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Jah Wobble: 'The cockney is dead and the East End is full of hipsters now'

The punk survivor doesn’t hold back on gentrification, the Sex Pistols and doing the 12 steps while working as a tube driver

Evening Standard

“I’ve got butter to thank and I’ve eaten plenty since!”: John Lydon on how doing a TV ad for butter helped turn his career around

The punk icon gave it his dairy best...

Louder

The 6 prog bands John Lydon says he loves

Hawkwind, Van der Graaf Generator and even Pink Floyd – they’ve all had ex-Sex Pistols singer John Lydon’s stamp of approval

Louder

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A musical tour of Berlin: from Wagner’s epic opera to techno raves

In our new series, we explore a city through its musical landmarks and songs. First stop, Germany’s hip, historic capital, home to trailblazing clubs and inspiration for Dietrich and Bowie

The Guardian - UK

“She has managed to maintain her position without ever once being sucked into the creative vacuum of celebrity culture”: The less we see of Kate Bush, the more we want to know

Supported by established artists, secured in a family business and a star by the age of 21, her vision and clarity made her prog’s first pop star (and pop’s first prog star)

Louder

Annie Nightingale obituary

Radio 1’s longest-serving broadcaster, dedicated to groundbreaking music for more than 50 years

The Guardian - UK

Gregor Gall: In search of protest songs as popular music leaves a void

‘TOO many protest singers/Not enough protest songs.” So sang Scots former Orange Juice frontperson, Edwyn Collins, on his 1994 hit single, A…

The National (Scotland)

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In 1997 John Lydon's drummer sued him for lost wages and assault: it was a case only Judge Judy could resolve

Judge Judy: 25 seasons, 6280 episodes, one former Sex Pistol

Louder

Never mind the steps, here’s Johnny Rotten’s 1970s Chelsea home for sale for £1.55 million

With a front door above street level and a further three flights of stairs taking you to the top bedroom and roof terrace, the triplex within the Sex Pistol’s one-time house is ideal for music fans of a certain vintage and fitness level

Evening Standard

Public Image Ltd: End of World review – a frustratingly mixed bag

John Lydon and band once again veer between hit and miss, from the poignantly affecting to the particularly annoying

The Guardian - UK

10 rock stars who missed out on their dream movie roles

David Bowie in The Lord Of The Rings? John Lydon in Quadrophenia? WASP’s Blackie Lawless as The Terminator? These are the Oscar-winning performances that never were

Louder

‘I won’t let the bastards grind me down’: John Lydon on grief, feuds and being an unlikely optimist

Covid, court, bereavement: although the PiL man’s new album could not have been made against a worse backdrop, his glass of non-alcoholic cider remains half full

The Guardian - UK

Sex Pistols John Lydon heartbreakingly reveals what he has done with wife's ashes

John Lydon’s wife Nora Forster sadly passed away in April, after a years-long battle with Alzheimer's disease, and the punk rocker said it was ‘harder than I thought’ coming to terms with her death

Daily Mirror

John Lydon says he sleeps next to his late wife Nora Forster’s ashes

The former Sex Pistols frontman lost his wife of nearly 50 years to Alzheimer’s in April

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The Independent UK

Sex Pistols turned down Olympics performance because organisers wanted to censor songs

The Sex Pistols turned down an invitation to perform at the Olympics’ opening ceremony because the organisers wanted to censor one of their most famous songs, John Lydon has revealed.

The Guardian - UK

Anarchy in High Wycombe! The real story of the Sex Pistols’ earliest gigs

The punk band are famous for culture-changing gigs in Manchester and London, but what about ones in Keighley and Dunstable? Attendees at their first UK tour remember the protests, raw power – and cider-drinking hippies

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s ever-harsher welfare system means that now only the rich can afford to make art

Postwar artists wouldn’t have had a chance without affordable housing or social security, says Alex Niven of Newcastle University

Evening Standard

Film-maker Don Letts: ‘London now... It scares the sh*t out of me’

Punk’s DIY film-maker extraordinaire, band mate of The Clash’s Mick Jones... and now Levi’s collaborator. Tom Ellen meets the one and only Don Letts

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The Guardian - UK

Lust for life: the punks keeping the spirit of rebellion alive

Punk rock exploded in 1977 with a raw power seldom seen since. But Johnny Rotten (as he used to call himself) is 67 now, and most of his fans from that time are in their 60s. So what became of all that energy, spiky hair and safety-pins?

Daily Record

Sex Pistols frontman slams Prince Harry and Meghan telling them to f*** off

John Lydon launched the scathing attack on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex

The Independent UK

Royal news latest: Harry ‘in peace talks’ with King Charles as friend says Camilla ‘hurt’ by memoir Spare

Reports suggest that the King is using the coronation to attempt to ‘mend’ divisons in the royal family

Louder

Can: Tago Mago - Album Of The Week Club review

Can's Krautrock masterpiece Tago Mago was an album that realigned rock, commencing countdown for 21st-century music

The Independent UK

John Lydon lashes out at Meghan and Harry: ‘Shut up’

‘They’re very, very spiteful to families and friends,’ the Sex Pistols frontman said

The Independent UK

Royal news latest: Coronation concert lineup revealed as John Lydon shares foul-mouthed Meghan and Harry rant

Former Sex Pistol’s rant comes as King Charles III reportedly seeking to ‘mend’ family divisions

The Independent UK

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle told to ‘f*** off and shut up’ by Sex Pistols’ John Lydon

‘They’re very, very spiteful to families and friends,’ the Sex Pistols frontman said

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