CLUB CEMETERY & MIDNIGHT NECROPOLIS: TOKYO GOTH INDUSTRIAL 80S DANCE PARTY.
Music and fashion will make or break a nightcrawl, as you saw from Saturday’s disappointing Dark Castle Halloween special. Sunday’s Club Cemetery (an all-nighter at Shinjuku’s Club Hoop) showed ’em how it should be done. Music? The flyer says it all: “Gothic / Dark Electro / New Wave / Psitive Punk / Death Rock.”
Fashion? Stricts-ville: “Lolita & Gothic Lolita & Casual & Pop Clothes cannot enter it.” What’s a Goth to wear (besides black) ? Check out the video below – I hope it makes you laugh! I waffled over the vintage Yohji Yamamoto leather-and-crystal-studs bracelet ($126 from 10/TOW in Shibuya), but I’m glad I treated myself.
Too often, you’ll run into foreigners who try to pick up chicks, or randoms who come to gawk at a freaky scene. I love D’s Valentine’s events because everyone is there for the music. DJ Chihiro started and ended the night; Kiki mixed 80s Goth and post-punk (we went wild at New Order’s Blue Monday). You may recognize Naohiro (bottom left) as the singer of †13thMOON†.
But the DJ that killed it was special guest EZ 2 GO. He was the only one who spun vinyl, propping up the album covers next to the dripping candles, mini-pumpkins, red-eyed skeletons, and RIP tombstones. He started his set with a stroke of genius: Kate Bush! Then came Thunderpuss, Nina Hagen, Skinny Puppy, Depeche Mode… even castrato-voiced Klaus Nomi!
Around 4am, we rolled over to Club Marz and snuck into Midnight Necropolis, ninja-style. We missed BAAL’s live act, but caught DJ Taiki’s set (described as “Electro / Industrial / EBM / Futurepop / Technobody.”) Taiki has been organizing Goth parties in Osaka since 1999 (Black Veil, Vampire Garden) and also runs a music & occult clothing store. When the lights went up at 5:30am, everyone took out their cameras and vogued. I think the only rule in fashion should be: Do What You Want, and try to Do It Yourself.
Do you like the video blog format? Shall I do more of them? Come back tomorrow for another reader favorite: Man Heaven.
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How Adorable!
How do you meet these weirdos?! ;)
There's no such thing as weird… weird is good O_O I love the Candyman dude. He's awesome.
haha candyman looks like I only write sins not tragedies-brendon :P
this was funny :P Love your outfit too!
The weirder, the better, if you ask me!
Weirdos attract weirdos! hahah
well I'm on dial up at the moment so I couldn't check out the vid but I wanted to say that the last set of 6 pix are some of the best that I've seen since I started reading your blog. I absolutely love the gear everyone is sporting, yours and theirs. love! have you been to any places in the US that support this nightstyle?
Wow, people still use dial up? :P
These are the Necro Girls – they were part of the Midnight Necropolis event. Search for New York's Dances of Vice… you might like what you see.
How Adorable!
How do you meet these weirdos?! ;)
Weirdos attract weirdos! hahah
LOL
Oh so true!
There’s no such thing as weird… weird is good O_O I love the Candyman dude. He’s awesome.
The weirder, the better, if you ask me!
Yes!! =D I agree!!
haha candyman looks like I only write sins not tragedies-brendon :P
this was funny :P Love your outfit too!
Your vblogs are amazing :3
I like how u keep them short and sweet ^^
well I’m on dial up at the moment so I couldn’t check out the vid but I wanted to say that the last set of 6 pix are some of the best that I’ve seen since I started reading your blog. I absolutely love the gear everyone is sporting, yours and theirs. love! have you been to any places in the US that support this nightstyle?
Wow, people still use dial up? :P
These are the Necro Girls – they were part of the Midnight Necropolis event. Search for New York’s Dances of Vice… you might like what you see.
indeed, they have a myspace btw. and yes lol some of do still use dial up …sadly. my poor Mac :-P
No lolita? That's sad. Very, very sad.
OMG you both are so fashion yummy! ;) Carmen.. love your outfit here even more than the last one and good that ya found a better club!
Candyman/Jim… you sooo sound like tim Curry/Frank'n'furter when you first enter the video….
Loving it guys!
Yes!! =D I agree!!
Your vblogs are amazing :3
I like how u keep them short and sweet ^^
You look amazing ^____^ And I really like your makeup in the very first picture- how did you do it?
I absolutely love your video blog *O*
Thank you so much! Vlogging is fun.
I simply applied grey eyeshadow from my eyelids to eyebrows and across the bridge of my nose. I used black eyeshadow around the eyes for definition. I bought playing card symbol stickers from Tokyu Hands and sticked them around my face… that's all! :)
No lolita? That’s sad. Very, very sad.
OMG you both are so fashion yummy! ;) Carmen.. love your outfit here even more than the last one and good that ya found a better club!
Candyman/Jim… you sooo sound like tim Curry/Frank’n’furter when you first enter the video….
Loving it guys!
yep yep yep more vids! as always loving your ourfit and your friend's homage to britishness…! is he actually english?
You look amazing ^____^ And I really like your makeup in the very first picture- how did you do it?
I absolutely love your video blog *O*
Thank you so much! Vlogging is fun.
I simply applied grey eyeshadow from my eyelids to eyebrows and across the bridge of my nose. I used black eyeshadow around the eyes for definition. I bought playing card symbol stickers from Tokyu Hands and sticked them around my face… that’s all! :)
Livahpool!
I'm your biggest fan! Love the vid
LOL
Oh so true!
Love your costumes! Cool party! And then….
yep yep yep more vids! as always loving your ourfit and your friend’s homage to britishness…! is he actually english?
Livahpool!
I’m your biggest fan! Love the vid
Love your costumes! Cool party! And then….
“my candy!!!”
“nooo giv it back!!!!”
LOL go the candy man
XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
indeed, they have a myspace btw. and yes lol some of do still use dial up …sadly. my poor Mac :-P
forgot to mention
that vintage studded crystal bracelet makes me drool lol I absolutely intend to find one.
Hello there, good to see you!!
Just read these posts relating to my meeting with the deadly-candy-cane that is La Carmina.
Truly, it was a Tokyo delight to jig to EZ 2 GO's fine selection of vinyl-o-phonics.
If any of you have a facebook account be sure to say hello to my many faces. why not start with 'Jim McGee' and see where that takes you.
and remember the Candy-man wears his heart on the left!
Kiss Kiss Sugar!
-The Candy Man
“my candy!!!”
“nooo giv it back!!!!”
LOL go the candy man
XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
forgot to mention
that vintage studded crystal bracelet makes me drool lol I absolutely intend to find one.
I thought your heart's on the right… because it's too sweet? Or because it has Republican tendencies?
ohh fizzlesticks!! I made a mistake! :p
Hello there, good to see you!!
Just read these posts relating to my meeting with the deadly-candy-cane that is La Carmina.
Truly, it was a Tokyo delight to jig to EZ 2 GO’s fine selection of vinyl-o-phonics.
If any of you have a facebook account be sure to say hello to my many faces. why not start with ‘Jim McGee’ and see where that takes you.
and remember the Candy-man wears his heart on the left!
Kiss Kiss Sugar!
-The Candy Man
I thought your heart’s on the right… because it’s too sweet? Or because it has Republican tendencies?
ohh fizzlesticks!! I made a mistake! :p
It’s okey, we all make misteaks.
It's okey, we all make misteaks.
“my candy!!!”
“nooo giv it back!!!!”
LOL go the candy man
XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
indeed, they have a myspace btw. and yes lol some of do still use dial up …sadly. my poor Mac :-P
forgot to mention
that vintage studded crystal bracelet makes me drool lol I absolutely intend to find one.
Hello there, good to see you!!
Just read these posts relating to my meeting with the deadly-candy-cane that is La Carmina.
Truly, it was a Tokyo delight to jig to EZ 2 GO's fine selection of vinyl-o-phonics.
If any of you have a facebook account be sure to say hello to my many faces. why not start with 'Jim McGee' and see where that takes you.
and remember the Candy-man wears his heart on the left!
Kiss Kiss Sugar!
-The Candy Man
I thought your heart's on the right… because it's too sweet? Or because it has Republican tendencies?
ohh fizzlesticks!! I made a mistake! :p
It's okey, we all make misteaks.
This article I so true, keep on writing like this, enjoyment to read :) 334