Chapter 01 — Today in music
On a day like today May 27
1977
'God Save the Queen': the Sex Pistols dynamite the Queen's Jubilee
On May 27, 1977, at the height of Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee celebrations, the Sex Pistols released 'God Save the Queen'. Banned by the BBC and blocked from shops, it still climbed to the top of the charts, with the eternal suspicion that it was denied number one by decree. Three minutes of fury that defined punk as a real threat, not a pose.
Sex Pistols
1957
Siouxsie Sioux is born, the queen mother of all gothic rock
On May 27, 1957, Susan Ballion — the future Siouxsie Sioux — was born in London. Emerging from the Sex Pistols' entourage, she founded Siouxsie and the Banshees and turned punk into something darker, more theatrical and sophisticated. Her aesthetic and contralto voice founded goth and marked Joy Division, The Cure and every band that ever wore black eyeliner.
Siouxsie Sioux
Siouxsie and the Banshees
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