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Sex Pistols member says he has not spoken to Johnny Rotten for years

They last played together in 2008

The Independent UK

Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones says he has not spoken to singer John Lydon since 2008

In an interview on the Rockonteurs podcast, Jones described the part-reformed band with Frank Carter as ‘a different vibe’ from playing with Lydon.

Evening Standard

“We had a living, breathing Sex Pistol come in and play on it. He wanted $100 and some ‘suction’”: The insane story of Megadeth’s So Far, So Good… So What!, thrash metal’s most self-destructive album

Megadeth’s first two albums were thrash classics. And then they made So Far, So Good… So What! and the debauchery caught up with them

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'I’m beginning to slowly think about writing some new stuff...' Sex Pistols legend Glen Matlock reveals plans for new album

Sex Pistols and Blondie bassist Glen Matlock has revealed his plans to make a new solo LP.

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"Well, you're a flash c***!" Sex Pistols legend Glen Matlock recalls a night-time drive around New York City perched on David Bowie's knee

A short story about David Bowie, Glen Matlock, Iggy Pop and a Pablo Picasso painting

Louder

“I was literally sat backstage playing it through a Twin Reverb and it sounded exactly like Pretty Vacant”: Yungblud on what it was like to play Steve Jones’ Sex Pistols Les Paul

The iconic punk axe was also recently played by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong

Guitar World

“I’m having the time of my life here!” Watch The Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter play ferocious versions of Bodies and God Save The Queen at the first of their three sold-out shows in London

Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter add fourth London show following riotous Bush Hall gig

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Frank Carter and Sex Pistols at Bush Hall review: unadulterated punk rock mayhem

This fundraising night was a joyful homage to the legacy of the Pistols and independent local venues

Evening Standard

"There was a bit of a clash of cultures." The night that Hollywood star Mickey Rourke and a gang of bikers gatecrashed Bob Dylan's recording session with members of The Clash and Sex Pistols

In March 1987, Bob Dylan booked LA's Sunset Sound studios for a recording session with two English punk 'faces'. Then Mickey Rourke showed up uninvited, with 30 bikers in tow

Louder

“He played the guitar at the shop right after Bille Joe Armstrong”: How Yungblud came to play Steve Jones’ iconic Sex Pistols Les Paul onstage in Paris

The 1974 Gibson was bought at auction for $390,000 – now the owner is writing a new chapter in its history by loaning it to big name players

Guitar World

“We were going to be The Fabulous Stains for real.” How a cult movie featuring Diane Lane, Ray Winstone, and members of The Sex Pistols and The Clash inspired a new generation of women to play punk rock

The impact of Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains was felt long after the film died a death at the cinema, particularly among riot grrrl punks

Louder

"We didn't have a clue what we were doing, but the first playback was one of those moments you never forget": How The Damned took four days and lots of cider to kickstart a revolution

The Sex Pistols may have got all the headlines and The Clash the critical acclaim, but The Damned trumped them all

Louder

Sex Pistols and Frank Carter team up to save historic London venue

Musicians are joining forces to help save the historic London venue from threat of closure

The Independent UK

“Malcolm was managing the Dolls for a while. I guess they owed him money and gave it to him as payment”: This Sex Pistols and New York Dolls-owned Gibson just sold for $390,000 at auction

The Dolls' ex-manager allegedly took the guitar as payment for his management services, later giving it to The Sex Pistols' Steve Jones

Guitar World

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The Independent UK

Freedom, festivity and dead by sunrise: Inside Sid Vicious’s drug-fuelled last party

Less than 24 hours after Sid Vicious left Rikers prison after breaching his bail on charges of murder, he was found dead at the home of an aspiring actor. Mark Beaumont speaks to his long-time friends and experts about what happened that fateful night – and everything that led up…

Guitar World

“John Paul Jones is one of the only musicians I’ve been around where I was starstruck. I asked him some stupid questions about Achilles Last Stand… but he was very kind!” Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament names 11 bassists who shaped his sound

From Dee Dee Ramone to Eric Avery, fretless to 12-string bassists, Jeff Ament believes all his influences can all be heard on the latest Pearl Jam album Dark Matter

Evening Standard

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

My London: Sara Dallin from Bananarama on hanging with the Sex Pistols in the 80s

Bananarama singer Sara Dallin kits out her house at Liberty, lives it up at Quo Vadis and wants to turn Hampton Court into a restaurant

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Newcastle Herald

Blondie retain New York cool four decades after Australia fell in love

"Debbie's style all comes from her and the band's style."

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

MusicRadar

“People think that Spunk is a lot better than Never Mind The Bollocks, which is very gratifying”: Producer Dave Goodman reveals how he recorded the 'lost' Sex Pistols album, and how it kick-started the punk revolution

Classic interview reveals how his recordings became what some believe is the true Sex Pistols debut album

Evening Standard

The Steve Jones guide to London’s pie and mash shops

Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones was back in London this weekend. Top of his list? Pie and mash, naturally

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

Jamie Reid obituary

Artist whose unmistakable record sleeve designs contributed to the tumultuous impact of the Sex Pistols in the 1970s

Louder

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

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