11th February PiL: 9 additional UK / European tour
dates added San Sebastian, Teatro Victoria
Eugena, Spain, Wednesday, May 4th
Holmfirth, Picturedrome, UK, Wednesday, June 8th
Falkirk, Warehouse, Scotland, UK, Friday, June 10th
Inverness, Ironworks, Scotland, UK, Saturday, June 11th
Edinburgh, Liquid Rooms, Scotland, UK, Sunday, June 12th
Wolverhampton, Slade Rooms, UK, Tuesday, June 14th
Brighton, Concorde 2, UK, Wednesday, June 15th
Bath, Komedia, UK, Friday, June 17th
Northampton, Roadmender, UK, Saturday, June 18th
2nd February Rich Kids
& The Professionals
Double Header at 02 Shepherd's Bush Empire Thursday 19th May Glen Matlock, Midge Ure &
Rusty Egan regroup the Rich Kids for their first show since January
2010, while The Professionals, featuring Paul Cook, Paul Myers, Ray
McVeigh & Tom Spencer continue their recent live momentum.
Two post-Pistols bands on the same bill. Don't miss it!! Tickets on sale Friday 5th February
Anarchy in the Year Zero:
The Sex Pistols, The Clash & The Class of '76
by Clinton Heylin (Route Books)
Out 4th June
Press
Release: "To be published on the 40th anniversary of one of the most
significant gigs in British popular music history, when the Sex Pistols
played the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester. This is an account of
a movement that not only changed the face of British music, but had a
profound and lasting effect on the course of British culture as a
whole. Anarchy in the Year Zero is the story of the birth of
Punk, with a capital P, in the only country where it was a mainstream
movement: the UK; told entirely by eye-witnesses (Heylin included)
whose words, then and now, have been held up to the light of history's
hindsight.
This is also the story of the rebirth of Rock, by a bunch of bands who
set out to deconstruct and destroy the form, on the island that largely
invented it and reinvented it at least twice in the fifteen years
before Punk.
And it is the story of the ex-Catholic, semi-Irish snot-nosed working
class Cockney oik who dealt the final fatal blow to England's dreams of
empire when he became a Rotten revolutionary.
But most of all it is the story of a handful of British youths who were
inspired to raise their voice in song, and allow it to echo round the
world.
It is a story that, till now, has only been told piecemeal: of one band
blazing a trail gig by gig, convert by convert, to the pre-set agenda -
not always adhered to - of a festish shop-owner until, within a single
year, the whole island rocked to the sound of ANARCHEEE. "
"Steve
Jones & Paul Cook's post-Pistols band finally get the box set
treatment they've deserved for years with a 3 CD round-up of all their
studio recordings. It includes previously unreleased BBC session tracks
& demos & a nice booklet. True Professionals."
19th December Last night Paul Cook popped along to Wembley Arena to watch his Man-Raze colleague Phil Collen playing guitar with Def Leppard
18th December
KEITH LEVENE TO PREMIER HIS DIY FILM “LONDON 1976!”
AT LONDON’S “SCREEN ON THE GREEN” THEATRE
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, UK. The massively influential British
guitarist, composer, artist, educator and Clash/Public Image, Ltd.
founder member Keith Levene will premier his DIY film “Keith Levene’s
London 1976!!” at the historic Screen on the Green theater in Islington
on August 29, 2016 as part of his “London 1976 Festival.”
This
special evening will be a one-off happening celebrating a
quintessentially and historically significant time in British
history: The first wave of punk, which emerged from the streets
of West London and went global.
The
date marks the 40th anniversary of the legendary “Midnight Special”
when Levene and the Clash, the Sex Pistols and the Buzzcocks performed
a midnight concert at the world-renowned Screen during punk’s “year
zero” on August 29, 1976.
Levene’s
film is based on his DIY original art/book “I Was a Teen Guitarist for
the Clash!” and will feature his original music, artwork, designs and
Levene’s personal recollections and memories of being a skateboarding,
pinball-playing 17-18 year old guitarist on the scene as punk exploded.
In
addition, a discussion and live musical performance is planned as is an
interactive gallery display featuring Levene’s new artwork which will
also be available on his website at www.teenageguitarist76.com
later this month. “Although music was of course central to anything and
everything punk, art and design were also integral” Levene explains.
“Consequently, a live interactive art gallery involving the audience
members is a must.” For further information, contact teenageguitarist76@gmail.com
A benefit evening for Project-0 Wave Makers Marine Conservation took place on 16th December at The Scala, Kings Cross, London.
Glen Matlock was the house bass player. Main acts were Bernard Fowlers
All-stars and The Strypes. Ronnie Wood came on for three songs with
Glen on bass. Glen sneaked in the riff for 'Pretty Vacant' when they
played 'Stay With Me'.
PiL: Limited edition Concert Live album box sets Ltd 250 of each volume
Volume 1 comes in white, with a black printed finish. Contains:
O2 Academy Birmingham, 15.12.09
O2 Academy Leeds, 16.12.09
Manchester Academy, 19.12.09
Volume 2 comes in black, with a white printed finish. Contains:
O2 Academy Brixton, 21.12.09
Isle of Wight Festival , 11.06.11
O2
Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 02.10.15
7th December This
week Gary is joined by Paul Cook in the studio to discuss The Complete
Professionals box set, Sex Pistols, Chiefs of Relief, Bananarama and
more.
Paul also plays his favourite punk rock single.
