DARK ART:
Darkrising
The art of Aly Fell. She's a dark fantasy artist from Manchester in the UK.
My favorite piece in her gallery is Death, from the Endless.
Aly Fell's Blog: Port Out, Starboard Home
DARK AND GOTHIC MUSIC:
Der Noir
Cold wave, pop noir music. The band is from Rome, Italy. My favorite song of theirs on YouTube is She's the Arcane.
Dum Dum Girls
"Chasing pop into the dark." Post-punk pop with nods to Siouxsie and The Cure. The band is from New York City, and they are currently signed to Sub Pop. This stuff is really, really poppy and not very dark, but you might like the looks of their Lost Boys and Girls Club video.
Euroshima
I'm bummed that this post-punk group from the 1980s is no longer together, but that's to be expected. They sang, of course, in Spanish. I love their sound, and their female vocalist has a fantastic voice.
Gothic Worldwide Channel
This resource is a huge YouTube collection of hundreds of gothic and dark music videos. They strive to help relatively unknown musicians get more exposure. Browsing through their archives can easily eat up an evening - you'll enjoy it!
Heretics
Don't confuse them with the Austin alternative band. The goth band Heretics are from London.
I love the goth vocals in Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
http://music.hereticsmusic.com/
Obscure Pleasures
This is an electro darkwave band from the UK. I'm enjoying their cover of Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want and video for The Provocateur.
DARK BUSINESSES:
Dracula's Cabaret
These two restaurant venues are located in two cities in Australia. "Dracula's is a total night of entertainment combining burlesque, contemporary music, comedy and quality dining." What a great concept! It sounds so fun, albeit cheesy.
DARK PAGES IN OTHER LANGUAGES:
Guts of Darkness
A French webzine covering dark, experimental and somber music. They cover a wide range though, including reggae and blues. Poke around and explore a bit, especially in the dark ambient section.
http://www.gutsofdarkness.com/
DARK SHOPS:
Dark Embrace Handmade Accessories
This artist and Etsy shop owner lives in Greece. She sells jewelry, hairpieces, steampunk items, notebooks, and gloves.
My favorite item here is the Elizabethan ruff.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DarkEmbraceHandmade
Ghosts of Vestige
"An Independent T-shirt brand that specialises in hand-screen printed designs of a dark and decadent nature."
My favorite shirt here is "Welcome Home."
http://www.ghostsofvestige.com/
Kasket Kustoms
"Accessories to die for." They sell horror-inspired jewelry, belt buckles, cufflinks, hair accessories, and wallets. I prefer browsing their Etsy shop to their website which seemed a bit slow to load tonight. They have a huge section of Day of the Dead items, an entire section dedicated solely to eyeballs, a section for ouija-themed jewelry, and a collection of freak show inspired jewelry.
My favorite item here is their green fairy absinthe ring.
http://kasketkustomsonline.com/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/KasketKustoms
Occulter
A consortium of dark artists and designers. The website offers jewelry, art, books, and music.
My favorite piece here is this "Black and Blue Magic" bracelet.
Retro Rebels
This shop sells rockabilly, goth, punk, and horror clothing and accessories. They sell men's and women's shoes, and clothes for kids, too. You'll recognize a lot of the labels carried here.
Check out their Hades UK Crow high heels!
Vectoria Designs
Steampunk, vintage and witchy printables. The artist and shopowner lives in Belgium. There are so many cool things here - Alice in Wonderland book plates, wine bottle labels, potion bottle labels, a huge Halloween section, printable banners, and other goodies.
It's very difficult to pick just one favorite item here. I suppose it's these Halloween apothecary jar labels.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/VectoriaDesigns
GOTH COMMUNITIES:
Gothic Liberation Front US Kommand
This is a Facebook group. "A respectful community for the preservation & celebration of all things related to the Gothic scene, it's music & all what makes it what it is." There are only 52 members so far, so there aren't a lot of posts. A few times a week people seem to be reposting band and concert/event news.
Gothic Liberation Front Group on Facebook
--Copyright 2014 Carrie Carolin
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