White Riot

Britain's anti-fascist punks are still role models

"...could’ve gone either way – witness Sid Vicious’ and Siouxsie Sioux’s swastika fetish, perceived as ironic or deliberate, depending..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Movie Review by Tim Stegall

My First Mister

"...for a job. Against his better judgment, Randall takes Siouxsie Sioux Jr. on as a stock clerk and pro..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Gay Place

1, 2, SXSW is coming for you

"...Hail Yasss! Drag Tribute to Siouxsie Sioux! A drag tribute complete with a Siouxsie &..."

March 9, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Every Day Is Dress-Up Day

"...and colorful make-up); Robert Smith from the Cure and Siouxsie Sioux from Siouxsie & the Banshees (most of the..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Features Feature by Iana Witham

Live Shot: Neither Peter Murphy, Bauhaus, Nor Bela Lugosi Is Dead

English icon revives the pioneering UK goths’ 1980 debut

"...recalled Birthday Party’s noisy aggression, Joy Division’s bleak lyrics, Siouxsie Sioux’s mysterious aura with dark wave attitude, and Iggy..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Saturday ACL Fest Record Reviews

The Witch (Fiction/Caroline)

"...ADD. Fortunately, singer Isabel Munoz-Newsome channels her admiration for Siouxsie Sioux, PJ Harvey, and Savages' Jehnny Beth with every..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Live Music to See This Weekend

For the next three days, live a little.

"...year’s Technophelia, but puts on spectacle-driven performances nodding to Siouxsie Sioux. Bay Area transplant and Southland funk revivalist Harriet..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Local Musicians on Avoiding the Sophomore Slump

Five trending Austin-hatched acts that sidestepped recording’s biggest pitfall

"...people of the Butthole Surfers or Neil Young or Siouxsie Sioux. There's an influence of surf. I even hear..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Warpaint’s New Song

Still caught in the undertow of four L.A. women

"...– oceanic percussion – while her bandmates practiced Can, Siouxsie Sioux, and Björk...."

Nov. 18, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Retro-Futurists Reshape Austin Music

Half-a-dozen rising stars of local electro

"...Goers' haunting vocal performance, reminiscent of seminal UK banshee Siouxsie Sioux, pierces the trio's intense pop-drone ambience. Painted in..."

July 1, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Dum Dum Girls

"...in repeated nods to Patti Smith ("Rimbaud Eyes") and Siouxsie Sioux ("Are You Okay"). "Evil Blooms" deliciously poppy, but..."

March 14, 2014 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Men Only

It’s only rock & roll – except for women

"...the rest? Musical institutions such as Joan Jett and Siouxsie Sioux have been excluded from the Hall completely, and..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Gay Place

Dress like a Banshee as you prepare for your gayest SXSW ever.

"...EXQUISITE CORPSE: NIGHT OF 1,000 SIOUXSIES Hosted by Angel; spun by Pasht: So many Siouxsies;..."

March 2, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

SXSW Lists

SXSW groupings: Metal, Austin jazz, Polish acts, plus everything else

"...Part Lush. Part Siouxsie Sioux. Both with a Factory's appreciation for chaotic noise...."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Esben & the Witch

Friday

"...of epic electro-psych. There's a little bit of early Siouxsie Sioux in Rachel Davies' voice, but there's also a..."

March 18, 2011 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Esben & the Witch

SXSW showcase reviews

"...rage-ache. Tribal, even primordial single "Skeleton Swoon" shrieked like Siouxsie Sioux and a banshee crashing Nick Cave's birthday party..."

March 18, 2011 Music Review by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

Gushing about Coco Coquette, Snap Kitchen, the New Wave Ball, and Wet, à la Your Style Avatar style

"...the Eighties classics, and costumes ranged from a fabulous Siouxsie Sioux (except as judges, we thought she was Joan..."

March 4, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 2010

"...through the footlights of Amanda Palmer, Lene Lovich, and Siouxsie Sioux, and Marina comes into focus. Swabbing the lens..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

After a Fashion

Go way back to the deconstructive Eighties as Your Style Avatar takes a chain saw to Barbie

"...the Grace Jones Barbie (she was always late), the Siouxsie Sioux Barbie, the Nina Hagen Barbie, the Terri Nunn..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Out of the Mouths of Children

The return of the Butthole Surfers – don't call it a reunion!

"..."At Lollapalooza, Siouxsie [Sioux] came up onstage and started wrestling on the..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Santogold

"..."Unstoppable" water down Maya Arulpragasam's politics, "My Superman" oozes Siouxsie Sioux, and "I'm a Lady" sews the three into..."

April 25, 2008 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

A Life Less Lived: The Gothic Box

"...have experienced some degree of pop success: The Cure, Siouxsie Sioux, Ian Astbury, Nick Cave, and the Bauhaus family..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Music Review by Christopher Gray

The Knife

Record review

"...first released stateside, is riddled with WTF moments. Merging Siouxsie Sioux with Aphex Twin, Silent Shout twists manipulated sounds..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

TCB

A pictorial history of TCB's, and the modern Austin music scene's, formative years

"...Bread cameraward; Johnny Motard jumping out of his skin; Siouxsie Sioux holding court at the brand-new Austin Music Hall...."

Sept. 8, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Les Baton Rouge

"...drill sergeant yowls reminiscent of early-Eighties ladies Nina Hagen, Siouxsie Sioux, and Liliput, that challenge body politics and the..."

March 19, 2004 Music Review by Kate X Messer

Two Ton Boa (Kill Rock Stars)

SXSW Records

"...the vocal surface. At other times, she's reminiscent of Siouxsie Sioux, with careful articulations and operatic splashiness. Arty? Yes,..."

March 10, 2000 Music Review by Phil West