Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band,formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin. They have been widely influential,both over their contemporaries and with later acts. Q magazine included John McKay's guitar playing on "Hong Kong Garden" in their list of "100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever",while Mojo rated guitarist John McGeoch in their list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" for his work on "Spellbound". The Times cited the group as "one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era".
Susan Janet Ballion,known professionally as Siouxsie Sioux,is an English singer and songwriter,best known as the lead singer of the rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees (1976–1996). They released 11 studio albums and had several UK Top 20 singles including "Hong Kong Garden","Happy House","Peek-a-Boo",plus a US Billboard Top 25 hit "Kiss Them for Me".
Kill Uncle is the second solo studio album by English singer Morrissey,released on 4 March 1991 by record labels EMI and HMV. The title comes from the 1966 film Let's Kill Uncle.
Martin James"Boz" Boorer is an English guitarist and producer most known for his work founding the new wave rockabilly group The Polecats;and later for his work as a co-writer,guitarist and musical director with Morrissey,for which he is principally known today.
Beethoven Was Deaf is a live album by Morrissey,recorded around the time of the tour for Your Arsenal. The songs were recorded live at Paris Zenith on 22 December 1992,except for the titles followed by a *,which were recorded live in London 2 days before. The sleeve notes incorrectly state that all songs are from the Paris concert. On 14 December 2010,it was announced that EMI had deleted this album along with World of Morrissey and Suedehead:The Best of Morrissey from its catalogue. Despite this,it's available for streaming in digital sources.
Suedehead:The Best of Morrissey is a compilation album by English singer Morrissey,released on 8 September 1997. It contains material released during Morrissey's EMI period.
The Scream is the debut studio album by British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released in November 1978 on Polydor. The album is considered a landmark recording:its innovative combination of bass led rhythm and angular guitar with motorik drums played mostly on toms,made it a pioneering work of the post-punk genre.
"My Love Life" is a song by Morrissey released in September 1991. It was a stand-alone single rather than taken from any studio album,although it was included on the compilation albums World of Morrissey (1995) and Suedehead:The Best of Morrissey (1997).
"Roy's Keen" is a song by Morrissey,released as a single in October 1997. It was the second single to be taken from the Maladjusted album and was the third Morrissey single not to feature himself on the cover,instead using a photograph of two boys taken by Roger Mayne on London's Southam Street in the 1950s.
"Alma Matters" is a song by Morrissey,released as a single in July 1997. It was the first single to be taken from the Maladjusted album and was released one week before the album.
"Certain People I Know" is a single by Morrissey released in December 1992. It is the third single to be taken from the Your Arsenal album and is the third and final Morrissey single to be produced by glam rock musician Mick Ronson.
"Dagenham Dave" is a song by Morrissey,released as a single in August 1995,a week prior to the release of Southpaw Grammar. It was Morrissey's first release on RCA,the label he had signed to after leaving EMI. This was the second Morrissey solo single not to feature the singer on the cover,instead English football coach and former player Terry Venables is pictured sticking out his tongue. Venables was born in Dagenham.
"Sunny" is a song by Morrissey,released as a single in December 1995. It was released by EMI to try to cash in on Morrissey's Southpaw Grammar album that had been released that year by RCA and consisted of three songs that Morrissey had recorded while under contract to EMI.
John McKay is an English songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the guitarist of Siouxsie and the Banshees. He was a member of the group from July 1977 until September 1979. He played a "jagged unorthodox chording",and created a "metal-shard roar" with his guitar. Q magazine included McKay's work on "Hong Kong Garden" in their list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever". He recorded two studio albums with the group,their debut album The Scream in 1978 and the sophomore album Join Hands in 1979.
Years of Refusal is the ninth studio album by English alternative rock singer Morrissey. It was released on 16 February 2009 in the UK by record label Decca and on 17 February 2009 in the US by Lost Highway.
"World Peace Is None of Your Business" is a song by English singer Morrissey. It was released on 13 May 2014 as the first single from his tenth studio album of the same name (2014),through Harvest and Capitol Records. The single was accompanied by a music video,directed by Natalie Johns. The song was recorded in France with Morrissey's touring band which features guitarists Boz Boorer and Jesse Tobias,bassist Solomon Walker,drummer Matthew Walker and keyboardist Gustavo Manzur and was produced by Joe Chiccarelli,who is known for his production work for Beck and The Strokes.
"Istanbul" is a song by English singer Morrissey. It is the fourth track on his World Peace Is None of Your Business album and was released as the second single off the album via digital download on 20 May 2014,through Harvest and Capitol Records.
"Earth Is the Loneliest Planet" is a song by English singer Morrissey. It is the fifth track on his World Peace Is None of Your Business album and was released as the third single off the album via digital download on 3 June 2014,through Harvest and Capitol Records.
"The Bullfighter Dies" is a song by English singer Morrissey. It is the seventh track on his World Peace Is None of Your Business album and was released as the fourth single off the album via digital download on 17 June 2014,through Harvest and Capitol Records. On 8 January 2015,Morrissey advised fans that a 45 of "The Bullfighter Dies" was scheduled for a global release by Harvest,but was scrapped by Steve Barnett at the last minute. The B-side was to be the original French mix of the song "One of Our Own".
"Kiss Me a Lot" is a song by English singer Morrissey. It is the eighth track on his World Peace Is None of Your Business album and was released as the fifth single off the album via digital download on 26 March 2015,through Atom Factory.
