...and we're in it!


We'd like to help bring attention to this new book by Mick Mercer,
available right now for your hungry eyes!  Please read more about it
in Mr. Mercer's own words, as we've clipped this directly from his blog:


"My fifth book concerning Goth has now arrived. It is 624 pages long,
containing individual entries on 3,581 different bands, from 70
countries, with 183 photos. It covers bands from the beginning of these
scenes to the present day and wherever possible contains full line-up
details and discographies as well as unusual facts revealed by many of
the bands. This is the biggest guide ever printed about the underground scenes in which Goth, Post-Punk and all things noir co-exist with equal splendour....

All
bands included will be messaged through myspace to let them know it is
now out and to ask if they'll add to my page set up for the book -
http://www.myspace.com/musictodieforbymickmercer 
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and if they could please include it in their Top Friends? The more
people that find out about the book the more people find out about the
bands, and everyone benefits. Please also feel free to let people know
about the book via your own page about your own inclusion. (It will
take me about a month to contact everyone so if people could send add
requests to that page it would help me cut down the amount of time this
will all take. Thanks!)....

You
can find this on Amazon, Barnes & Noble (etc) but if possible
please use the link below to buy direct from the publisher. They accept
Paypal and for such a chunky book they’re doing a very cheap deal on
postage. They have shown faith in Goth and have their own excellent
series of Goth CD releases so I think it is only right people buy
through them if at all possible.

This
time around I am delighted to have discovered details on many countries
I had never been able to infiltrate before. The world unfolds as
follows:

Argentina - 31, Australia - 75, Austria - 22, Belarus -
3, Belgium - 28, Bolivia – 7, Brazil – 53, Bulgaria – 11, Canada – 77,
Chile – 24, Colombia – 28, Costa Rica – 2, Croatia – 6, Cuba – 2, Czech
Republic - 13, Denmark – 12, Ecuador – 4, Egypt – 3, Estonia – 2,
Falkland Islands – 2, Finland – 47, France – 174, Germany – 346, Greece
– 35, Greenland – 1, Hungary – 7, Indonesia – 1, Ireland – 13, Israel –
2, Italy – 172, Japan – 25, Kazakhstan – 2, Latvia – 3, Lebanon – 2,
Liechtenstein – 4, Lithuania – 11, Luxembourg - 1, Macedonia – 5, Malta
– 1, Mexico – 60, Monaco – 1, Netherlands – 49, New Zealand – 14,
Norway – 28, Pakistan – 1, Paraguay – 3, Peru – 6, Philippines – 8,
Poland – 36, Portugal – 55, Puerto Rico – 9, Romania – 20, Russia – 70,
Serbia – 1, Singapore – 2, Slovak Republic – 6, Slovenia – 3, South
Africa – 4, Spain – 84, Sweden – 93, Switzerland – 31, Thailand – 5,
Turkey – 6, UK – 579, Ukraine - 11, United Arab Emirates – 1, Uruguay -
5, USA – 1092, Venezuela – 6 and Yugoslavia – 5.

Musically we have representatives from these distinct and Goth-related genres:

‘Alt’
(covering a multitude of sins) – 336, Ambient – 71, Classical/Ethereal
– 33, Comedy – 1, Deathrock – 12, Electro – 99, Electronic(a) – 79,
Folk/Country – 67, Glam – 11, Gothic – 1042, Gothic/Metal – 449,
Historical – 4, Horror – 25, Indie – 99, Industrial – 117,
Other/Exp/Minimalist – 135, Post-Punk – 356, Psychobilly – 93, Punk/New
Wave – 234, Rock – 238, Shoegaze/Psychedelic – 36 and Surf/Garage – 44.

Please
spread the word now that it’s out! I hope you find it worthwhile and
useful, and I obviously want as many people as possible to do likewise.
Your help in circulating the news is much appreciated."

http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/musict..odiefor.php