![]() ![]() Right about now, you may be asking “what’s this got to do with LEGO?” which is not exactly an unreasonable question given that Batman (in the LEGO Movie) was more of a Death Metal fan and of course who could possibly forget the ever-so-catchy “ Everything is Awesome” song (which I had just got out of my head until then…) LEGO is a very creative medium and whilst the subject matter of Goth music may have been less than upbeat, the fashion and the art was and is very creatively stunning in my opinion. This was pretty much the start of the Goth rock movement, with bands like The Cure, Bauhaus, Joy Division and The Damned embracing this new form of music and whilst it is generally considered that the “golden age” of Goth was in the 1980’s the music, fashion and style still endures today. Jump forward to the 1970’s and the term was used again, this time to describe the music of Siouxsie and the Banshees. In 1967, the music critic John Stickney used the term “Gothic rock” to describe the band The Doors. But has Goth LEGO ever existed? In this article, I’m having a look at how LEGO embraced this subculture possibly without even realising it. LEGO has been around for quite a while, and so has Goth music.
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