Remember in WaybackLand, when you used to don your very best black eyeliner and matching lipstick, and put on your shitkicker boots and head to an alternative dance club to sway and flow? All with a very serious look on your face the whole time? You’d marvel at the people who could best approximate the Robert Smith hair and the Reznor scowl. Ah, good times.

This week, someone showed me a pair of goth crocs. I know, I can hear you recoiling from here, but it got me thinking. And now, we’re going to cannonball into the music culture (if not the updated footwear). Because when was the last time Skinny Puppy showed up on your playlist? You’re welcome.