The Sex Pistols

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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Music Journalism Punk Rock 

A Londoner Dies in New York

April 5, 2025April 5, 2025 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 0 Comments Frank Sinatra, Peter Silverton, Sid Vicious, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Trouser Press Books

An excerpt from Peter Silverton’s excellent book London Calling New York New York

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Films Rock 

Anton Corbijn Shines a Light on the Album Art of Hipgnosis in New Film

June 7, 2023March 4, 2026 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments 10cc, Anton Corbijn, Depeche Mode, Documentaries, Glen Matlock, Hipgnosis, Ian Curtis, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, Nick Mason, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, Soft Machine, Squaring The Circle, Storm Thorgerson, The Sex Pistols, Wings

Squaring the Circle premieres tonight at New York’s Film Forum

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Dance Electronic Electronics Pop 

Cities Made of Light: Kraftwerk’s The Man-Machine Turns 45

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Capitol Records, David Bowie, Florian Schneider, Kraftwerk, The Man-Machine, The Sex Pistols, The Stooges

Looking back on the German group’s most human album

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Punk Rock 

Glen Matlock: Truth or Consequences

May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 2023, Brexit, Consequences Coming, Constant Craving, COVID-19, Donald J. Trump, Glen Matlock, k.d. lang, Lockdown, The Rich Kids, The Sex Pistols

Talking with the original Sex Pistol about politics and punk rock

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Alternative Rock New Wave Post-Punk Punk Rock 

Public Image Ltd. Announce New Album End of World

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments End of World, Hawaii, John Lydon, Nora Forster, Penge, Public Image Limited, Public Image Ltd., The Sex Pistols

Due August 11th, the LP is dedicated to John Lydon’s late wife Nora Forster 

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Punk Remembrance 

Vivienne Westwood, As Remembered By Malcolm McLaren’s Biographer

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Craig Bromberg 0 Comments England, fashion, Malcolm McLaren, Punk, RIP, The Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood

Fashion icon was much more than a satellite in partner’s orbit

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Glam Punk Rock 

In The Mouth Of Madness: A Chat With Richard Strange

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment David Bowie, Doctors of Madness, England, Julian Cope, Kid Strange, Lou Reed, Magazine, Muse, Radiohead, Richard Strange, Simple Minds, Stone Roses, Suede, The Adverts, The Clash, The Damned, The Sex Pistols, The Verve, UK, Velvet Underground, William S. Burroughs, XTC

Rediscovering the greatest English band from the mid-‘70s you’ve never heard of

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Art Pop Glam New Wave Rock 

Sparks Fly High In Boston

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Alex Kapranos, Andy Bell, Beck, Boston, Duran Duran, Erasure, FFS, Flea, Franz Ferdinand, Gillian Gilbert, John Taylor, New Order, Nick Rhodes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Stephen Morris, Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols, Todd Rundgren, Vince Clarke

The Brothers Mael continue their late career victory lap at the Shubert Theatre

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Music Journalism 

All Songs Reconsidered

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments 16 and Savaged, American Woman, Belsen Was A Gas, Christine Sixteen, Cocaine In My Brain, Deep Purple, Dillinger, Eric Clapton, Highway Star, Kiss, Lay Down Sally, Silverhead, Sweet FA, The Guess Who, The Sex Pistols, The Sweet

The song remains the same; it is our perception of it that changes 

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Music Journalism Rock Rock Docs 

Mick Rock, 1948–2021

November 19, 2021April 3, 2022 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Blondie, Bob Marley, Brian May, Cat Stevens, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Ian Hunter, Iggy and the Stooges, Jack White, Joan Jett, John Cale, Johnny Marr, Lady Gaga, Lou Reed, Madonna, Matthew Kassel, Michael Stipe, Mick Rock, Mötley Crüe, New York Observer, Ozzy, Peter Gabriel, Pharrell Williams, Phil Collins, Ray Davies, Roxy Music, Squeeze, Talking Heads, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Thin Lizzy, Tina Turner, Transformer

Rock’s greatest photographer chronicled rock’s greatest era

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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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Glam New Wave Power Pop 

It’s Never Too Late To Experience Sparks

June 15, 2021March 24, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Andy Bell, Beck, Duran Duran, Erasure, Flea, Gillian Gilbert, John Taylor, New Order, Nick Rhodes, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Stephen Morris, Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols, The Sparks Brothers, Todd Rundgren, Vince Clarke

A new documentary from director Edgar Wright brings the brilliance of the Brothers Mael to a new generation

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New Wave Post-Punk 

Solid Gold Entertainment!

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Andy Gill, Box Set, Dave Allen, Entertainment!, Gang of Four, GANG OF FOUR 77-81, Hugh Burnham, Jon King, Matador Records, Sire Records, Solid Gold, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols

Jon King discusses the new Gang of Four stacked new box set covering the band’s first four years

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Britpop 

‘Cause Everybody Hates a Tourist: Different Class at 25

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments Blur, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Common People, David Bowie, Different Class, Disco 2000, Donald J. Trump, Jarvis Cocker, Mis-Shapes, Oasis, Pulp, Radiohead, The Sex Pistols

Observing a quarter century of the pulpiest Pulp LP

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