Gothic Rock

Mick Mercer is a journalist and author best known for his photos and reviews of the goth, punk and indie music scenes. This book is a great blast from the past. It's a fairly detailed encyclopedia of the Gothic rock scene throughout the 80's and early 90's by one of the journalists who covered it. Though fairly dated now( I think few of the bands covered exist anymore) Mercer does his surly sarcastic best to give an overview of the Goth scene, from the bands to the fans, writers, artists, showing where the scene had been and where it was going. I loved this book in 1992 and its still a great read today. Highly recommended to anyone interested in the history of Goth.