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Duran Duran: Teenage Wallpaper

April 29, 2022April 11, 2023 Laura Bock duran duran, music, posters, teenager3 Comments

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Sing Blue Silver

April 29, 2022April 11, 2023 Laura Bock depression, duran duran, dysfunctional family, teenager3 Comments

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Seven and The Ragged Tiger

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 Laura Bock duran duran, Duranie, music, new wave2 Comments

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Industrial is Dystopian Goth Music

April 7, 2020January 2, 2021 Laura Bock classic alternative, dystopian fiction, industrial, mixtape, playlist0 comment

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World Goth Day 2019 – The Killing Moon

May 22, 2019July 29, 2020 Laura Bock classic alternative, gothic industrial, mixtape, world goth day0 comment

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January Depression Part II – Cuts You Up

January 25, 2019January 2, 2021 Laura Bock classic alternative, Cuts You Up, depression, on the fly, Peter Murphy0 comment

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January Depression – Try Walking in My Shoes

January 23, 2019January 2, 2021 Laura Bock depression, on the fly, stream of consciousness, writing0 comment

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Digging in the Dirt: Fall Mood 2018

November 16, 2018January 2, 2021 Laura Bock classic alternative, fall mood, gothic industrial, mixtape, playlist2 Comments

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Seven Deadly Sins of Punk & Goth

November 7, 2018January 2, 2021 Laura Bock classic alternative, goth, punk, seven deadly sins0 comment

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Blasphemous Rumours

October 10, 2018January 2, 2021 Laura Bock depression, friendships, mixtape, suicide0 comment

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Creative Foundation & Offerings

July 17, 2018January 2, 2021 Laura Bock classic alternative, creative life, punk rock girl, Summer of 19880 comment

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World Goth Day 2018

May 22, 2018January 27, 2019 Laura Bock goth, mixtape, playlist, world goth day0 comment

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Don’t Change – Remembering Michael Hutchence

November 22, 2017January 27, 2019 Laura Bock classic alternative, INXS, Michael Hutchence, mixtape, playlist0 comment

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Want – Fall Mood 2017 Mixtape

October 14, 2017 Laura Bock 0 comment

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John Hughes Movie Romance

August 22, 2017March 8, 2021 Laura Bock 80's movies, love, Relationships, sex0 comment

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Industrial Reconstruction of Self

June 17, 2017March 8, 2021 Laura Bock classic alternative, gothic industrial, industrial, mix tape, music, playlist0 comment

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My Big (Fat Gay) Punk Rock Prom

June 3, 2017January 2, 2021 Laura Bock classic alternative, high school memories, mixtape, playlist, prom, Punk Rock1 Comment

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Sad Bastard Music

April 14, 2017July 2, 2020 Laura Bock Depeche Mode, mixtape, playlist, The Cure1 Comment

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Where’s The Revolution

February 4, 2017June 11, 2017 Laura Bock classic alternative, Depeche Mode, music, Where's the Revolution0 comment

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December 18, 2016December 18, 2016 Laura Bock anxiety, creative writing, depression, Life, mental illness, mix tape, mixtape, on the fly, playlist, stream of consciousness0 comment

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Confessions of an 80s Hair Spray Addict

October 11, 2015January 2, 2021 Laura Bock80's, Aqua Net, Bold Hold, hairspray, mixtape, new wave, playlist, punk rock girl, Studio Line6 Comments

I have a confession I really hate to admit – I helped tear a massive hole in the ozone layer because I was an 80s hair spray addict with my punk rock hair.

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Once He’s Gone… What Then?

April 14, 2025 Laura Bock47, conversations that matter, MAGAts, politics2 Comments

What happens after 47? This blog explores how we rebuild democracy, restore rights, and move forward in a post-47, post-truth America.

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Smash The Patriarchy!

November 17, 2024November 17, 2024 Laura Bockdystopian, MAGAts, mixtape, politics, women's rights0 comment

The time is right, the soil is fertile, and the conditions favorable, the time for a revolution is NOW! Smash the Patriarchy!

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Abortion: Take Back Our Power

June 30, 2022 Laura Bockabortion, adoption, pro-choice, Roe v Wade0 comment

Let me make something absolutely clear here and now – this is not about abortion. This is about control and taking bodily autonomy away.

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