Mick Mercer

Mick Mercer
Nationality	United Kingdom
Occupation	photographer, author, journalist
Known for	Goth subculture

Mick Mercer is a journalist and author best known for his photos and reviews of the goth, punk, and indie music scenes. He has photographed the bands Tragic Venus and Blondie^[1] in the UK and Europe.He publishes a monthly online magazine called "The Mick"^[2].

Mercer ran one of the first punk fanzines, Panache from 1976 to 1992. In 1978 he began writing for British music magazine ZigZag, later becoming Editor until the magazine folded in 1986. During the 80s he wrote regularly for the British music weekly Melody Maker^[3] and in the 90's found himself editing magazines including the Siren^[4] which has itself since folded. Since then he has had numerous books about Goth and related subjects published.

Bibliography

• Mercer, Mick (1988). Gothic Rock Black Book. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-1546-6
• Mercer, Mick (1991). Gothic Rock. Pegasus Publishing. ISBN 1-873892-01-2
• Mercer, Mick (1997). Hex Files: The Goth Bible. Overlook Press; 1 Amer ed edition. ISBN 0-87951-783-2
• Mercer, Mick (2002). 21st Century Goth. Reynolds & Hearn. ISBN 1-903111-28-5
• Mercer, Mick (2009). Music to Die For. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 978-1901447262

Discography

The second and third books spawned a series of CD compilations, with detailed sleeve notes provided by Mercer.

• Gothic Rock, (double CD)
• Gothic Rock 2, September 1995 (double CD)
• Gothic Rock 3: Black On Black, (double CD)
• Hex Files—The Goth Bible Vol. 1, 1997 (double CD)
• Hex Files—The Goth Bible Vol. 2, (double CD)
• Hex Files—The Goth Bible Vol. 3, 1998 (double CD)

Notes

1. ^ Official Blondie Website Archives
2. ^ The Mick Distribution Website
3. ^ "Interview with Mick Mercer". starvox.net. 2001-06-11. 
4. ^ Starvox zine 2001Interview with Mick Mercer 2001

External links

• Official website
• Official LiveJournal
• MySpace Profile
• Interview on Starvox.net
• Interview on Morbidoutlook.com

See also

• Goth
• Death rock
• Punk
• Post punk
• Indie rock

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