Hello, my name is Veronika and I've been a Siouxsie addict for 20 years. 
The woman herself made an implausable impact on my life as a kid and has been a muse in my life ever since. I am a
musician and singer with a couple musical projects under my wing at the moment. My latest being a Siouxsie tribute band, yes.
Now.
When I'd hear the phrase "tribute" or "cover band" attached to a group I held deep reverence for, it would send a bit of a chill up my
spine. I've had my share of face-clasping, ear-plugging experiences with a few tribute bands in my time. The worst were the ones that were seemingly
mocking the bands they were covering. Isn't it darling to don a black fright wig and say you're Robert Smith...or Sioux for that matter? It's
unforgivable, if you ask me. But what matters aside from the costume, is the music. It's pretty simple; you
slaughter my greats, I'll condemn your band.
However, there have been fantastic times when I've witnessed four or more talented fans up on stage, giving the
term "the next best thing" a run for it's money. Those bands I give many accolades and lots of support. That alll being said, I wouldn't
strike up the nerve to set forth with my own tribute if I didn't think we'd give other Siouxsie fans something to dance and smile about.
It was only 5 months ago when a Siouxsie tribute asked me to join them. I had my own music to focus on but thought "what the fuck, we'll do a couple
of shows for fun" (I agreed primarily because I was giving away 10 pairs of tickets to see Sioux at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Hollywood at my nightclub
Funeral). We played two gigs, they disbanded and I was hooked. The response was enormous and it was all too much fun to stop. So I began my own
project with full confidence: We call ourselves NOCTURNA ~ HOMAGE TO SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES.
Come visit us on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/nocturnasioux and
watch some videos.
We're only 4 months old, but have played out in Los Angeles several times to incredible acclaim from new and ancient fans (like me!!) alike...even Laurence
Tolhurst (the Cure) came out twice and sent this to us recently: "I still remember having toured with my good friend Siouxsie and I can confirm that
Veronika Sorrow of Nocturna is pretty damn close to the real deal!"
-Lol Tolhurst (The Cure/Levinhurst)
...but I will leave that up to you to decide. Thanks for reading...and get in touch!
From the edge of the world,
x veronika sorrow
P.S. Here's a video clip of my last Sioux band (performing Playground Twist):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU1Fk2qLreg
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Posts: 6 (21/08/08 02:50:02) |
Hi Veronika! I've seen a few of your videos and I think you're great. (playground twist) Paying homage is a worthy tribute and I'm glad to see
others giving respect to Sioux's catalogue of music. Get it out there!
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Posts: 817 (21/08/08 07:58:56) |
My band, blackmondays, have been asked to perform at the Halloween Hall of Fame in Rome on Oct.31st.
It's an evening of local bands dressing up and performing a couple of songs by other groups. The organizer said "We thought you'd be great at doing Roxy Music... but you can do Siouxsie if you want, it's up to you." We've chosen Roxy Music...wisely, I think! |
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Posts: 40 (21/08/08 08:51:00) |
Hi V, Captain Scarlet here, I hope you got my message.
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Posts: 998 (21/08/08 09:19:13) |
I live in Southampton and until recently big bands haven't been coming down for years, The Gaumont where SATB, Iron Maiden, Adam & the Ants and many
other well known bands played in the late seventies early eighties changed it's name to The Mayflower and stopped having bands and The Guildhall is much
smaller than the Portsmouth Guildhall where I saw Skunk Anansie and Muse. Since The Rose Bowl opened bands like Oasis and Bon Jovi have played but I have no
interest in 'Stadium Rock.'
You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full time job. Now behave yourself.
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Posts: 136 (21/08/08 15:11:05) |
Not for me sorry !
Cover versions are fine I don't mine hearing other groups doing a Sioux song with their own twist on it (Gee our Royal Sioux'ness even does that herself) But please no bad caricature's of the real thing there will only ever be one Siouxsie Sioux
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Posts: 2 (21/08/08 18:13:29) |
Muttley100 wrote: ...thanks Cap'n! ~ I hope that could change some day...at least before we too fade away in to oblivion. It would be beyond dreamy to perform for fanatics in the UK! Never say never, cos you never, ever know... We're all having a fantastic time...and for clarification (I didn't think I had to mention this, but apparently I do): I AM NOT LOOKING TO REPLACE SIOUXSIE. Are you fucking kidding me? I could not and would not dare dream of it. I'm a fan for life: not delusional nutjob....haha. Thanks guys! xov |
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Posts: 52 (21/08/08 19:56:18) |
We're all a very critical lot here, even on Siouxsie. We've had conversations about all this before and i wish you well on the gig front.xx
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Posts: 4 (21/08/08 22:31:47) |
...no worries! same here actually. let's just say i was extremely pleased with her vocals on this mantaray tour...brilliant! xox
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Posts: 105 (22/08/08 21:14:55) |
ive been friends with you on myspace for forever, ive always enjoyed your work!
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Posts: 176 (23/08/08 17:55:44) |
Hi Veronika. It's cool to see you here. I support you on myspace. You have a very cool voice.
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Posts: 5 (02/03/09 01:44:29) |
has it been 7 months already!!!??? egads. so much has transpired..in the world of Sioux and beyond..
my siouxsie tribute broke apart in October...but i have an all new (amazing) backing band..and our first show of 2009 will be on saturday march 14 in los angeles. if you're in my neck of the woods... http://www.myspace.com/nocturnasioux xov |
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Posts: 938 (02/03/09 16:56:00) |
Good Luck V!!! Get over to the UK!
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veronika sorrow |
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Posts: 6 (03/03/09 05:17:29) |
You know...I ought to dream up a "Bring Nocturna to the UK" fundraiser. Any volunteer organizers? Cap'n?
Actually just checking in before I skip off to rehearsals here in a bit. This is our set list for March 14.. PURE JIGSAW FEELING MIRAGE HONG KONG GARDEN PLAYGROUND TWIST ISRAEL DEAR PRUDENCE HAPPY HOUSE CHRISTINE HALLOWEEN SPELLBOUND HELTER SKELTER CITIES IN DUST KISS THEM FOR ME Nothing will be sampled...we're playing it all live! Our dream UK show would be twice as long and definitely for Siouxsie fanatics..rarities, non-singles, creatures, bsides, upsides, downsides..slowdives.. I'll get more video up soon. Proof is in the pudding and I definitely need to get more pudding on my page. 
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