“There was definitely an air of expectation awaiting the return of Siouxsie Sioux live in London after a ten-year hiatus. . . Dressed in baby-blue flowing light bodysuit with voluminous sleeves, pussy bow and flared, long hair streaked with grey, this was Morticia in unexpected cocktail glam...
“We find nostalgia repulsive,” vocalist Siouxsie Sioux said, emphasizing the point in an interview with UK music journalist Martin Aston in the spring of 1986. “Personally, I don’t like looking back on anything.” The Banshees weren’t exactly punk, in any case. Though first rising to ...
Sioux and Severin famously made their live debut (with Sid Vicious on drums and future Adam & The Ants guitarist Marco Pirroni) at the September 1976 punk festival at London’s 100 Club, where they performed a brutal rendition of the hymn “The Lord’s Prayer.” However, the Banshees’ ca...
Sherman notes in the entry about Sioux: "...she has managed to avoid the placement of titles on her, although her work has shaped so much in the musical world that titles would be so easy to give." Amazon.com is currently taking orders. Alan Moore & Tim Perkins' "The HIGHBURY worki...
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Slightly more contentiously, Juju is also frequently cited as a major influence on the then-emerging goth scene, something which Siouxsie Sioux has since played down. “I’ve always thought one of our greatest strengths was our ability to craft tension in music and subject matter,” she told...