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The Beautiful People: Gaga as Post-Goth

The Beautiful People: Gaga as Post-Goth

July 19, 2010 · by Robin James · in gaga, goth, marilyn manson, music

So, the Gaga-Madonna connection is a totally overworn topic. Gaga encourages some of the comparisons, but I think that Madge is NOT the artist we need to see as Gaga’s immediate aesthetic ancestor and interlocutor. It’s Marilyn Manson. Yep, Gaga…

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