(Vocal/instrumental group, 1976–96, 2002) A legendary punk band, The Banshees did not release their first single, ‘Hong Kong Garden’, until 1978. Vocalist Siouxsie was accompanied by Steve Severin (bass), John McKay (guitar) and Kenny Morris (drums). McKay and Morris left abruptly in 1979 to be replaced by Budgie (ex-Slits) and John McGeoch, formerly of Magazine, ...
Alt-rock guitarist John Frusciante (b. 1970) was born into a musical family in Queens, New York. While living in Los Angeles after his parents’ divorce, Frusciante became involved with the city’s punk-rock scene. Frusciante was particularly inspired by The Germs, teaching himself to play the songs on their first album before taking guitar lessons. He studied Jeff Beck ...
Indie guitar legend Johnny Marr (b. 1963) was born John Maher in Manchester, England to Irish Catholic parents. He grew up in a household where music was a constant fixture, and he recalled, ‘I always had guitars, for as long as I could remember.’ Guitar technique came easily to young Johnny, and he quickly mastered ...
influential work was Graceland (1986), which utilized African musicians, helping popularize what would be dubbed ‘World Music’. Styles & Forms | Seventies | Rock Personalities | Siouxsie & The Banshees | Seventies | Rock ...
bondage clothing with safety pins and spikey hair. They attracted a small but dedicated following including the self-styled Bromley Contingent, some of who would later form Siouxsie and The Banshees and Generation X. A Manchester show inspired future members of The Buzzcocks, Joy Division and The Smiths. In October 1976, The Sex Pistols signed to EMI and released ...
Peter Murphy Leading Exponents Joy Division Bauhaus The Cure The Sisters Of Mercy The Mission Christian Death Fields Of The Nephilim Flesh For Lulu Gene Loves Jezebel Siouxsie & The Banshees Goth Rock Style The gothic sound is epitomized by layered guitars and echo effects to which a heavy bass is added, producing an atmospheric, sinister feel. Introduction | ...
staged his own two-day punk festival at London’s 100 Club on September 20 and 21. The Sex Pistols headlined the first night with The Clash, while Siouxsie & The Banshees and Subway Sect played their first shows. Buzzcocks headlined the second night with The Damned, The Vibrators and French punk band Stinky Toys. The second night was marred when ...
arrested and fined for being drunk and disorderly in Glasgow. August Siouxsie’s Garden Party As part of the Bromley Contingent, Siouxsie and her mates – some of whom became Banshees – had a front-row seat for the first wave of punk in 1976. But it was another two years before Siouxsie & The Banshees got to release their first single. ...
term coined by the British music press, post-punk was used to describe a variety of disparate artists, from those originally associated with punk, like Siouxsie & The Banshees, to those galvanized by it, like XTC. The most successful post-punk bands added a commercial edge to their music and entered the mainstream. Emerging from the ashes of ...
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