The Blogging Goth

@theblogginggoth.bsky.social

A nine and a half minute epic with dub and reggae roots, it was an anthem to the #vampire star actor Lugosi and made a household name of baritone singer #PeterMurphy. Nothing would be the same again!

theblogginggoth.com

Bela Lugosi’s (still) Dead

Nine and a half minutes of exploratory, indulgent and spine-tingling music courtesy of the most recognizable post-punks going – the Bauhaus anthem “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” was r…

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Punk Rock History

@punkrockhistory.bsky.social

about 1 year ago

Happy Birthday Peter Murphy, singer of the postpunk/ gothrock band Bauhaus, born on this day in 1957 Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust HD #punkrock #gothrock #postpunk #petermurphy #bauhaus #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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Punk Rock History

@punkrockhistory.bsky.social

28 days ago

Happy Birthday to Peter John Joseph Murphy aka "Godfather Of Goth", English singer, musician and vocalist of the postpunk/ gothrock band Bauhaus, born on this day in 1957. #punkrock #gothrock #postpunk #petermurphy #bauhaus #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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Punk Rock History

@punkrockhistory.bsky.social

about 1 year ago

Happy Birthday to Peter John Joseph Murphy aka "Godfather Of Goth", English singer, musician and vocalist of the postpunk/ gothrock band Bauhaus, born on this day in 1957. #punkrock #gothrock #postpunk #petermurphy #bauhaus #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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Punk Rock History

@punkrockhistory.bsky.social

12 months ago

43 years ago Peter Murphy from Bauhaus posed at the Roundhouse in Camden, London, during the filming of the Ziggy Stardust video in August 1982 #punk #punks #punkrock #postpunk #gothpunkrock #petermurphy #bauhaus #history #postpunkhistory

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The Quietus

@thequietus.com

about 1 year ago

"Mezzanine isn’t just an album, it’s a happening. It’s music that seeps, slowly, into the bloodstream. Elizabeth Fraser's work on ‘Teardrop’ is exquisite, like the ghost of a memory, a haunting spell." Bauhaus' #PeterMurphy on #MassiveAttack - Mezzanine buff.ly/9sQVJu4

Massive Attack - Mezzanine album cover. Close up of the pincers of a stag beetle.

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The Blogging Goth

@theblogginggoth.bsky.social

28 days ago

Many happy returns to the legendary #PeterMurphy - born this day in 1957

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Whitby Gothic

@whitbygothic.bsky.social

6 months ago

+++ On this day, the 26th of January 1979, Bauhaus recorded 'Bela Lugosi's Dead' live in the studio in a single take, during a six-hour session. +++ It was the first thing they recorded together, 6 weeks after the band had formed #bauhaus #belalugosisdead #petermurphy #postpunk #otd #goth #gothic

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The Quietus

@thequietus.com

about 1 year ago

"Ivo’s [Watts-Russell, #4AD founder] beautiful cathedral of melancholia. This Mortal Coil wasn’t merely an album, it was a séance, like stepping into a sort of a collective dream half-remembered from a past life." Bauhaus' #PeterMurphy on #ThisMortalCoil - It’ll End In Tears buff.ly/fOoZNfX

This Mortal Coil - It’ll End In Tears album cover

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Andy French

@andy-french.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

14/20 Bauhaus, etc. What are your favorite tracks? These are mine: #Bauhaus "Bela Lugosi's Dead" #TonesOnTail "Christian Says" #LoveAndRockets "An American Dream" #PeterMurphy "A Strange Kind of Love" #DanielAsh "Coming Down" --- #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #AlternativeRock #PostPunk #Goth #80s

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80s Music - STARCK CLUB

@starckclub.bsky.social

12 months ago

Born in #Northampton, ex #Bauhaus vocalist #PeterMurphy released his album DEEP on Dec 19, 1989. The immediate hit at #StarckClub was “Cuts You Up” which was released as a single in 1990 & went to #1 on the USA Alternative Chart- it was the very last big hit at Starck #80s youtu.be/V9R_KzTgRXY?...

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Peter Murphy - Cuts You Up (full version video)

YouTube video by Wes Wallace

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@georgiosmasman.bsky.social

28 days ago

He comes across like David Bowie imitating Jacques Brel declaiming a pastiche of Lautréamont backed by the early Banshees. #HappyBirthday #PeterMurphy

Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social

Happy Birthday to Peter John Joseph Murphy aka "Godfather Of Goth", English singer, musician and vocalist of the postpunk/ gothrock band Bauhaus, born on this day in 1957. #punkrock #gothrock #postpunk #petermurphy #bauhaus #history #punkrockhistory #otd