At the beginning of the documentary Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché, Celeste Bell, the daughter of former X-Ray Spex singer Poly Styrene, says: “My mother was a punk rock icon. People often asked me if ...

A decade on from her death and Poly Styrene remains one of the most thrilling musicians to have ever shot out of the UK. As the singer and founder of X Ray Spex, she was a punk trailblazer; a Black ...

British punk rocker Poly Styrene has died at the age of 53. The X-Rey Spex singer passed away after a battle with cancer. The 53-year-old was diagnosed with breast cancer and was admitted to a hospice ...

If there's a Punk Rock Mount Rushmore, many would argue that Poly Styrene's face belongs there with the likes of Strummer and MacKaye. She wasn't just on the ground floor — she poured the concrete and ...

There is untold power in the oft-not-so simple act of being seen. It’s impossible to underestimate the impact punk rock pioneer and person of colour Poly Styrene – AKA Marianne Joan Elliott-Said – had ...