A thread for emo, goth, scene, punk aka whatever they're calling "alternative"

[insideontheoutside]

So I've noticed there definitely are a few of us on there who, for lack of a better word (and general aversion to the hot-word-of-the-moment for people who tend to look a certain way) are "alternative". Hell even if you're into anime/manga or whatever it is that puts you outside what everyone else calls, "normal".

I just thought I'd start a thread where we can all gravitate to and can discuss things like what color you're dying your hair next, where's the best place to buy skinny jeans, how many piercings you have, what was the last band you saw live, etc. etc. etc.

[SnailPace]

Last band I saw live: New Kids on the Block 

(Point of thread missed)

[insideontheoutside]

Last band I saw live: New Kids on the Block 

(Point of thread missed)

LOL - no, I'd say you missed the era! Weren't they like hot ->-bleeped-<- in the late 80's or something?? Maybe that IS alternative now to like them haha

[owl]

When i start T next week i plan to dye my hair white.
I have three piercings, snakebites and my industrial.
heh

[SnailPace]

LOL - no, I'd say you missed the era! Weren't they like hot ->-bleeped-<- in the late 80's or something?? Maybe that IS alternative now to like them haha

The weird thing is; I saw them on my 17th birthday... in 2009.

More on topic: I'm getting my first tattoo pretty soon as a belated birthday present.  I'll post pics on this thread once I get it!

[insideontheoutside]

Funny thing is, I don't have any piercings (was never into them personally - like them on other people), and I've only contemplated one tattoo ever.

Hair dye though? That's a whole other story. I've had: pink, green, blue, red, orange, bleached and black

[Nikolai_S]

I'm mostly alternative by being geeky, genderqueer, and very, very far left politically. I'm kind of casually emo-goth.

However, I want deep red streaks in my hair. Or blue. Or green tips. I get my skinny jeans from a thrift store so they're nice and worn in, and in black or grey. I think eventually I'll get a small tattoo, probably on my shoulder. But.... I'm going into neuroscience at a hopefully competitive university, so I've definitely got to limit myself. Only thing stopping me from getting lip piercings.

[jmaxley]

No tattoos, and the only piercings are one set in my ear lobes...but I do love unnatural hair colors.  My hair's really too short right now, but once I'm on T, I plan to let it grow back out (heck, I may let it grow back out before then, but it's harder for me to pass).  I've had purple streaks put in it before and would love to try for some more colors.

What I wear every day is sort of boring (not many open-minded people where I live) but the styles I love are usually a mix of fantasy, punk, harajuku, clubwear (love the furry legwarmers/boots), and goth.  I was into blue nail polish way before it was cool and you had to really work to hunt down a bottle of it.  The green lipstick I had in high school was one of the very few items of makeup I owned.

[PixieBoy]

Last band I saw live: Skinny Puppy. I can tell you, dancing in a tight binder kind of hurt. Still, it was an awesome concert.

Stuff I've done to my hair: Tangled it in childhood, bob dyed black from age 13-15, now it's some kind of... I dunno. Short male haircut, I guess? Not dyed, my natural hair colour.

Amount of piercings: NONE! Hehe. My mum's allergic to nickel, and I'm pretty scared about getting it myself (she has bleeding wounds on her face due to her allergy).

Skinnyjeans: Nahhh, baggy cargo pants all the way!

The best footwear is big, stompy boots. Mine are Underground boots, made in the UK, with steel toes. They're heavy but look and feel great! Kind of scuffed, though, due to me being clumsy.

My style is... casual. Band tees in black, cargo pants, boots, black longcoat. That's it.

[Father Way]

The last band I saw was MCR at HOB in Chicago  *says hello to insideontheoutside*
and I'm going to see David J of Bauhaus next month

I don't have any piercings or tattoos but I dye my hair jet black and wear black skinny jeans.

[Nathan.]

I have a labret piercing and stretched lobes (9mm), my lobes were 1/2" but I was curious to see how much they would shrink if I took them out but got bored after 3 days. I hope to get my septum scalpelled soon, did want it dermal punched but the guy i'm going to would prefer to scalpel it and I trust him 100%.

Before coming out I used to dye my hair red but I can't be bothered anymore, I will dread my hair soon though it just needs to be a bit longer.

I'm a baggy jeans, band t shirt and boots kind person.

I wonder why I see more "alternative" ftms then mtfs 

[PixieBoy]

David J has a solo career? I was not aware! All I know of is that Daniel Ash released a solo record, and Tones on Tail existed (crap name, pretty cool music, am recommending Movement of Fear, Slender Fungus, and Go! by them), and of course Love and Rockets (Yin, Yang and the Flowerpot Man is a cool song by them, Haunted when the minutes drag as well).


Peter Murphy and Trent Reznor, Murphy sings Reptile by NIN. In the end, he also sings Haunted. Probably the only time ever Murphy will sing a Love and Rockets song.

[xAndrewx]

Never been to a concert but my hair has been every color of the rainbow and then some (but not yet every color of the rainbow at once which would be awesome)

I usually stick with an 8/10 gauge ring in one ear when I don't have a job but I can't do that anymore. And I'm not a big skinny jeans fan but I love my Tripp pants and band shirts (Linkin Park, Eminem)

[VeryGnawty]

When i start T next week i plan to dye my hair white.

White hair is so anime style.

[Father Way]

Another Bauhaus fan! Hi PixieBoy 
I think he has a few solo albums. I'm not quite familiar with his solo stuff but am consider myself a big fan of Bauhaus (and Tones on Tail, too). I saw them live about 6 times, plus one Love and Rockets show and a Peter Murphy show.

Love the radio session! Their cover version of Night Clubbing, Warm Leatherette are my fav.

[Rock_chick]

Ooooh, can I join in, can I? Please?

I is definitely alternative, i have my lip pierced, have a scaffold in my right, 5mm flesh tunnel in my left plus my tragius and a couple of others. I don't currently dye my hair but i used to dye it post box red all the time and i had a succession of wild hair styles, including a 5" dread mohawk. I'm really contemplating dreading my hair again, my friend has dreads and she looks amazing, plus I'm a lazy cow and hate having to straighten it in the mornings. Currently i have two tattoos...a dragon between my shoulders and two space invaders on my left fore arm. I want more though...lots more. I really want some stars, despite the fact they are so damn cliched these days so i'm trying to find a way to make them unique and i'm going to have Death of the Endless tattooed on my back, because i love her and secretly want to be her



Style wise, hard to pin down, i'm really getting into my diy stuff at the moment, i have a ton of boy t-shirts i'm going to turn into dresses and stuff like that. If i really wanted to label my self it's probably quirky emo-geek with a touch of pagan goddess but that's pretentious as hell so i probably wouldn't

[VeryGnawty]

I'm really contemplating dreading my hair again, my friend has dreads and she looks amazing, plus I'm a lazy cow and hate having to straighten it in the mornings.

Dreadlocks on a female.  That is genius.  Why didn't I think of that?

Maybe if my hair grows out long enough, I can try it.

i have a ton of boy t-shirts i'm going to turn into dresses and stuff like that.

I love boy shirts.  But how exactly do you turn them into dresses?

I have boy shirts that I'm hoping I'll be able to use as is after transition.  I'm not much for tailoring, so I hope I don't have to modify them.

Now I feel like a complete geek.  I'm talking about wanting to transition to female so I can wear boy shirts.  But seriously, I've always been so tiny that shopping in the men's section is virtually impossible.

[KamAus]

I never really liked labels but I just prefer being comfortable in whatever I wear. But it's usually dark clothes, usually cargo pants with a tee.

Best band I saw live, well I've only ever seen two and it's a hard choice so I'll say both. Marilyn Manson and My Chemical Romance. I wanna see Linkin Park so bad though.

Hair style, just short. Lol. I'm not too fussed. When I was younger my Dad gave me a mullet I used to dye my hair alot. It's been blonde, red, purple, black, ashy, and blueberry. I just prefer my natural hair color now, yeah its boring but meh.

I used to have my bridge pierced and my eyebrow. I plan on getting my right eyebrow pierced again coz I miss it. I've always loved stretched lobes and would love to do it one day. I definataly want to get tatts in the future when I can afford them (have top surgery to save up for).

[Rock_chick]

I love boy shirts.  But how exactly do you turn them into dresses?

I have boy shirts that I'm hoping I'll be able to use as is after transition.  I'm not much for tailoring, so I hope I don't have to modify them.

Now I feel like a complete geek.  I'm talking about wanting to transition to female so I can wear boy shirts.  But seriously, I've always been so tiny that shopping in the men's section is virtually impossible.

I'll post pictures once i've done the alterations to the one i've just made. There are a few ways you can do it, the one i've just finished was made by sewing my old t-shirt hem to hem with a girls t-shirt in the right size. I then just corseted the back to give it shape and cut the sleeves and neck line. I need to add a strap though because it's currently so off the shoulder it doesn't cover my boobs...easy to do though. Other ways, just cut a print you like off an old t-shirt and sew it onto a basic dress. you can also turn t-shirts into halter necks quite easily with just a pay of scissors and a touch of hand sewing.

I'm lucky, I like sewing and i'm good with a sewing machine, but even if your just okay, putting the print from an old t-shirt onto a dress is really easy.

[PixieBoy]

Shopboy, you absolute bastard, how lucky are you?!? You got to see Bauhaus live! I wish I was older, so I'd have had the ability to see all my favourite bands live...

Also, Helen, Death of the Endless is so cute and sweet. I wish she was real. However, I'd rather like to look like Morpheus, he's a carbon copy of Peter Murphy, with Robert Smith's hair. Death is more like a cute Siouxsie Sioux. Delirium is also really cool.