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Archive for the ‘Sex Pistols’ Category

September 4th, 2008

Noel Gallagher Reveals His Top Ten Bands Of All Time… Who Oasis Have Ripped Off

I made the last part of the title up but Noel might as well have called his list that. It’s a brilliant top list of bands, but there are some glaring omissions, which makes me wonder how Noel can describe it as “THE DEFINITIVE Top 10″. In your opinion Noel, in your opinion.
Noel and his […]

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August 1st, 2008

John Lydon Brands Pete Doherty A Coward, Amy Winehouse As Aimless Winehouse

I love and hate John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten in equal measures. Yes, he’s over the hill and should have stopped ranting on stage as lead singer of the Sex Pistols a long time ago. And yes, he only says things to cause controversy and buy himself and his band some cheap publicity. But he […]

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July 29th, 2008

Sex Pistols Swearing On Live TV Voted Most Requested Clip Ever | Beating Paul Potts

These days, the use of the F word (no, not Gordon Ramsay’s show, although he’s a good example) on television is as common as anything, with movies and programmes regularly being littered with them. But in the 1970s, things were slightly different, and swear words weren’t something you ever heard on the goggle box.

Which is […]

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July 21st, 2008

John Lydon Racially Attacks Kele Okereke? | Sex Pistols Singer Denies Bloc Party Fight

John Lydon of the Sex Pistols has allegedly been involved in a racial attack on Bloc Party front man Kele Okereke at the Summercase festival in Spain. Reports first emerged of a scuffle between Foals front man Yannis Philippakis, but the details have since been filled in by the lead singer of British indie rockers […]

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July 11th, 2008

John Lydon Claims The Sex Pistols Don’t Need Publicity - You Could Have Fooled Me

The Sex Pistols have used the publicity they have garnered very well over the years.
Whether the publicity comes from controversial statements by lead singer John Lydon in the last few years, or events such as swearing on live television and releasing God Save The Queen around the time of the Silver Jubilee in the […]

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June 21st, 2008

Why The Sex Pistols Should Now Retire

I’m a big fan of the Sex Pistols, a fact you need to keep in mind while reading the following rant. The thing is, I’m a fan of them in their original guise, in the late 1970s, when the UK needed someone to come along and mix things up a little.
That is exactly what the […]

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June 17th, 2008

Sex Pistols’ John Lydon Makes Duffy Cry - ‘Mercy’ Wins Song Of The Year At Mojos

Duffy has been one of the biggest stars to have emerged over the last six months in the wake of the success Amy Winehouse has enjoyed on both sides of the Atlantic. She was rewarded for her hard work by having her début hit Mercy named as Song Of The Year in the Mojo Honours […]

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March 26th, 2008

The Sex Pistols To Play One-Off Birmingham Gig To Prepare For Isle Of Wight Festival

The Sex Pistols are set to play a one-off gig at the tiny Birmingham Academy in preparation for their headline slot at the Isle Of Wight Festival in June.
The festival is set to be staged on the Isle Of Wight between June 13th and 15th with the vintage punk rockers closing the second night of […]

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November 9th, 2007

Sex Pistols’ John Lydon Claims UK Is Becoming Increasingly ‘Mediocre’

Sex Pistol front man and former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here contestant John Lydon has criticised the UK for “becoming more and more mediocre”.
Speaking at the launch of Guitar Hero III in London, the now California resident Lydon went on the rampage about his old home:
“I’ve been away a few years and […]

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September 18th, 2007

Sex Pistols Reunite For One Off Concert In London | Latest British Band To Reform

I seem to have spent the 3 months I’ve been writing this blog talking mainly about 2 things; One is Amy Winehouse after her many drug and relationship problems, the other is the series of British bands who seem to be reforming lately.
First there were Britpop legends The Verve, then came Led Zeppelin, and […]

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