kick start

I thought I'd start this blog off with a music post.

My favorite band is Siouxsie and the Banshees.

I was captivated by this sad, yet beautiful woman with long black hair and this long yellow dress. The album was "Superstition." At the time, I was still a baby bat and just getting my feet wet in the diverse worlds of punk, post-punk and gothic rock.

I have a different opinion of that album nowadays, but then...that album art and those songs started a love affair that still goes on today. I love Siouxsie and the Banshees. I wanted to be Siouxsie Sioux, and still to this day emulate her look more often than not. I have my own twist on her style to be sure, but the root is there.

I have collected their oevre in many forms: vinyl, cassette, cd. I have them as mp3s to play them on my iPod. They're an old reliable no matter what mood I'm in, if I can't think of anything to listen to, I just go to them.

So, I thought, what better way to start off this blog than to discuss the diverse career of Siouxsie and the Banshees and how these singles and album and the band members have influenced me.