talking about his forthcoming new book Spellbound. We’ll talk all things goth, from its fore-bearers, its legacy, to the current new generation bands.

30.01.2026 09:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@slackcityradio.bsky.social @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social

30.01.2026 09:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I got straight in and tickets had already gone. Tried again, got told I was a bot, then got kicked out. Ain’t technology grand?

06.06.2025 09:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Today was the presale, tomorrow is the general sale. But seeing as the ICA only holds 350 I don’t fancy the odds of getting a ticket. The guest list is going to take up most of that!

05.06.2025 09:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The ICA is a ridiculously small venue for this, so it was always going to be a bun fight, but the least AEG could've done was make sure their systems were up to it. Bring back the days of queuing outside Star Green on Argyll Street I say!

05.06.2025 09:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Photograph of Bauhaus frontman, Peter Murphy, wearing a trilby and sporting a sun parasol.

Photograph of Bauhaus frontman, Peter Murphy, wearing a trilby and sporting a sun parasol.

As Peter Murphy releases a new solo album – his first for a decade – the erstwhile #Bauhaus frontman looks back at the music that has excited and inspired him, from glam to punk, classical to devotional, jazz to trip hop

Look Into the Shadows: #PeterMurphy’s Favourite Albums

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21.05.2025 11:00 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Look Into the Shadows: Peter Murphy’s Favourite Albums As Peter Murphy releases a new solo album – his first for a decade – the erstwhile Bauhaus frontman selects the music that has excited and inspired him

Another one off the bucket list. Peter Murphy tells me all about his favourite albums (and his new one Silver Shade) for @thequietus.com. thequietus.com/interviews/b...

21.05.2025 09:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Worst Marvel franchise yet.

01.04.2025 14:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic interview with Nik Fiend from the criminally under appreciated architects of goth Alien Sex Fiend.

30.03.2025 15:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Calibri (12pt), single spacing.

13.03.2025 12:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For me, they’re like an annoying, overachieving mate. I know they’re going to be good at everything they do, but I can only ever appreciate it begrudgingly. Like, The Bends is brilliant - but OF COURSE it is!

13.03.2025 12:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The incredible Heartworms at the @concorde2.bsky.social in Brighton last night. None more goth.

26.02.2025 11:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Circles The Myths Β· Single Β· 2025 Β· 1 songs

Debut single from my 15-year-old son’s band The Myths is released today. I know I’m his dad, but if this had landed in my inbox from a PR, I’d have been impressed. Give it a listen. open.spotify.com/album/3Pxvnz...

21.02.2025 10:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is final order cut off for Endeavour #1 from @dstlry.bsky.social @stephsmash.bsky.social and myself.
Please let your local comic shop know that you want a copy today!
I'd be hugely grateful for all reposts - many thanks in advance.

10.02.2025 14:48 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I appreciate there are worse things in the world to be getting bothered about right now, but that new Skunk Anansie single is terrible on so many levels. A real crime against humanity.

10.02.2025 10:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh bravo, @2000ad.bsky.social. Coverline of the year. #waughondrugs

11.01.2025 12:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œAs God is my witness…”

09.01.2025 23:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

An absolute giant. His 2018 feature for β€˜the other mag’ on Ian McCulloch remains one of the greatest ever pieces of music journalism, not just on the Bunnymen, but on any band.

07.12.2024 12:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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This looks amazing. Everyone I know will be at this. Forget the Gathering of the Tribes, this is the Gathering of the WhatsApp groups.

02.12.2024 10:21 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

My tribe.

25.11.2024 10:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One year since Regis and I hosted A Some Bizzare Evening at Centrala in Birmingham. A weird, wonderful and chaotic affair that saw the first public screening of Soft Cell’s Sex Dwarf video since 1982. Stevo was his usual baffling, frustrating, and very funny self and a good night was had by all.

24.11.2024 20:49 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great band.

23.11.2024 19:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Computer Blue - Hallway Speech Version Prince Β· Purple Rain (Deluxe Expanded Edition) Β· Song Β· 2017

Always one of my favourites. This version is incredible too. open.spotify.com/track/0QTXed...

23.11.2024 01:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The versions of Computer Blue and Darling Nikki are definitive. What a band The Revolution were.

23.11.2024 00:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I watched this Prince show when it was first broadcast via a dodgy satellite link back in 1985. It’s one of the greatest live performances, made all the more so by its almost bootleg quality.

23.11.2024 00:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks! I have to admit, he was a bit of a style icon for me!

20.11.2024 19:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What a fantastic band they were.

20.11.2024 07:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Favourite band with only one album under their belt before jacking it in?

Nymphs.

RIP Inger Lorre.

#onealbumbands

20.11.2024 06:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I was 14 and bought a ticket to see the Batcave tour when it came to a neighbouring town. My dad drove me there, took one look at the crowd, and offered to pay me double the cost of the ticket to NOT go in. I’m glad I turned him down, as the gig pretty much changed my life.

18.11.2024 22:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0