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Madam of the macabre: British diva Siouxsie Sioux still has the goods to be pop's grand madam of the macabre, Craig MacInnis says in review of concert at Massey Hall
Madam of the macabre: British diva Siouxsie Sioux still has the goods to be pop's grand madam of the macabre, Craig MacInnis says in review of concert at Massey Hall

Madam of the macabre: British diva Siouxsie Sioux still has the goods to be pop's grand madam of the macabre, Craig MacInnis says in review of concert at Massey Hall

Date10/25/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Madam of the macabre: British diva Siouxsie Sioux still has the goods to be pop's grand madam of the macabre; Craig MacInnis says in review of concert at Massey Hall.
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