A Sweeping Curve of Sound

The DL Show gives us “Goth in One Minute”, a 60-second run-down of goth music history.

“Hey, Goth kids. Wipe your black mascara-laden tears away and put down the latest issue of Gothic Beauty magazine — your beloved Goth Rock genre has been given the ‘In One Minute’ spotlight. Shockingly, we managed to not be total a-holes while discussing this hot topic (Get it? Like the store. You know, where the “Goth” mallrats shop. Pretty damn clever, huh? Alright, so maybe it wasn’t THAT clever, but you don’t have to be such a jerk about it. Man, now we’re depressed. No one understands us. If only there was some way to find other people who feel misunderstood like we do, dress in black like we do, wear makeup like we do and obsess over death like we do. Oh well). Bela Lugosi may be dead, but the reverb-drenched, soulless rhythms of the Goth genre refuse to die.”

Apparently, not being “total a-holes” doesn’t include making cheap jokes about “fat chicks” dressing goth to “get laid”, but they did do a decent job of explaining goth’s early years. You can also find Emo and Indie editions of the one-minute treatment.