Title: Goth subculture - Wikipedia
Headings: Goth subculture
Goth subculture
Contents
Music
Origins and development
Gothic genre
Art, historical and cultural influences
18th and 19th centuries
Visual art influences
20th century influences
21st century
Characteristics of the scene
Icons
Fashion
Influences
Styling
Reciprocity
Critique
Films
Books and magazines
Graphic art
Events
Interior design
Sociology
Gender and sexuality
Identity
Media and academic commentary
Perception on nonviolence
School shootings
Prejudice and violence directed at goths
Self-harm study
See also
References
Citations
Bibliography
Further reading

Content: They may have taken the "goth" mantle from a 1981 article published in UK rock weekly Sounds: " The face of Punk Gothique", written by Steve Keaton. In a text about the audience of UK Decay, Keaton asked: " Could this be the coming of Punk Gothique? With Bauhaus flying in on similar wings could it be the next big thing?" In July 1982, the opening of the Batcave in London 's Soho provided a prominent meeting point for the emerging scene, which would be briefly labelled "positive punk" by the NME in a special issue with a front cover in early 1983. The term Batcaver was then used to describe old-school goths. Bauhaus —Live in concert, 3 February 2006
Outside the British scene, deathrock developed in California during the late 1970s and early 1980s as a distinct branch of American punk rock, with acts such as Christian Death and 45 Grave at the forefront. Gothic genre
The bands that defined and embraced the gothic rock genre included Bauhaus, early Adam and the Ants, the Cure, the Birthday Party, Southern Death Cult, Specimen, Sex Gang Children, UK Decay, Virgin Prunes and Killing Joke. Punk pioneers the Damned were using gothic stylisms even before the goth rock scene was named.