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On this day in 1982 #TheSistersofMercy released 'Body Electric' as a single - a superb tune from their earlier era. A breakneck anthem with a lurid cover courtesy of #FrancisBacon and a double A-side that could have been a single in its own right and now turns up in conspiracy theories.

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On this day in 1986, #siouxsieandthebanshees released their seventh studio album, "Tinderbox". It peaked at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart and at number 88 on the US Billboard 200. #SiouxsieSioux #gothmusic

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A wonderfully wonderfully happy birthday to #RobertSmith of #TheCure - 66 today!

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Caught by a bad Romulan #StarTrek

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Happy Cureaster from me, RobEgg Smith! #TheCure #easter #eastersunday #egg

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On this day in 1987, #TheJesusAndMaryChain released "April Skies" as the first single from the group's second studio album, Darklands. It reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 6 in Ireland, and No. 16 in New Zealand, making it the band's highest-charting single in all three countries.

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"I am all in a sea of wonders. I doubt; I fear; I think strange things, which I dare not confess to my own soul.." #BramStoker, author of #Dracula died on this day in 1912. #author #gothic #vampire #literature

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#TwinPeaks mini marathon today, up to E9 of S2 at the Star and Shadow Cinema plus food, outfits and a whole Red Room set! Damn fine!

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On this day in 1994, #NickCaveandTheBadSeeds released their eighth studio album, "Let Love In". #NickCave

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#Doolittle is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band #Pixies, released on April 17, 1989, on #4AD.

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A reminder that #TheSistersOfMercy are touring Europe, including a gig in... checks notes ... A Castle. In #Transylvania.

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On this day in 1981, #TheCure released their third studio album, "Faith". Preceded by the single "Primary", the album was well-received by most critics and was a commercial success in the UK, peaking at number fourteen on the UK Albums Chart and staying on the chart for eight weeks.

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On this day in 1997, #DepecheMode released their ninth studio album, "Ultra". Ultra was the first album the band recorded as a trio since A Broken Frame (1982), following the departure of Alan Wilder.

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Remembering #PeterSteele of #TypeONegative, who passed away this day, fifteen years ago. Rest in Peace.

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Justin and Dean will be playing three songs live on the Huw Stephens show on BBC 6 Music between 4-7pm this Friday. The show is a Record Store Day special broadcasting from the Record Café in Bradford, UK City of Culture 2025, and is not open to the public. Photo by RAVEN's HeartCore Photography

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Fetisch is the debut album by #postpunk band #XmalDeutschland, released on 11 April 1983 on the #4AD label.

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Sonic Temple is the fourth studio album by #TheCult, released on 10 April 1989. Described by guitarist #BillyDuffy as "#rock music from a European perspective with the sensibilities of #punk", the album features some of the band's most popular songs, including "Fire Woman" and "Edie (Ciao Baby)".

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Those of us from the forum generation mourn, those who aren't don't know what they're missing

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Love how the alien references weren't even that weird in TP and didn't really get more of a look-in.

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For some reason, of all the memories I have of this, the first one that comes to mind is drinking with a couple of old pals in the Mayfield back home (RIP) while a Cure compilation played. There was a silly doggy that kept running up so I could pet it. Anyway, I still really like this song

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Released as a single on 10 April 1989, "Lullaby" by #TheCure is the band's highest-charting single, reaching number five on the UK Singles Chart. It remains their only single to reach the top five in the United Kingdom, and was the lead single for the 1989 album "Disintegration".

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Twin Peaks: Sarah Palmer stares wide-eyed in terror. (Frank Silva a member of the film crew can be seen in the mirror. This was unintentional and considered a happy accident. Frank would later go on to play BOB).

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A vintage bowling alley in the abandoned Rockland State Hospital. Poet Allen Ginsberg's stay at Rockland inspired his iconic poem "Howl". See the rest: www.abandonedamerica.us/rockland-psy...

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Hi #portfolioday --I'm Jana, fantasy artist and illustrator of everything hauntingly beautiful (mostly books, though) 🖤 You can find my portfolio here: janaheidersdorf.com Contact: [email protected]

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On this day in 1983, "She's In Parties" was released as a single by #Bauhaus. It was their first song I ever heard and entranced me immediately. #gothicrock #gothmusic

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#TwinPeaks premiered on ABC, on this day thirty-five years ago. We were lucky to enjoy three seasons of the most original, disquieting and entertaining show ever, before #DavidLynch ultimately become one with the universe.

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On this day 45 years ago, it all began when #TheCure released "A Forest" as a single from the band's second album Seventeen Seconds. One of the most recognizable #gothrock songs ever, a mainstay of the band's live repertoire with over 1000 performances since it was first released on April 8, 1980.

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Replicas is the second and final studio album by #newwave band #TubewayArmy, released on 6 April #1979 by Beggars Banquet Records. After this, frontman #GaryNuman would continue to release records under his own name.

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(slurping cybergruel from a garbage can lid) you kids won't believe this, but back in the Before Times people would eat vegetables, every day, that flew here on a plane. a plane was a kind of bird bus

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Stolen from FB...

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