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Glen Matlock & Hugh Cornwell Head to Head on Tour in USA & Canada
Glen's band: Glen and James Stevenson - guitar, Clem Burke - drums, Steve Fishman - bass
Sat 25th Feb, Club Congress, Tuscon, Az / Mon 27th Feb, City Hall Events Venue, Denver, Co /
Tues 28th Feb, Knuckleheads, Kansas City, Mo / Wed 29th Feb, The Gas Lamp, Des Moines Ia/
Thur 1st Mar, Reggies Rock Club, Chicago Il / Fri 2nd Mar, Nick & Eddie Warehouse Minneapolis /
Sat 3rd March, The Pyramid Cafe, Winnipeg, Canada / Tues 6th Mar, New City, Edmonton, Alberta
Wed 7th March, Dickens Pub, Calgary, Alberta Canada / Fri 9th March, Venue, Vancouver, Canada
Sat 10th March, El Corazon, Seattle, Wa / Mon 12th March, Luckeys Bar, Eugene, Or /
Wed 14th March, Blank Club, San Jose, Ca / Fri 16th March, Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, Ca /
Sat 17th March, Echoplex, Los Angeles, Ca |
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28th January
Sex Pistols - Live The Broadcast Archives. New DVD reviewed.
26th January
Site Update: Vinyl - Anarchy in the UK picture disc.
24th January
21st January
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Glen back at the famous punk club.
Glen played at the original Eric's with both the Sex Pistols & Rich Kids (pictured left at Erics).
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Due to the demands of his other projects, Glen Matlock has stepped down from King Mob.
13th January
Worldwide Vinyl Update: No Future (A&M AMS 7284). One of the most valuable records, ever.
A one-sided acetate of unreleased A&M 7" pressing. Information and image submitted to the site by Kevin Spencer.
10th January
On Sky Arts 1 tonight at 10PM: Public Image Limited live at Isle of Wight Festival 2011. Followed by Sex Pistols - There'll Always be an England at 10.30PM.
7th January
Last night BBC4 aired Top Of The Pops - The Story Of 1977. Paul Cook featured discussing GSTQ and Pretty Vacant - including extracts from the videos. Opinions were given on whether GSTQ was rigged to prevent it being number 1. It is repeated tomorrow (8th Jan) at midnight. See also iplayer.
6th January
Glen Matlock will be on tour in the US & Canada in February and March as part of a double header with ex-Strangler Hugh Cornwell. Both will be performing with their own band. Glen's band comprises of Glen and James Stevenson on guitar, Clem Burke on drums, and Steve Fishman on bass.
Dates listed above.
5th January
On this day in 1978, the Sex Pistols began their US tour in Atlanta. The Evening News (defunct London newspaper) sent John Blake to follow the band. Three rarely seen cuttings from the paper are reproduced in the Press Cuttings Archive.
4th January
John Lydon: 'If you want to know why PiL don't have a record label, look at 'X Factor'' The frontman told NME that he and his band had found it hard to find a label they wanted to work with because the music industry is unwilling to take a risk on artists who "strive to break barriers".
With Public Image Ltd. set to release their new studio album 'This Is PiL' this year, Lydon revealed that the band were now "very close" close to signing with a label but said that it had been hard to find one free from "shenanigans or dictatorships". Read more on nme.com...
30th December
HAPPY NEW YEAR from God Save the Sex Pistols. It's back in time 34 years, to see how readers of Sounds voted in their 1977 year end poll.
29th December
Manraze, featuring Paul Cook, Phil Collen and Simon Laffy of GIRL have released a free download of Over My Dead Body, the first single from the album PUNKFUNKROOTSROCK.
The download is available on Soundcloud, as well as a streaming version of their cover of Jimi Hendrix's Fire.
Originally released as a limited Holiday download to the Manraze and Def Leppard social media outlets, Over My Dead Body reached the download limit within 10 minutes, and within 24 hours was streamed over 4500 times. Fire hit #1 on the iHeartRadio Rock on Demand Chart, with both tracks set to be released to terrestrial rock radio in the Spring.
Manraze also recently completed a video for the track Take on the World, the theme for the film I, Superbiker 2: The Showdown, set to be released theatrically across England in Spring.
27th December
Glen Matlock is co-hosting the afternoon show with Gary Crowley on BBC Radio London 94.9 FM tomorrow between 3 and 5pm.
Two new DVDs due 2012....
Sex Pistols Live: The Broadcast Archives
Promo information states "rare live performances from the British punk legends."
Current release date set for 24th Jan 2012
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Public Image Ltd - Live At Rockpalast
PIL live on German TV on Halloween 1983.
"Included is a performance of Anarchy in the UK as well as a backstage interview and rehearsal footage."
Release date set for 27th Feb 2012 |
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22nd December
HAPPY CHRISTMAS from God Save the Sex Pistols. Celebrate with a trip back to the Sex Pistols final 1977 UK gig at Ivanhoes, Huddersfield. A ticket from Christmas Day evening gig has been submitted to the site by Neal Bambridge.
10th December
Jamie Reid 'Out of the Dross-Liberty' Exhibition, London December 8th 2011 - January 14th 2012 [thanks Stu]
8th December
The Faces / Small Faces are to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in April 2012.
Will Glen Matlock finally get to play at the ceremony? Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan seems to think so in Rolling Stone.....
"Rolling Stone: Will Glen Matlock be your bassist if the Faces do wind up reforming at the induction?
Ian: Yeah, absolutely. He's been brilliant. Glen was my first choice, and I've always had him in the back of my mind for whenever the Faces got together. He's been the real glue of the band. It's been like having Ronnie onstage. He knows how to play those parts.
Rolling Stone: It's sort of funny that Glen will be there with the Faces when he refused to come when the Sex Pistols got in.
Ian:
Well then, that's two we can make up for – Rod and the Sex Pistols." Read more
5th December
New feature. Jubilee / SexBox. A look at the promo CDs from these 2002 releases.
NMTB Worldwide Vinyl Update: Mexico - additional pressing.
4th December
Watch The International Swingers "out of control" during their debut show at Skinny's North Hollywood.
It's rather good..... [thanks Erik Pettersson]
Press Release: "Proud Galleries - 'The Day The Music Died' launches at Proud Camden on Wednesday 14th December. This Exhibition features a portrait of Sid Vicious by the photographer Richard E. Aaron. The Day The Music Died features iconic images from a collaboration of world-renowned rock photographers and pays tribute to the lives of the greatest musicians and artists whose tragically short-lived lives have made a huge cultural impact within their musical spheres."
30th November
This Is PiL. John Lydon names new PiL album on BBC 6 Music. "It is due out early spring and the record will be followed by a UK and European tour, John Lydon even revealed the title of the new album."It is probably going to be called 'This is PiL' basically because it is, it is all the work, effort and energy we put into this record."
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BBC TV report on John Lydon's graffiti bbc.co.uk/news/
The graffiti story has also made it to the Wall Street Journal.
Two rare vinyl items are for sale on ebay: God Save The Queen A&M Buy It Now £9,500
Anarchy in the UK EMI
Acetate Buy It Now £12,000
More bootleg vinyl has surfaced on the internet: This time it's an Anarchy In The UK 7" picture disc. It is reported to feature the Dutch and German picture sleeves as the images.
27th November
Exclusive! International Swingers rehearsed and ready to rock for their debut show at Skinny's North Hollywood tonight prior to flying out to Australia on Monday |
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Clem Burke, Glen Matlock, Gary Twinn, and James Stevenson |
Manraze album PunkFunkRootsRock is reviewed in issue 532 of the French magazine Rock & Folk.
25th November
Rolling Stone: 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time - Steve Jones at 97.
[thanks Julian Hill]
Bonhams auction on December 15th includes Sex Pistols posters and rare gig ticket for Mr George's Coventry 1977.
Never Mind The Bollocks US press package recently sold during on eBay for $1,442.
Pete Townshend: 'Johnny Rotten was my first choice for Quadrophenia'
23rd November
The story of John Lydon's graffiti in Denmark Street has been picked up by many newspapers including The Telegraph and The
Independent yesterday, and The Sun today (half page feature). It has also reached the Dutch newspapers. http://www.ad.nl/ad/
A new book by French photographer Richard Bellia, Sex and rock and roll, 1984 - 2010 includes the graffiti pictures from Demnark Street.
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Planet Rock Auctions: Glen Matlock signed Pure Marshall DAB radio for charity Movember campaign.
To bid for Glen Matlock's signed radio go to www.planetrock.com/mo The auction finishes 4pm on the 28th November.
A new documentary about the famous concert hall 'Paradiso' in Amsterdam, has been produced. John Lydon was interviewed for the project when PiL played the Paradiso in July 2010 (see trailer 0.30 sec.).
www.youtube.com/ [thanks Sub]
The Public Image Limited back catalogue is being reissued by EMI in January, along with John Lydon's Psycho's Path. One exception is Metal Box (aka Second Edition), which was reissued in January.
All the albums have been remastered, and will not contain any bonus material. The albums will be re-released on CD and digital, on 16 January 2012. PiL also have a new studio album in the works, also due for release in 2012. Source: http://thewire.co.uk/
Louder Than War reports: "Jah Wobble and Keith Levene work together again.
With an EP of new material already recorded that picks up from where they left off all those years ago the pair of them are planning gigs and festivals next year with their first show being at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge on March 24th."
[thanks Stu] American photographer and writer John
Nikolai
has been in touch to alert site visitors to his project:
"I have been working on a book called "NEVERMIND NOSTALGIA: The Last
Book On Punk Rock (Part One)" for 15 years. It chronicles the lives and work of
punk's original instigators starting with the reformation of the Sex Pistols and the
Ramones split in 1996 through the final night of CBGB in 2006. The book has 7 days
left in which copies can be pre-ordered at
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/The video at the
link has all the details about it." 21st November
John Lydon's Denmark Street doodlings catch the attention of
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"Sex Pistols' graffiti being studied by archaeologists is 'as important as the caves of Lascaux in southern France.'
One is a dazzling set of caveman drawings, found in France, from the Upper Paleolithic period thousands of years ago.
The other is an array of doodles, found in London, from the early Punk period around 40 years ago. And both, it would seem, are equally worthy of scholastic debate."
(left: John by John)
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| Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2064199/Sex-Pistols-graffiti |
20th November
Press Cuttings Archive Update: Morrissey, who later shot to fame in The Smiths, famously penned a letter to the NME following the Sex Pistols show at the Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 4th June '76.
thequietus.com: "The Greater Swindle: Jamie Reid, Punk Art & #Occupy" [thanks Stu] 18th November
King Mob. Last night's showcase gig. God Save the Sex Pistols review.
Ronnie Biggs book launch. God Save.... review of yesterday's event.
17th November
Hotrod Hector's Variety Show November '11 Glen Matlock Podcast
Book News
Ronnie Biggs was present today in Shoreditch, London for the launch of his book Ronnie Biggs: Odd Man Out - The Last Straw .
Ronnie is wheelchair bound and unable to talk; his son therefore conducted a Q&A session on his behalf.
Also out is a football book Theatre of Silence by Matthew Bazell which features a chapter written by John Lydon.
Author Matthew has been in touch with GSTSPs to say: "Lydon never asked me for anything in return. He has done this because he his passionate about the subject."
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French designer Maurice Renoma has a punk fashion show "Punk Attitude". Runs until 20th January 2012 in Renoma's shop, 129 bis rue de la Pompe 75016 Paris. The less expensive stuff is up to 1000 Euros...
14th November
Flemisch newspaper De Standaard review of the exhibition “Europunk” which is currently showing in Chareloi with work of Malcolm Mclaren, Vivienne
Westwood & Jamie Reid amongst others.
Flemish website De Wereld Morgen published an article by GSTSP contributor Bernard Lindekens on
Malcolm Mclaren.
10th November
Steve Jones to appear in Portlandia Season 2.
9th November
'25 12 77' Sex Pistols by Kevin Cummins. "Amuti Editions presents the definitive record of the Sex Pistol’s last gig in the UK... limited edition book of Kevin Cummins’ images from that legendary Christmas Day at Ivanhoe’s, Huddersfield... " Released 7 June 2012. [Thanks Stuart Craig]
4th November
Christies are holding another Music Memorabilia auction on November 15th. A number of Sex Pistols lots are for sale including Sid Vicious' suit from a 1978 court appearance.
Vinyl Singles Guide update. Japanese Better Live Than Dead 7".
3rd November
Exclusive! Paul Cook and fellow Professional Paul Myers pictured live with Subway Sect last weekend. Pictures submitted by Paul Ozzies. |
