August 26, 2011 10:00 am

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August 28, 2011 8:00 pm

Normally I wouldn’t post an anime convention, but considering the number of goths that seemed to show up to it last year (and the number that were handing out passes to DV8), and the number of people in Gothic type cosplay that just pings the gothdar even though it turns out that they listen to Korean pop music, and the way that anime actually kinda was a rather large part of the goth scene in the 80s due to it’s (then) subcultural edginess, I guess in a way Manifest can be considered an event for goths to some degree.

From their promo pack:

Manifest (Melbourne Anime Festival) returns in August 2011 for it’s 12th year. As Australia’s longest running and largest anime convention you can be sure that there is always something to do every minute of each of the 3 days of the convention. There’s be many competitions running all weekend, a plethora of traders with awesome and unique merchandise and screenings or the latest and greatest anime. All of this is just the tip of the iceberg of what is definitely the must not miss event of the Australian anime calendar. For more info head to www.manifest.org.au or search for Manifest on facebook.

December 31, 2010 9:00 pm

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January 1, 2011 5:00 am

Ring in the new year with the sounds of brass bells, grinding gears, and alcohol saturated steampunks, for Euchronia is on again.

Euchronia is smashing New Year’s Eve party if one is intending to “gawth it up”, or of a want to cosplay, has not been invited to a high society function, or merely wishes to avoid the blaggards that abound during the year’s end. (more…)

May 15, 2010 10:00 pm

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May 16, 2010 4:00 am

For over a decade now, the man behind Cyberball has been running a few irregular BDSM/Fetish costume theme nights. Achtung is one of those, with a uniform (particularly militaria) bent to it.

By and large I’m a fan of these events provided they’re in a good venue. Sadly, this one isn’t, being held at Inflation, 60 King.st, Melbourne, with $15 entry fee.

There are a lot of things that Dark Events does right. They’re good with promotions. Find nice DJs. Are ok at not pissing off too many of what I like to call the “fractional scenesters”. It’s just the venue thing seems to be a real bugbear. Since the Paladin effectively became closed down, and goths are effectively persona non grata at what it’s become, it’s been hard for Dark Events to become situated at a venue that is cost effective for the promoter, and not a massively overpriced, understocked shit hole.

DJs include Schism, Doctor D, Robert Cyberman, Iggy D, and Onya Box.

March 6, 2010 7:00 pm

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March 7, 2010 6:00 pm

So it seems that Circa Nocturna is on again.

What’s intereting to note is that in 2010, the stuff that’s no doubt been plastered all over your Facebook’s right hand side seems to be the new range of labels that are appearing. (more…)

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