{"id":44,"date":"2007-02-17T11:12:50","date_gmt":"2007-02-17T11:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/book-reviews\/s-i-o-u-x-i-e-a-n-d-t-h-e-b-a-n-s-h-e-e-s-t-h-e-s-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-s-e-d-b-i-o-g-r-a-p-h-y-sa-n-c-t-u-a-r-y-p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g\/"},"modified":"2011-02-01T21:57:55","modified_gmt":"2011-02-01T21:57:55","slug":"s-i-o-u-x-i-e-a-n-d-t-h-e-b-a-n-s-h-e-e-s-t-h-e-s-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-s-e-d-b-i-o-g-r-a-p-h-y-sa-n-c-t-u-a-r-y-p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/2007\/02\/17\/s-i-o-u-x-i-e-a-n-d-t-h-e-b-a-n-s-h-e-e-s-t-h-e-s-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-s-e-d-b-i-o-g-r-a-p-h-y-sa-n-c-t-u-a-r-y-p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g\/","title":{"rendered":"SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES &#8211; Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>S i o u x i e   a n d   t h e   B a n s h e e s :   T h e<br \/>\na u t h o r i s e d   b i o g r a p h y<\/strong>  ( S a n c t u a r y<br \/>\nP u b l i s h i n g) .<\/p>\n<p>Y o u    c o u l d    s e e    t h e    b l a c k    g l o v e .  B a n g    r i ght    i n<br \/>\nt h e    m i d d l e    o f    t h e    p i c t u r e    a n d    t h e    t o p    o f    h i s<br \/>\nr o c k a b i l l y    q u i f f ,    s l i g h t l y    o b s c u r i ng    t h e    m a i n<br \/>\ne v e n t ,   S i o u x s i e     S u e .<\/p>\n<p>T h i s    t o o k  m e    b a c k     i n    t i m e    t o    m e e t i n g    the    l a d s    i n<br \/>\nt h e    b o o z e r    o n    t h e i r    r e t u r n    f r o m  L o n d o n .<\/p>\n<p>\u009dW h a t    w a s    i t    l i k e    t h e n?\u009d<br \/>\nB r i l l i a n t ,   r i g h t    a t    t h e    f r o n t \u009d<br \/>\n\u009dW h a t    d i d    t h e y     p l a y?\u009d<br \/>\n\u009dB l a h y   B l a h y   B l a h y   H o o .\u009d<br \/>\n\u009dB e t    y o u    w o r e    t h o s e    d a f t    f u c k i n g    g l o v e s \u009d<br \/>\n\u009dT o o    F u c k i n g    r i g h t    y o u    c h e c k y    b a s t a r d \u009d<\/p>\n<p>W h y     d i d n t     I    g o?    W h a t s   t h i s    g o t    t o    d o   with   a   b o o k<br \/>\nr e v i e w?  W e l l    i f    y o u r    i n t e r e s t ed    r e a d    o n <\/p>\n<p>T h e    b l a c k    h a n d e d    g l o v e    b e l o n g s    t o    m y m a t e .<br \/>\nH i s    1 5    m i n u t e s    o f    f a m e ,   w e l l    1 5 s e c o n d s    o f    f a m e<br \/>\no n    t h e    v i d e o    o f    t h e B a n s h e e s    a t    t h e    R o y a l    A l b e r t<br \/>\nH a l l ,   a b u i l d i n g    n a m e d    b y    Q u e e n    V i c t o r i a     a f t e r<br \/>\nh e r    d e a d  h u s b a n d,   u n a w a r e    t h a t    a    f u t u r e    Q u e e n<br \/>\no f    P u n k    w o u l d    o n e    d a y    p l a y    t h e r e  w i t h    h e r   B a n s h e e s .<\/p>\n<p>T h e    r e a s o n    w h y    I    d i d n t    g o    d o w n    t o  w a t c h     t h e   B a n s h e e s   a t    t h e    A l b e r t    H a l l , ( s o r r y   R o y a l   A l b e r t   H a l l )   w a s    t h a t,<br \/>\nu n l i k e    m y m a t e s,   I    h a d    f a l l e n    s l i g h t l y    o u t   o f    l ove    w i t h<br \/>\nt h e m .   O t h e r    l i f e    c o n c e r n s    t a k i n g o v e r  (H o w   D a r e   I) .<\/p>\n<p>T h i s    b o o k    i s    s e t    i n    t h e    f o r m of    a    d i a r y,    a l l    n i c e l y<br \/>\nc h r o n o l o g i c a l    a n d    n e a t .    I t    g i v e s    i n s i g h t    t o    t h e<br \/>\nf u l l    h i s t o r y  u p    t o    t h e     t i m e o f    p u b l i c a t i o n ;  t h e    r o w s ,<br \/>\nthe   c h a n g e s    a n d   the  r e a s o n s   why.<\/p>\n<p>T h e    s t o r y    o f    a    g i r l    w i t h    s h o r t    d y e d    h a i r   who grew int o   a   g i r l   w i t h    a    b i g    h a i r   s t y l e  t h a t    t h o u s a n d s    o f    y o u n g    p u n k e t t es<br \/>\nc o p i e d    b r i n g i n g    t h e r e    o w n    s l i g h t    c h a n g e  t o<br \/>\nt h e m s e l v e s.  A    s t y l e    f r o m    B r o m l e y    t o    C e n t r a l   L o n d o n<br \/>\nt o    I s r a e l     t o    J a p a n     a n d B a t m a n .<\/p>\n<p>S o m e    w i l l    n o    d o u b t    t h i n k    t h a t    t h e    r e l e ase    o f    t h e<br \/>\nb r i l l i a n t    p o p    s i n g l e    H o n g   Ko n g  G a r d e n     w a s    a    s e l l    o u t .<br \/>\nW h a t    a    m i s e r a b le    f u c k i n g    l i f e    t h e s e    p e o p l e    m u s t    h a v e<br \/>\nh a d .<\/p>\n<p>I f    y o u r e    l i k e    m e ,  t h e n    y o ull   r e a d   u p   t o  w h e n   y o u   m o v e d   o n  (in my case  a b o u t   1 9 8 3) r e f l e c t i n g     i n   a    s h a r e d  e x p e r i e n c e<br \/>\no f    l i f e    a n d  a b a n d   t h a t   m a t t e r e d .   D a r k , m y s t i c a l    a n d    a<br \/>\nf e w    m o r e    p o p p y    t y p e  s o n g s .<\/p>\n<p>There are c o n t r i b u t i o n s     f r o m    S i o u x ,   S t e v e S e v e r i n ,<br \/>\nB u d g i e ,   M c G e o c h ,   K e n n y   M o r r i s  a n d   o t h e r s .   B i t s     o f   h o m e   b a c k g r o u n d   t o  s e t   t h e   s t o r y .   A  v e r y    a m u s i n g    s t o r y    o f<br \/>\nt h e m    m e e t i n g    u p    a f t e r    t h e    i n f a m o u s   s p lit*.    W h a t    t h e y<br \/>\nd i d    t o    g e t    s i g n e d .   T h e  G r u n d y   i n t e r v i e w  (y o u   d i r t y<br \/>\nf u c k e r \u009d).<\/p>\n<p>W h y    w e r e    t h e    B a n s h e e s    i g n o r e d    b y    t h e  g r e a t   B r i t i sh<br \/>\nP u b l i c ?   A    g i r l    a n d    b a n d w i t h    a t t i t u d e    a n d     u n b e n d i n g<br \/>\ns e l f   b e l i e f   m o s t    d e f i n i t e l y    h e l p e d .<\/p>\n<p>T h a n k s     f o r    t h e    m e m o r i e s ,   a t t i t u d e   (a n d<br \/>\nt h e   1 0 2    D a l m a t i a ns    p h o t o g r a p h) .<\/p>\n<p><strong>B i l l y   S t u t t g a r t <\/strong><br \/>\n*Siouxsie + Budgie went to the Lakes on holiday. At breakfast there was only one other couple in the dining room.guess who&#8230;..<\/p>\n<div class=\"lazysocialbuttons\" data-float=\"left\" data-buttons=\"google,twitter,facebook\" data-twshareurl=\"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/2007\/02\/17\/s-i-o-u-x-i-e-a-n-d-t-h-e-b-a-n-s-h-e-e-s-t-h-e-s-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-s-e-d-b-i-o-g-r-a-p-h-y-sa-n-c-t-u-a-r-y-p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g\/\" data-twtext=\"\" data-shareurl=\"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/2007\/02\/17\/s-i-o-u-x-i-e-a-n-d-t-h-e-b-a-n-s-h-e-e-s-t-h-e-s-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-s-e-d-b-i-o-g-r-a-p-h-y-sa-n-c-t-u-a-r-y-p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g\/\" data-fbhideflyout=\"false\" data-backgroundtype=\"light\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> o u x s i e     S u e .<\/p>\n<p>T h i s    t o o k  m e    b a c k     i n    t i m e    t o    m e e t i n g    the    l a d s    i n<br \/>\nt h e    b o o z e r    o n    t h e i r    r e t u r n    f r o m  L o n d o n .<\/p>\n<p>\u009dW h a t    w a s    i t    l i k e    t h e n?\u009d<br \/>\nB r i l l i a n t ,   r i g h t    a t    t h e    f r o n t \u009d<br \/>\n\u009dW h a t    d i d    t h e y     p l a y?\u009d<br \/>\n\u009dB l a h y   B l a h y   B l a h y   H o o .\u009d<br \/>\n\u009dB e t    y o u    w o r e    t h o s e    d a f t    f u c k i n g    g l o v e s \u009d<br \/>\n\u009dT o o    F u c k i n g    r i g h t    y o u    c h e c k y    b a s t a r d \u009d<\/p>\n<p>W h y     d i d n t     I    g o?    W h a t s   t h i s    g o t    t o    d o   with   a   b o o k<br \/>\nr e v i e w?  W e l l    i f    y o u r    i n t e r e s t ed    r e a d    o n <\/p>\n<p>T h e    b l a c k    h a n d e d    g l o v e    b e l o n g s    t o    m y m a t e .<br \/>\nH i s    1 5    m i n u t e s    o f    f a m e ,   w e l l    1 5 s e c o n d s    o f    f a m e<br \/>\no n    t h e    v i d e o    o f    t h e B a n s h e e s    a t    t h e    R o y a l    A l b e r t<br \/>\nH a l l ,   a b u i l d i n g    n a m e d    b y    Q u e e n    V i c t o r i a     a f t e r<br \/>\nh e r    d e a d  h u s b a n d,   u n a w a r e    t h a t    a    f u t u r e    Q u e e n<br \/>\no f    P u n k    w o u l d    o n e    d a y    p l a y    t h e r e  w i t h    h e r   B a n s h e e s .<\/p>\n<p>T h e    r e a s o n    w h y    I    d i d n t    g o    d o w n    t o  w a t c h     t h e   B a n s h e e s   a t    t h e    A l b e r t    H a l l , ( s o r r y   R o y a l   A l b e r t   H a l l )   w a s    t h a t,<br \/>\nu n l i k e    m y m a t e s,   I    h a d    f a l l e n    s l i g h t l y    o u t   o f    l ove    w i t h<br \/>\nt h e m .   O t h e r    l i f e    c o n c e r n s    t a k i n g o v e r  (H o w   D a r e   I) .<\/p>\n<p>T h i s    b o o k    i s    s e t    i n    t h e    f o r m of    a    d i a r y,    a l l    n i c e l y<br \/>\nc h r o n o l o g i c a l    a n d    n e a t .    I t    g i v e s    i n s i g h t    t o    t h e<br \/>\nf u l l    h i s t o r y  u p    t o    t h e     t i m e o f    p u b l i c a t i o n ;  t h e    r o w s ,<br \/>\nthe   c h a n g e s    a n d   the  r e a s o n s   why.<\/p>\n<p>T h e    s t o r y    o f    a    g i r l    w i t h    s h o r t    d y e d    h a i r   who grew int o   a   g i r l   w i t h    a    b i g    h a i r   s t y l e  t h a t    t h o u s a n d s    o f    y o u n g    p u n k e t t es<br \/>\nc o p i e d    b r i n g i n g    t h e r e    o w n    s l i g h t    c h a n g e  t o<br \/>\nt h e m s e l v e s.  A    s t y l e    f r o m    B r o m l e y    t o    C e n t r a l   L o n d o n<br \/>\nt o    I s r a e l     t o    J a p a n     a n d B a t m a n .<\/p>\n<p>S o m e    w i l l    n o    d o u b t    t h i n k    t h a t    t h e    r e l e ase    o f    t h e<br \/>\nb r i l l i a n t    p o p    s i n g l e    H o n g   Ko n g  G a r d e n     w a s    a    s e l l    o u t .<br \/>\nW h a t    a    m i s e r a b le    f u c k i n g    l i f e    t h e s e    p e o p l e    m u s t    h a v e<br \/>\nh a d .<\/p>\n<p>I f    y o u r e    l i k e    m e ,  t h e n    y o ull   r e a d   u p   t o  w h e n   y o u   m o v e d   o n  (in my case  a b o u t   1 9 8 3) r e f l e c t i n g     i n   a    s h a r e d  e x p e r i e n c e<br \/>\no f    l i f e    a n d  a b a n d   t h a t   m a t t e r e d .   D a r k , m y s t i c a l    a n d    a<br \/>\nf e w    m o r e    p o p p y    t y p e  s o n g s .<\/p>\n<p>There are c o n t r i b u t i o n s     f r o m    S i o u x ,   S t e v e S e v e r i n ,<br \/>\nB u d g i e ,   M c G e o c h ,   K e n n y   M o r r i s  a n d   o t h e r s .   B i t s     o f   h o m e   b a c k g r o u n d   t o  s e t   t h e   s t o r y .   A  v e r y    a m u s i n g    s t o r y    o f<br \/>\nt h e m    m e e t i n g    u p    a f t e r    t h e    i n f a m o u s   s p lit*.    W h a t    t h e y<br \/>\nd i d    t o    g e t    s i g n e d .   T h e  G r u n d y   i n t e r v i e w  (y o u   d i r t y<br \/>\nf u c k e r \u009d).<\/p>\n<p>W h y    w e r e    t h e    B a n s h e e s    i g n o r e d    b y    t h e  g r e a t   B r i t i sh<br \/>\nP u b l i c ?   A    g i r l    a n d    b a n d w i t h    a t t i t u d e    a n d     u n b e n d i n g<br \/>\ns e l f   b e l i e f   m o s t    d e f i n i t e l y    h e l p e d .<\/p>\n<p>T h a n k s     f o r    t h e    m e m o r i e s ,   a t t i t u d e   (a n d<br \/>\nt h e   1 0 2    D a l m a t i a ns    p h o t o g r a p h) .<\/p>\n<p>B i l l y   S t u t t g a r t<br \/>\n*Siouxsie + Budgie went to the Lakes on holiday. At breakfast there was only one other couple in the dining room.guess who&#8230;.. <a href=\"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/2007\/02\/17\/s-i-o-u-x-i-e-a-n-d-t-h-e-b-a-n-s-h-e-e-s-t-h-e-s-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-s-e-d-b-i-o-g-r-a-p-h-y-sa-n-c-t-u-a-r-y-p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellania","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}