The Latest Breaking News from Pistol

“Frank gets it. He’s not a po-faced, miserable git. He’s got a sense of humor. He’s got a twinkle in his eye”: Glen Matlock on the legacy of the Sex Pistols and getting back on the road with Frank Carter’s help

The original Sex Pistols bassist reveals all about reunions past and present and discusses the likelihood of new music from the U.K. punk legends... Never say never

Guitar World · Sep 16, 2025

John Lydon slams Sex Pistols for performing 'karaoke' versions of classic songs

John Lydon has hit out at his former Sex Pistols bandmates for continuing to perform the punk group's legendary hits.

BANG Premier · May 4, 2025

"I am the Pistols, and they’re not.” John Lydon is getting ever more salty about the success and acclaim currently being enjoyed by his revitalised former Sex Pistols bandmates

For a man who supposedly moved on from the Sex Pistols decades ago, John Lydon isn't half spending a lot of time talking about the Sex Pistols

Louder · Apr 2, 2025

Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock says Danny Boyle should be ‘frightened to see’ him after Pistol TV show

‘I told him what I thought of him,’ musician said

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

John Lydon says it's tasteless for Sex Pistols to benefit from the Queen’s death

The band was famous for its anti-establishment lyrics, but the former lead singer said the family “deserves some respect in this difficult time”

Chronicle Live · Sep 16, 2022

Passion play

I was a little hesitant before going into Pistol, a music biographical drama miniseries, as I wasn't that convinced how the filmmaker is ever going to pull off such a story. The Sex Pistols was no doubt an important group in rock music history, having so much influence on the…

Bangkok Post · Jul 14, 2022

‘It’s now or never, this is my chance’: Anson Boon on his biggest break, punk and Johnny Rotten

For young actor Anson Boon, playing Johnny Rotten Danny Boyle’s Pistol is a dream come true. But what did punk teach him about himself?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2022

Pistol review – Danny Boyle’s wonky Sex Pistols show is like Punk: the Panto!

Johnny Rotten is the Artful Dodger crossed with an animated rodent in Boyle’s frustrating series that feels so cartoonish it falls totally flat

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2022

Pistol review: Danny Boyle’s series never achieves the rollicking kineticism we associate with the Sex Pistols

Toby Wallace leads the cast of this series about the wild rise and incendiary fall of Britain’s most notorious and fractious punk rock band

The Independent UK · May 30, 2022

Pistol to Borgen: the seven best shows to stream this week

Danny Boyle’s gurning, sneering Sex Pistols show finally lands, and Birgitte Nyborg is back! Plus: ace new mockumentary Abbott Elementary and more Floor is Lava

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2022