[header] How to get into the goth scene [title] Research into the goth subculture. [step] Research is one of the most important things you could ever do while trying to learn about something. Contrary to belief, goth has a defined meaning. 
Goth being " anything you want it to be " is a too vague definition and almost makes it have no meaning. Some basic facts of the subculture are : [substeps] Goth is a music based subculture that was born of the post-punk genre in the early 80s.