Paul Cook

Punk 

Get Pissed: The Sex Pistols Turn 50

November 6, 2025 Tim Sommer 0 Comments 1975, 2025, 50th anniversary, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten, Paul Cook, Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols

Exactly half a century ago, England’s punk godfathers split the Earth and raised the flag

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New Wave Pop Punk Rock Roots 

Dead Or Alive: Johnny Thunders’ So Alone at 45

October 17, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments “So Alone, 1978, 45th Anniversary, Chrissie Hynde, Johnny Thunders, Paul Cook, Phil Lynott, Pixies, Real Records, Steve Lillywhite, the New York Dolls, The Replacements, Tom Verlaine, Walter Lure

Remembering a New Wave era classic that defied category

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Hard Rock Rock 

Pure and Simple: Joan Jett Turns 65

September 22, 2023September 23, 2023 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 65th birthday, AC/DC, Blackheart Records, Cherie Currie, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Iggy Pop, J. Geils Band, Joan Jett, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Jonathan Richman, Kim Fowley, Paul Cook, Sly and the Family Stone, Steve Jones, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, The Modern Lovers, The Runaways, Tommy James and the Shondells, ZZ Top

Celebrating the career of an iconic rocker on her big birthday

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Pop Punk Television 

Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Bay City Rollers

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 Tim Sommer 2 Comments Bay City Rollers, David Bowie, Doctors of Madness, Dr. Feelgood, FX, Glen Matlock, Hawkwind, John Lydon, Malcolm McClaren, Paul Cook, Pistol, Roxy Music, Sex Pistols, Sid Vicious, Steve Jones, Stuart "Woody" Wood, T.Rex

Stuart “Woody” Wood talks to us about the connection between the Rollers and the Sex Pistols

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Punk 

He Did It His Way: Sid Vicious @ 65

May 10, 2022May 11, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 65th birthday, Glen Matlock, My Way, Paul Cook, Sex Pistols, Sid Vicious, Steve Jones, The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

Looking back at punk’s most controversial icon

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New Wave Punk 

The Sex Pistols’ Secret Weapon Turns 65

August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65th birthday, Cookie, Glen Matlock, John Lydon, Johnny Rotten, Paul Cook, Rich Kids, Sid Vicious, Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols

Sid Vicious was their most famous bassist, but Glen Matlock was the one who could play

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Punk Rock 

So Alone at 40

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 Tim Sommer 4 Comments 1978, Johnny Thunders, Paul Cook, Phil Lynott, Steve Jones, Steve Lillywhite

An interview with the legendary Steve Lillywhite, producer of Johnny Thunders’ solo debut

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