The BBC is reporting that John Lydon has delayed sessions to record new material with Public Image Limited in the wake of the death of his step-daughter, Slits vocalist Ari Up. Up, who's real name was Arianna Forster, passed away last month at the age of 48. The PiL and Sex Pistols frontman commented "We were going to go into the studio but in light of my step-daughter's death, I really can't be doing that at the moment... I don't want to leave my wife alone [...]
Rocketclover covers "Anarchy In The UK" - out 13th December 2010 Rocketclover were born out of a love of the classic rock hits! "Bidi Clover" plays acoustic-guitar and sings, "Ray Clover" plays Bass and sings backing vocals. "Marc C Lover" plays cajon and percussion and sings backing vocals too. Buy CDs, MP3s, more: Rocketclover on Amazon.co.uk [...]
You probably won't after watching this video of the Sex Pistols' final gig (at Winterland, SF, 1-14-78). At least as long as you're not expecting any sort of competence from Sidney. Hooray for KSAN and the days when commercial radio broadcast interesting things.
Filed under: Twisted Tales One of the great legacies of punk rock is the proliferation of the outrageous stage name: Sid Vicious . Johnny Rotten . Joe Strummer . Poly Styrene. Richard Hell. Rat Scabies. Wally Nightingale? While hardly a household name, were it not for the late Warwick Alan Nightingale, punk might have taken a very different path. Though he's seldom credited, the unsung, fatally pleasant Nightingale was the original guitarist in the group [...]
Poverty and the lack of culture is just as influential in breeding creativity as being cultured and well-off does. It gives people a way out, a desire to succeed at anything if it means they can escape their life of ennui. Some of the greatest bands of all time have grown up with nothing other than a desire to leave their shitty town to find something else, something new, something meaningful, something worth living for. I've got no idea if Presents For Sally had that kinda life growing up or not, but when I was trying to find a [...]
Poverty and the lack of culture is just as influential in breeding creativity as being cultured and well-off does. It gives people a way out, a desire to succeed at anything if it means they can escape their life of ennui. Some of the greatest bands of all time have grown up with nothing other than a desire to leave their shitty town to find something else, something new, something meaningful, something worth living for. I've got no idea if Presents For Sally had that kinda life growing up or not, but when I was trying to find a [...]
In 1977 I started to build a record collection; in 1978, the year I turned 12, I began to be really serious about music, buying singles by the Sex Pistols and Jethro Tull alike. And I became a Blondie fan before anyone else I knew was even aware of them. In early 1978 I had my first kiss (which also was the last for a while), went to my first rock concert (ditto), and made a friend whom I recently met again for the first time in 29 years (but more of that at a later stage). The first part [...]
I think it's a safe bet to say we think about death a lot. As humans, we are fully aware of what our future holds…the inevitable removal from humanity. I have no idea if other species are aware that they have an expiration date, but I know I do, and I think about it quite often. This is not to sound totally dark and pessimistic either. I just constantly wonder how my (as of now) fulfilling and enjoyable life will come to an end, and more importantly, how the people I leave behind will perceive it. Our own [...]
In my teens I was kind of rebelIious. I had a general disgust with the status quo (guess that hasn't changed much) and was drawn to like-minded individuals and music that could give voice to my angst, such as Patti Smith. I first saw Patti Smith in 1971 when she was reciting poetry in a small Venice Beach coffeehouse. She railed against everything - the government, people, life. A few years later she formed the Patti Smith Group and churned out some of the finest punk rock of the mid-70's. Her 1975 album "Horses," [...]
Seeing as how this is Halloween weekend, one can scarcely go wrong with the Damned. One of the original generation of punk bands to come out London in 1976, the Damned have the distinction of being the first UK punk band to release a single.Indeed, it took them only a few short months for them to launch "New Rose", whereas the Clash waited nine months to release "White Riot". Even the Sex
Like Brett Favre and his miserable 2010 season, I completely dropped the Rocktober ball. Time to get my shit together and quickly pick up where I left off. On the 17th day of Rocktober, Sid Vicious gave to me....nothing! He's a lazy sod. The Sex Pistols - Seventeen.mp3 Buy : Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977) On the 18th day of Rocktober, Patterson Hood gave [...]
Qui l'eût cru? Tahiti 80 reprenant les Sex Pistols! En même temps, si le nom Tahiti 80 évoque pour le commun des mortels « arrangements soignés » et/ou « mélodies pop ensoleillées » , les spécialistes connaissent aussi l'intérêt du groupe pour des trucs comme la soul miouzique, l'électronique (les autres seront bien obligés de le constater à la sortie de leur prochain album début 2011) ou des choses plus électriques et brutes de pomme (cf leurs sets live, leur reprise à leurs débuts de So you want to be a [...]
Filed under: News A campaign has been launched to help save under-threat London venue the 100 Club. The legendary music venue on Oxford Street is threatened with closure due to increasing costs and debt, reports NME . The 100 Club, which has played host to the likes of the Rolling Stones and the Sex Pistols since its birth in 1942, has already received backing from the Clash guitarist Mick Jones [...]
Sex Pistols have officially licensed a song to a commercial for the first time. The punk pioneers lent "Pretty Vacant" to sport betting company William Hill for their new commercial encouraging betting on football (soccer!) The band has been paid an undisclosed figure for the track, and the four members - Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock- have each been given a £500 bet to make for a charity of their choice. The band has become more comfortable with licensing in the last few years, launching an an official [...]
Filed under: News , Holy Hell , I Fought the Law John Lydon 's anger has finally caught up with him. The Sex Pistols singer formerly known as Johnny Rotten has settled out of court for an undisclosed amount in a lawsuit that was filed against him by a television producer/assistant who claimed he punched her in the face. Roxanne Davis asked a Los Angeles judge to dismiss the case on Friday, according to [...]
Filed under: The Hit List It's college rankings time, so we've rated the top 20 universities for their matriculation of musicians. For example, bands like the Commodores (Tuskegee University), Talking Heads (Rhode Island School of Design), Pink Floyd (University of Westminster) and Hall and Oates (Temple University) have met while pursuing higher education. So even if you're not into that whole cracking the books thing, [...]
For most people, Labor Day weekend marks the end of summer; however, there are still two-plus weeks of official summer left. Yes, we know it doesn't feel like it for everyone back in school, or back in the office, but it is a fact that summer doesn't officially end until September 22. With that spirit in [...] Related posts:Indie Rock Summer Mix IV: Cymbals Eat Guitars, Times New Viking, Sonic Youth, Fruit Bats and More Favorite Indie and Alternative Songs of 2009, Vol. IV: Superchunk, Sonic Youth, Deleted Scenes, Julie Peel, Peter Doherty, St. Vincent and More Summer [...]
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Kaum ein Star, der nicht die Wolke eines nach ihm betitelten, "selbst kreierten" Parfüms hinter sich herzieht. Dass jetzt allerdings auch die Sex Pistols eine eigene Duftmarke setzen, das stinkt zum Himmel. In Frankreich steht es bereits in den Regalen, jetzt dürfen sich die Amis freuen: Die Sex Pistols bringen am 10. September ein eigenes Parfum auf den US-Markt. Der Unisex-Duft, stilecht mit Schottenmuster und dem Antlitz der Queen ummantelt, wurde in Zusammenarbeit mit der Pariser Parfüm-Marke Etat Libre d'Orange hergestellt. Tja, [...]
:: After rumors started swirling online yesterday, Paste made it official: They're ceasing print publication . :: John Lennon 's toilet ended up going for £9,500 at auction ! That's £8,500 more than was expected. :: If you want to smell like Johnny Rotten, just wait for the Sex Pistols' fragrance to be released in America on Sept. 10. Or, you know, piss your pants. :: Josh Homme admitted that he almost broke up Queens of the Stone Age in 2004 when Nick Oliveri [...]
Filed under: News We're usually used to popstars and divas creating their own fragrances -- but now the Sex Pistols are set to follow suit and release their own perfume in the US. In what must be one of the most 'un-punk' things to do, the Johnny Rotten and co. will release their own scent in America on Sept. 10, reports Billboard.com . In collaboration with Etat Libre d'Orange, the fragrance -- resplendent in tartan [...]
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