World Goth Day has roused dark memories in me | Adam Rutherford

I too was once drawn the shadows of a gothic aesthetic. Let's celebrate a movement that's largely evaded cultural takeoverThe first gig I went to was Shakin' Stevens. Set that aside for the time being. The second gig I went to was the Fields of the Nephilim. With the band covered in what I now understand to be flour, the epic sense of stepping out of the dusty desert was somewhat lost as they mounted the three steps up to the Ipswich Caribbean Association stage. Even so, with their portentous bi...

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