OLD NEWS

30th October
Man Raze's album Surreal is to be re-released as a double CD edition on 17th November (Surrealist Records).
CD 1 is the standard album, CD 2 contains the following additional tracks: You're So Wrong / Low - Live In Burbank '08 / Turn It Up - Deep Dub / Runnin' Me Up - Instrumental Dub / Can't Find My Own Way - Live Acoustic.

29th October
"1st major Christie's punk auction set for NYC. Never mind the auction block - here's the Sex Pistols. Memorabilia from some of punk rock 's biggest acts and seminal moments - including a scrawled flier for one of the Clash's first shows and publicity photos signed by the Sex Pistols - is headed for a Nov. 24 Christie's auction." news.yahoo.com/ [thanks Gaff]

27th October
Salford maps its musical 'routes.' Salford's first ever Music Map has been launched. Amongst the many delights to be discovered is "Howard Devoto's flat on Lower Broughton Road where he organised the Sex Pistols' gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in 1976." www.salford.gov.uk

26th October
Site Exclusive! Professionals future? On 10th October Killing Joke played House of Blues in LA...there was Steve Jones, Ray McVeigh, Duff McKagen, Dave Grohl, all seen sitting together at the same table...McKagen & Grohl are big Professionals fans.... Could this be a potential new Professionals line up??? God Save The Sex Pistols sources in LA hint at secret recording sessions with these four & Paul Cook who just happened to be out there that week too...

19th October
Exclusive - John Lydon fan letter January 1978 . In December 77 fan Martin Smyth wrote to John Lydon. John replied on his return to London in January 78, immediately after the Sex Pistols split. The letter gives a unique insight into John's thoughts at such a pivotal time. Read the letter here.

Vivienne Westwood features in this week's episode of British Style Genius (Tuesday 21st October BBC2 9-10PM) which takes a look at fashion mavericks.

17th October
Tribute band The Next Pistols are headlining at a charity punk night at the Demi Club in Consett, County Durham on the 24th October. The gig is a fund raising event for a girl called Tilly Lockey, who lost her toes and both her hands to meningitis last year. The aim is to raise money to buy Tilly 2 prosthetic hands. The event includes a raffle featuring signed items from Steve Jones, Glen Matlock and Soo Catwoman. If you live in the North East, get along and support a worthy cause. myspace.com/uknextpistols

14th October
"Never mind the Ballacks. Two Sex Pistols are penning a new anthem for their beloved Chelsea FC. Bandmates Steve Jones and Paul Cook are combining their musical talent and years of Stamford Bridge knowledge. Steve revealed: "We want to do something that's not corny like all the other football songs. "Music and football tend to produce appalling results when put together, that's what we want to avoid." "
www.thesun.co.uk/ [thanks Gaff]

Further Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains soundtrack update.
Bad news: The on/off saga continues. The release is now shelved. Rhino have informed me that there are now no plans to release it. Amazon.com, who removed their download option, now list it as an "Upcoming New Release." Don't hold your breath.

12th October
"Even anarchists like a nice bit of butter on their scones." www.sundayherald.com

Memories of Loch Lomond and Hammersmith by Luke, who travelled from Australia to see the Sex Pistols. Click here.

10th October
More pictures of the Pistols Live in Loch Lomond. Submitted to God Save The Sex Pistols by Jim O'Sullivan. Click here.

"An epiphany at a Sex Pistols gig led to the formation of the most enduring of punk bands. Here, in an extract from a new book, The Clash reveal how they started in a London squat." Article includes many Pistols anecdotes www.independent.co.uk/ [thanks Dave Smitham]

9th October
More pictures of the Pistols at the Lokerse Festival, Belgium. Submitted to God Save The Sex Pistols by Patrice Guino. Click here.

7th October
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS
God Save The Sex Pistols voted #17
This is an incredible result - up from 43 last year. Very few other music sites have lasted this long and had such loyalty from the fans.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO VOTED. Phil

4th October
"Kate Winslet is to play designer Vivienne Westwood in an upcoming biopic.... The self-taught designer - who made her name by bringing punk fashions to the mainstream - used to own the Sex fashion boutique on London's Kings Road in the Seventies along with her second husband and Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren." www.thesun.co.uk/

Additions have been made to the Holidays In The Sun guide. Click here.

3rd October
"The block of flats once lived in by Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious has reopened after receiving a £5 million makeover. Rotten and Vicious squatted in the Number 39 flat of the New Court building in Hampstead , London in the late '70s." www.thecnj.co.uk/camden/ml

2nd October
Sex Pistols have been nominated in the Best Headline Act category in the UK Festival Awards. www.festivalawards.com

Enjoy Country Life. Watch the John Lydon advert: www.enjoycountrylife.co.uk " Follow British Icon John Lydon on an irreverent Great British journey.  Watch him on TV and look out for the posters and find out why he buys Country Life butter. "

30th September
"Chrissie Hynde saw a familiar face among the few hundred fans crowding the aisles Monday at the Pretenders' in-store performance at Amoeba Records in Hollywood. It was Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook, and Hynde waved happily from the small stage, declaring "It's always good to have the Sex Pistols in the house." "
Rollingstone.com [thanks Gaff]

The Greatest Frontperson Ever. Vote for John Lydon. NME.COM. Then watch him in the Country Life butter adverts from tomorrow.

Vivienne Westwood to work with Queens of the Stone Age. YouTube

28th September
The God Save The Sex Pistols guide to vinyl singles issued worldwide takes a look at pressings of Holidays In The Sun from different territories. Click here.

27th September
Birmingham re-visited. Relive the excitement and the heat. Twelve further pictures from the Pistols' 11th June gig have been submitted to God Save The Sex Pistols by Peter Clark. Click here. (Peter was the 10,000,000th visitor to the site & took a photo of his PC to prove it!).

26th September
More pictures of the Pistols at Hammersmith Apollo.Submitted to the God Save The Sex Pistols by Steve & Louise. Click here.

23rd September
More pictures of the Pistols at Azkena Rock Festival, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, the final summer show. Submitted to the God Save The Sex Pistols by Arkaitz Arantzegi. Click here.

22nd September
The Country Life adverts featuring John Lydon will begin to be aired on 1st October on ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.

The One Show (BBC 1) showed John's celebrity self portrait on this evening's show, drawn during his visit to the programme on 28th July. View it here.

Swedish speedway driver Kenny Bräck, is hosting a TV show on Swedish TV4,"Kenny och Vänner" ("Kenny and friends " in English). Tonight's show is about Kenny visiting John Lydon in LA. The show will air tonight at 23.05 Swedish time. http://www.tv4.se/1.586503/kenny_vanner A clip can be viewed at http://www.tv4.se/ [Thanks Erik & Dag]

21st September
TEN MILLION (Yes, 10,000,000!) visitors to God Save The Sex Pistols! This magic number has been reached.

17th September
"Johnny Rotten to star in Country Life campaign." mad.co.uk reports: Former Sex Pistol John Lydon is to star in a Country Life TV advertising campaign for Dairy Crest. The campaign has been created by Grey London and is thought to be the first ad to feature Lydon, once known as Johnny Rotten. A spokesperson for Dairy Crest says: "We can confirm that John Lydon is the new face of the Country Life TV advertising campaign.
"We don't think enough people know Country Life is the only major British butter brand and John gets the message through loud and clear. He is seen as a great British icon. His independent views are part of his consumer appeal and his tongue-in-cheek sense of humour shines through in our TV advertising."

16th September
The Australian grannies (The Sex Sheilas!) rehearsal/performance of God Save The Queen has attracted the attention of The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/

15th September
Cult film Ladies And Gentlemen The Fabulous Stains receives its first ever DVD release tomorrow (USA. Region 1). Filmed in 1980 and featuring Steve Jones and Paul Cook and future mega-stars Diane Lane and Laura Dean, the almost mythical film gathered a following all of its own. Read the God Save The Sex Pistols DVD preview. Click here.

14th September
The People newspaper today has a picture of John Lydon and his wife Nora, arriving at LA airport after a flight from London, under the title Pink Rocker, a reference to the colour of their suitcases.

"No Future" sing "octagenerian Aussie ladies" http://www.boingboing.net/

11th September
New Editorial! Click here.

10th September

	SID VICIOUS  CBGB POSTER A poster (30" x  22") hand drawn by Sid himself, for a show at CBGBs in 1978 that never happened, is due to appear for sale soon. Asking price £4950. The poster is due to be included in the book 'We Took Dawn For Granted' by Mariah Aguiar and Helen Wheels, to be published in 2009. [thanks Tim Bucknall]

9th September
Pictures of the Pistols at Døgnvill, Tromsø, Norway. Submitted to the God Save The Sex Pistols by Audun Nordseth. Click here.

Azkena Rock Festival, Spain: YouTube
GSTQ www.youtube.com/
Stepping Stone www.youtube.com/

8th September
Pictures of the Pistols at Azkena Rock Festival, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country. Submitted to the God Save The Sex Pistols by Asel Luzarraga. Click here.

Pictures of the Pistols at Electric Picnic Festival, Ireland. Submitted to the God Save The Sex Pistols by Johnboy. Click here.

7th September
Set of 15 professionally shot Hammersmith Apollo pictures, submitted to God Save The Sex Pistols by Wheelz. Click here.

Second review of the Pistols at Døgnvill, Tromsø, Norway. Submitted to the God Save The Sex Pistols by Aina. Click here.

Second review of the Pistols at Electric Picnic Festival, Ireland. Submitted to the God Save The Sex Pistols by Ray Morrissey. Click here.

Azkena Rock Festival, Spain: YouTube
Pretty Vacant www.youtube.com/
Liar www.youtube.com/
GSTQ www.youtube.com/
No Feelings (long range) www.youtube.com/
Unfortunately, there is always someone trying to spoil the show nl.youtube.com/

Hammersmith Apollo: YouTube
Holidays in the Sun www.youtube.com/

Electric Picnic: YouTube
Pretty Vacant www.youtube.com/
Did You No Wrong www.youtube.com/

"Punk wars: McLaren accuses his son of selling fake clothes to dealers." www.independent.co.uk/

6th September
HAMMERSMITH APOLLO SPECIAL PICTURE SECTION. 40 PHOTOS.
Pictures submitted to God Save The Sex Pistols by Jason SFT, Owen TMTLTH, Jamie, Ian OPG, Bobe Copeland, and Cobley. Click here.

Coming soon, more reviews and pictures from Norway and Ireland.

Last night in Spain, the Pistols played their customary set including encores, finishing with Silver Machine and Roadrunner.

Hammersmith Apollo: YouTube
John wishes Steve a happy birthday www.youtube.com/
New York (incomplete) www.youtube.com/
Anarchy (incomplete) www.youtube.com/
Anarchy (still incomplete, from another source) www.youtube.com/
Happy Birthday Steve Jones + GSTQ (Same source as above, click on "watch
in high quality" for good quality, centre of the stage) www.youtube.com/
End of the show (same source) www.youtube.com/

The Sex Pistols' Pretty Vacant 2007 re-recording is featured on Guitar Hero 3 World Tour.

5th September
Sex Pistols live at Azkena Rock Festival, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, tonight.

Review of the Pistols at Hammersmith Apollo. Submitted to the God Save The Sex Pistols by Steve Pittis. Click here.

Review of the Pistols at Døgnvill, Tromsø, Norway. Submitted to the God Save The Sex Pistols by Audun Nordseth. Click here.

Review of the Pistols at Electric Picnic Festival, Ireland. Submitted to the God Save The Sex Pistols by Johnboy. Click here.

Døgnvill, Tromsø, Norway YouTube
Seventeen / No Feelings / Holidays nl.youtube.com/

4th September
The God Save The Sex Pistols review of Hammersmith Apollo. Click here.

3rd September
Phil's note. I'm still shattered after witnessing one of the Pistols' all time great gigs last night. Coming soon: Reviews and pictures of the Pistols in Norway, Ireland, and Hammersmith. While you are waiting, if you haven't done so already, please click on the link above and vote for God Save The Sex Pistols! Thank you.

Hammersmith: YouTube
Liar www.youtube.com/watch
GSTQ nl.youtube.com/watch

Happy birthday Steve Jones, born on this day in 1955.

Further Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains soundtrack update.
Good news: The release is now tentatively scheduled for 6th October.
If you cannot wait, the soundtrack can now be downloaded from amazon.com.
Order the Region 1 DVD Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains REGION 1 NTSC
Order the Region 2 DVD Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains [1982]

2nd September
Sex Pistols live at Hammersmith Apollo, London, tonight.

Rhino has secured U.S. rights to the Sex Pistols live DVD " There'll Always Be An England " and will release it October 14th. Also on October 14th, Rhino will release Never Mind the Bollocks on 180-gram vinyl. www.billboard.

31st August
Sex Pistols live at Electric Picnic Festival, Stradbally Estate County Laois, Ireland, tonight.

The Irish Independent newspaper preview the show: "On Sunday night, the Sex Pistols will play on Irish soil for the very first time." www.independent.ie/entertainment/

30th August
Sex Pistols live at Døgnvill, Tromsø, Norway, tonight.

Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains soundtrack update. No sooner have Rhino listed this sought after release in their catalogue, than they promptly remove all trace! As stated in 28th August news item, Rhino had the soundtrack scheduled for 16th September. They now appear to have shelved it, at least for now. A big disappointment.

The October edition of Uncut magazine has an article on the making of PIL's first single Public Image, with interviews with John Lydon, Jah Wobble and Bill Price.

The current issue of Classic Rock magazine lists "the real 100 greatest rock songs." Anarchy In The UK features with a foreward from Stephen King who says it is his favourite song.

A double vinyl bootleg LP We're Not Worthy has appeared for sale in Europe. It is believed to contain the 12th November 2007 Brixton show.

29th August
The Daily Mail today report on John Lydon filming a TV advert for Country Life Butter at Lurgashall Village Green in West Sussex. "One is an anarchist: Johnny Rotten turns country squire for TV butter ad... One villager said: 'It all looked very jovial. Johnny drank a few pints, smoked a few fags and had everyone in stitches.' " www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/
The Sun also cover the story: "Rotten: God Save The Tweed". with John Lydon pictured with a troup of Morris dancers during the filming. www.thesun.co.uk/

28th August

Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains soundtrack is to be released on vinyl in the US on 16th September by Rhino.
	This is the first time the soundtrack has ever been released. http://www.rhino.com/store/ [thanks Karsten] The 1980 film featured Paul Cook and Steve Jones, along with Paul Simonon and Ray Winston, in the fictional group The Looters. Steve and Paul contributed 4 songs to the film, "Conned Again" , "La La La" , "Don't Blow It All The Way" , & "Professionals" (later to become better known as "Join The Professionals"). The soundtrack album listed in the film's end credits was never released, until now.
The film is also receiving its first ever DVD release in the US on 16th Setember.

27th August
Happy birthday Glen Matlock, born on this day in 1956.

26th August
Review of the Pistols at Helsinki Ice Hall, Finland. Submitted to the God Save The Sex Pistols by Paul Killbe. Click here.

Pictures of the Pistols at Helsinki Ice Hall, Finland. Submitted to the God Save The Sex Pistols by Anders Nygren. Click here.

Helsinki: YouTube
Baghdad Was A Blast (excellent quality) nl.youtube.com

Liar and Holidays In The Sun live at Sziget 2008
http://www.metalheadtv.com/TV70/

John Lydon in revealing pose in today's Sun newspaper.

25th August
Reviews of the Pistols at Summer Sonic, Tokyo and Studio Coast, Tokyo. Submitted to God Save The Sex Pistols by Japanese fan Makoto Yanagisako.
Click here for Summer Sonic.
Click here for Studio Coast.

Helsinki: YouTube
Band arrive on stage / Pretty Vacant (intro only. Average quality) www.youtube.com/
No Fun (incomplete) / Problems (brief intro) (both decent sound quality,
average vision) www.youtube.com
GSTQ / Anarchy (decent sound, average vision, both songs are
incomplete) www.youtube.com
GSTQ www.youtube.com/ (good sound quality)

Lowlands Festival: YouTube (10 videos, some incomplete songs, decent sound
quality, average vision) www.youtube.com/