Guardian Music — Even while battling cancer in a hospice, the former X-Ray Spex singer was talking about writing new songs and fighting cynicism. Here was a pop star who truly made a differenceThe internet is already melting with the warmth and love extended towards ... more info

USA Today Music — Poly Styrene, the braces-wearing singer who belted out Oh bondage, up yours! with the band X-Ray Spex, has died at the age of 53. more info

The Telegraph — Female punk icon loses battle with cancer. more info

Guardian Music — The punk icon and singer with X-Ray Spex has died from an advanced form of breast cancerPoly Styrene, best known as the frontwoman with 1970s punk group X-Ray Spex, has died. Styrene was receiving treatment for an advanced form of breast cancer when ... more info

ContactMusic — Punk icon Poly Styrene has died after a battle with cancer. She was 53. The former X-Ray Spex frontwoman, real name Marianne Elliott-Said, opened up about her breast cancer diagnosis earlier this year (11) but sadly passed away on Monday (25Apr... more info

ContactMusic — Punk icon Poly Styrene has died at the age of 53. The X-Ray Spex singer - real name Marian Joan Elliott-Said - lost her battle with breast cancer last night (25. 04. 11) and passed away in the company of her mother and daughter Celeste Bell-... more info

NME — Singer passes away aged 53 more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offJulie London Hushabye Mountain Yummy Yummy Yummy was Julie London's final album before she dropped singing for acting, and it's very odd: a collection of late 60s rock and b... more info

Guardian Music — Poly Styrene, the punk upstart from X-Ray Spex, is promoting a new album – and fighting cancerPoly Styrene had just finished working with celebrated producer Youth on her first album of commercial pop since leaving X-Ray Spex in 1979, when she beg... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Former X-Ray Spex lead singer Poly Styrene, a.k.a. Marianne Elliott-Said, who began resurrecting her dormant musical career with the December release of a holiday single and recently completed work on a new solo album, announced Friday that she has b... more info