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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)

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

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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

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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

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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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?

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

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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

Daily Mirror

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle told to 'f**k off and shut up' by neighbour John Lydon

Former Sex Pistols star John Lydon has taken aim at his Californian neighbours Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, as he said the couple need to 'shut up and go away'

Dublin Live

Wild Youth dismiss claims of 'row' with Sex Pistol John Lydon after EuroSong special

There were claims of a spat after Lydon reportedly called the Eurovision “phoney” and slagged off the band’s name

Daily Mirror

John Lydon poignantly agreed to Masked Singer for wife Nora Forster before her tragic death

The Sex Pistols' John Lydon agreed to do Masked Singer US in the hope of entertaining his wife Nora Forster amid her Alzheimer's battle. Nora's death at 80- years-old was announced today.

Daily Mirror

John Lydon 'didn't see how he could live without' wife Nora Forster months before death

John Lydon had been caring for his wife Nora Forster - who had Alzheimer's disease - in the years prior to her death, which was announced in a statement on social media earlier this afternoon

Louder

Nora Forster, John Lydon's wife, has died, aged 80

John Lydon mourns the passing of his wife Nora Forster after a battle with Alzheimer's

Irish Mirror

Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon's wife Nora has passed away after brave Alzheimer's battle

Lydon's Irish Eurovision bid song was titled Hawaii in tribute to a trip they took together, as he said it was a memory that stood out in her mind

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