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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Really enjoyed revisiting Siouxsie and the Banshee’s Tinderbox for @thequietus.com and came away with a new-found love of the record, particularly John Carruther’s underrated guitar playing.

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Julianne Regan @julianneregan.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

This gorgeous book by Wesley Doyle is out in Sept. Chris Bigg, of 4AD fame, is responsible for the design. Yours truly is in it (AAE), alongside Wayne Hussey, and more. Publisher's page for more info, including discount for pre-orders: ruffianbooks.com/products/spe...

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Spellbound | A Gothic Rock Compendium

From The Velvet Underground to Bauhaus to The Cure to now, explore Goth Rock’s global story and influence. Spellbound reveals the artists who defined the style.

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Duncan Robert @duncanrobert.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Tune in today or listen on demand @slackcityradio.bsky.social featuring @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social in conversation about his new book.

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Duncan Robert @duncanrobert.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Wesley Doyle joins tomorrow Saturday Jan 31st from 5pm on Planet Of Sound on Slack City Radio for a goth special. Wes will be talking about his forthcoming new book Spellbound. We’ll talk all things goth, from its fore-bearers, its legacy, to the current new generation bands.

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

I got straight in and tickets had already gone. Tried again, got told I was a bot, then got kicked out. Ain’t technology grand?

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Today was the presale, tomorrow is the general sale. But seeing as the ICA only holds 350 I don’t fancy the odds of getting a ticket. The guest list is going to take up most of that!

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

The ICA is a ridiculously small venue for this, so it was always going to be a bun fight, but the least AEG could've done was make sure their systems were up to it. Bring back the days of queuing outside Star Green on Argyll Street I say!

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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 21/05/2025

As Peter Murphy releases a new solo album – his first for a decade – the erstwhile #Bauhaus frontman looks back at the music that has excited and inspired him, from glam to punk, classical to devotional, jazz to trip hop Look Into the Shadows: #PeterMurphy’s Favourite Albums buff.ly/7aIt338

Photograph of Bauhaus frontman, Peter Murphy, wearing a trilby and sporting a sun parasol.

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Fantastic interview with Nik Fiend from the criminally under appreciated architects of goth Alien Sex Fiend.

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

For me, they’re like an annoying, overachieving mate. I know they’re going to be good at everything they do, but I can only ever appreciate it begrudgingly. Like, The Bends is brilliant - but OF COURSE it is!

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

The incredible Heartworms at the @concorde2.bsky.social in Brighton last night. None more goth.

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Debut single from my 15-year-old son’s band The Myths is released today. I know I’m his dad, but if this had landed in my inbox from a PR, I’d have been impressed. Give it a listen. open.spotify.com/album/3Pxvnz...

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Marc Laming all singing, all dancing comics guy. @marclaming.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Today is final order cut off for Endeavour #1 from @dstlry.bsky.social @stephsmash.bsky.social and myself. Please let your local comic shop know that you want a copy today! I'd be hugely grateful for all reposts - many thanks in advance.

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I appreciate there are worse things in the world to be getting bothered about right now, but that new Skunk Anansie single is terrible on so many levels. A real crime against humanity.

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

An absolute giant. His 2018 feature for ‘the other mag’ on Ian McCulloch remains one of the greatest ever pieces of music journalism, not just on the Bunnymen, but on any band.

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

This looks amazing. Everyone I know will be at this. Forget the Gathering of the Tribes, this is the Gathering of the WhatsApp groups.

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

One year since Regis and I hosted A Some Bizzare Evening at Centrala in Birmingham. A weird, wonderful and chaotic affair that saw the first public screening of Soft Cell’s Sex Dwarf video since 1982. Stevo was his usual baffling, frustrating, and very funny self and a good night was had by all.

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

The versions of Computer Blue and Darling Nikki are definitive. What a band The Revolution were.

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I watched this Prince show when it was first broadcast via a dodgy satellite link back in 1985. It’s one of the greatest live performances, made all the more so by its almost bootleg quality.

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Thanks! I have to admit, he was a bit of a style icon for me!

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Favourite band with only one album under their belt before jacking it in? Nymphs. RIP Inger Lorre. #onealbumbands

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I was 14 and bought a ticket to see the Batcave tour when it came to a neighbouring town. My dad drove me there, took one look at the crowd, and offered to pay me double the cost of the ticket to NOT go in. I’m glad I turned him down, as the gig pretty much changed my life.

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I’m tempted, but 22:30-5:00 is way beyond me these days.

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I refuse to look at The Fail Online, but I have to admit, I am genuinely curious at how a sandwich can be woke.

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

The term ‘Art Rock’ first appeared in print the year I was born, which sounds about right.

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

You’re giving The Fall a run for their money there.

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I’ve only just heard this really sad news. RIP James, you were one of the good ones.

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Another one of my albums of the year is Barry Adamson’s Cut To Black. I had a great freewheeling chat with Barry about it, which can be found on my Substack, The Dancing Architect. open.substack.com/pub/wesleydo...

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

What was supposed to be a quick Q&A with John Grant turned into a two-hour chat, which was so good I decided to put the whole thing on my Substack, The Dancing Architect. Part one is here: open.substack.com/pub/wesleydo...

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

John Grant’s The Art of the Lie is one of my albums of the year. I reviewed it for Record Collector magazine (link below), and also interviewed John for my Substack (link in the next post). recordcollectormag.com/reviews/albu...

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

The The released their first album Ensoulment for 25 years back in September. I reviewed it for Record Collector magazine, and a quote from it was used on the massive poster campaign around London! recordcollectormag.com/reviews/albu...

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Weren’t Pet Shop Boys amazing on Strictly… last night? Earlier in the year @thequietus.bsky.social sent me to see them at the Royal Opera House, and they were majestic. thequietus.com/quietus-revi...

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Yeah, those pubs on Sopwell Lane were like a little enclave. We’d often go for a late drink at The Horn, and it was like running a gauntlet to get there!

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I didn't know you were a St Albans boy, Luke. I grew up in Hatfield but spent most of my time in St A. I also lived there for a bit in the early '90s and used to drink in The Goat and Hare & Hounds. Melvyn Hayes used to run The Tap back then – he had some proper old school showbiz stories!

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

This year saw the unlikely return of The Wolfgang Press with their first album for 30 years. I had a chat with them for The Quietus to talk about the album and their connection to housewives’ favourite Tom Jones. thequietus.com/interviews/s...

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Nick Cave is currently preaching to arenas up and down the country, but earlier in the year I wrote a long read for The Quietus, celebrating the 40th birthday of his debut From Her to Eternity. thequietus.com/opinion-and-...

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Wesley Doyle @wesleydoylewrites.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I had the privilege of speaking to Blixa Bargeld about Einstürzende Neubauten’s excellent new album RAMPEN for The Quietus. Prob one of my favourite interviews ever. thequietus.com/articles/34020…

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