the Wilde Wood

USA, Brooklyn

Goth, dark electro, darkwave, death disco. No-Wave, Deathrock, Death-Disco.

Throbbing bass, haunted synthesizers, chilling vocals. Heavy organs, fast drums, distorted guitar. Androgynous vocals.

UK, Northampton

Goth, art rock, glam, post-punk.

The archetypal Goth band.
Daniel Ash had contacted Peter Murphy and together the two had written some songs, before forming a band (S.R.)

Credited with being the first Goth band, creating much of the Goth look, sounds, lyrics, art and style.
Last words of David at their last 1983 Hammersmith Palais show were Rest in Peace.

1978-mid - The Craze play a few gigs around Northampton.
1978-11 formed
1978-12 first gig in Northampton at Nene College of Art's Christmas Ball (booked by Glenn Campling), second gig shortly after.
1978-12 - David Haskins replaces Barber and changes name to Bauhaus 1919.
1978-12 renamed from S.R. by David Haskins.
1978-12-31 - First gig as Bauhaus 1919 at Cromwell Public House in Wellingborough.
1979-01-26 - Records demo of Bite my Hip, Harry, Bela Lugosi's Dead and Boys.
1979-05 - changes name to Bauhaus
1978-11 - Daniel Ash and Peter Murphy write Boys, Bite my Hip, Dark Entries, Shows, In the Night and Some Faces.
1979-05 changes name from Bauhaus 1919 to Bauhaus.
1979-mid - Bela Lugosi's Dead and Live in the Studio tape recorded for Small Wonder.
1979-09 - Bela Lugosi's Dead, debut single released.
1979-12-04 John Peel session recorded.
1979-12-10 Axis Records contacts Bauhaus after The Rock Garden show.
1980-01-03 Axis releases Dark Entries, first Peel session broadcast.
1980-02 Beggars Banquet reissuing Dark Entries while Axis Records is changing its name to 4AD.
1980-07 first album recording begins.
1980-09 four shows in USA.
1980-10 begins tour for (as yet unreleased) album.
1980-10 4AD re-issues Terror Couple Kill Colonel, but puts wrong version on Bside.
1980-11 4AD releases debut album.
1981-01 Signed to Beggars Banquet.
1981-01 Peter Powell session recorded for Radio One.
1981-03-12 Appearance on New York Dancestand during USA tour.
1981-04 David J and Rene Halkett (of the original Bauhaus art school) record single.
1981-08 Sinister Ducks play a Northampton show.
1981-10 4AD release David J and Rene Halkett single - Nothing and Armour
1982-02 Bauhaus appear on Riverside on BBC2.
1982-02-24 Show at the Old Vic Theatre, later released as video Shadow of Light

1982-03 4AD releases Tones on Tail 12"
1982-03-13 third Peel session recorded.
1982-03-02 The Hunger fimling takes place at Heaven club in London. 1982-10-04 Appearance on the Old Grey Whistle Test on BBC2 - Ziggy Stardust and The Spy in the Cab.
1982-10 Ziggy Stardust released, reaching number 15 in UK charts. Bauhaus appear on Top of the Pops and the cover of Smash Hits.
1982-10-07 appearance on Top of the Pops on BBC1
1982-10-14 recording of Interview Situatin. 1982-11-19 live appearance on Oxford Road Show on BBC. 1983-05-12 beginning of world tour. Includes France, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel and Japan.
1983-06-17 last Radio One session.
1983-07-05 last live show at Hammersmith Palais in London.
1983-09-04 The group tell Beggars Banquet that they intend to disband.
1998-05-25 Two reunion gigs at Hollywood Palladium, and a best-of album announced by Beggars Banquet.
1998-05-29 tickets for both gigs sell out within fifteen minutes. Third show added and sells out.
1998-07-10/12 Three Hollywood Palladium shows on consecutive nights.
1998- Resurrection Tour.
2002-03 Daniel Ash involved in car accident on night of first gig of USA tour.
2005-04-30 Bauhaus reforms for Coachella.

Electro-dance, 80s punky Goth. Darkwave.

Industrial beats, eccentric, high camp theatrics. Synthesizers, drum machines, horror samples.

Taken from phrase in a Poppy Z Brite novel.

Kitsch stage presence calls to mind the look of Riff Raff and Magenta from the end of RHPS (flashy pseudo-horror cum space-suits). Involved in the UK vampire scene. Poppy Z Brite has had contact with the band, pleased that someone has taken inspiration from her novels.

2004 - have gone down well in Europe.

UK, London

Australian garage band, inactive (since 1983)

1980 - moved to England.
1981-07 Release the Bats released.

UK, London

Goth, post-punk, indie.

Tinkly guitar. Dark. Brooding melodies, forceful rhythms, trebly guitar. Guitar-and-synth, dance.

Trevor and Jan knew each other from childhood? Each performs in a number of different bands before they join forces.

Named after the Russian state ballet.

Video to A Way was put on heavy rotation on MTV's 120 Minutes.
Paul know lives in USA, WA, Seattle, involved with a website, electronicmusic.com.
Nick believed to be in South London.
Jan thought to be in California.
Tanner has released new albums and lives in USA, East Coast.

1983 - Tanner and Kalicki form the Bolshoi in Leeds?
1984-autumn - Tanner and Kalicki form the Bolshoi in Wiltshire?
1984 - the duo hitchike to London, Woolwich where Chown joins.
1984-late - played support to The Cult; Lords of the New Church; Wall of Voodoo; The Redskins; March Violets within three months of moving to London. 1985-01 - headline at the Marquee club, selling out. 1986
1986 Signed to I.R.S. in USA.
1986-spring (or before) Giants released in UK.
1986-spring - Giants released in USA.
1986 (after Giants) Paul Clark joins on keyboards.
1986-05 - Planned tour of USA.
1987 - Now on RCA the Bolshoi puts out its final album, Lindy's Party.
1991 - Paul Clark moves to USA (Seattle?).
21st century - talk of Tanner and Chown doing something.
2003-06 - Paul Clark's 41st birthday.

USA, Los Angeles, Hollywood.

Attended a Christian school, then GlenOak High School where he played in the school band on bass, snare drum then triangle.
Became a music journalist for local magazines while at college where he interviewed Trent Reznor and decided that he wanted to be a rock star not a journalist.
Has been engaged to Rose McGowan, linked to Traci Lords, Jenna Jameson and Melissa 'Missi' Romero. Currently engaged to Dita Von Teese.

Son of Hugh and Barbara Warner.

Appears in video to Nine Inch Nail's Starfuckers, Inc.

1969-01-05 - born USA, Ohio, Canton.
1997 - acted as a porn star in David Lynch's Lost Highway.
1998/9? Minor role in Jawbreaker (starring Rose McGowan)
1999 - The Long Hard Road out of Hell Regan Books ISBN 0-06-098746-4
2002-09-13/4 - watercolour exhibition at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions.
2003 Acted in Beat the Devil
2003 Acted in Party Monster
2002 Appeared in Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine.
2004 Acted in a film called The Heart is Deceitful Above all Things.