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Sex Pistols recall Vietnam vets with cattle prods hired to keep them in line on tour

The infamously fraught American tour concluded with John Lydon announcing the band’s break-up

The Independent UK

David Johansen obituary

Singer, songwriter, actor and punk pioneer best known as the frontman of New York Dolls

The Guardian - UK

New York Dolls frontman David Johansen dies aged 75

As part of the US band, Johansen played a part in creating punk rock, and influenced bands including The Smiths, the Sex Pistols and The Damned.

Evening Standard

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“They just asked me if I wanted to join – they hadn’t asked if I actually play”: Thin Lizzy guitarist and Live Aid mastermind Midge Ure was asked to join the Sex Pistols – but he didn’t think twice about turning them down

Ure claims he was scouted for his look by Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and his punk co-conspirator (and later, the Clash manager) Bernard Rhodes

Guitar World

"We're five mates who get on a plane on Friday, have fun shouting at some nice people on Saturday and come home on Sunday": The low-key, hit-free career-in-reverse of Cock Sparrer

Too punk for punk in the late 70s, Oi! elder statesmen in the early 80s, living-legend role models in the early 90s, Cock Sparrer never got credit for what they started

Louder

"Girls talk to me when I play": Chris Spedding took up the guitar nearly seventy years ago and he's still in demand

Legendary sideman and session guitarist Chris Spedding on a "naughty" 70s, discovering the Sex Pistols and being an honorary Beatle

Louder

Malcolm McLaren’s Paris: re-released 30 years on, this record is still astonishingly romantic

Released to coincide with the Paris Olympics, it embodies all that McLaren felt for the city

Evening Standard

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"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

“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

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…

The Independent UK

Now You Can Reduce Your Impact on the Planet by Reusing Vivienne Westwood's Personal Wardrobe

Christie's just announced that it's gotten a hold of Westwood's wonderfully weird wardrobe and is auctioning it off for great causes.

Fashion Times

“John Lydon once made a stab at poaching Flea for Public Image. At which point Flea keeled over and passed out”: Anthony Kiedis takes a nostalgic look back at Flea’s finest hour from Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Flea’s reputation as a killer bass player almost saw him lured away from the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Guitar World

“Adam wanted to completely change everything. His band had hit a brick wall”: How Marco Pirroni teamed Link Wray with Les Paul Juniors to make Adam and the Ants’ ’80s-defining Kings of the Wild Frontier

Kings of the Wild Frontier found new wave icon Adam Ant at a crossroads, and with Marco Pirroni's raw rock 'n' roll guitar and Burundi drumbeats, he found a sound that sold by the millions

Guitar World

“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

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"We have one rule: you can have body punches and choke-holds and throw bottles at each other, but we never crack each other in the face": What happens when bands fight

The 40 bitterest bust-ups in rock history: From fisticuffs to wars of words to litigation and beyond, rock'n'roll’s divorce courts are packed with ire and animosity:

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The Artful Dodger: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and all about the spin-off sequel series

The Artful Dodger on Hulu and Disney Plus sees Thomas Brodie-Sangster play Charles Dickens' iconic young thief as an adult with a double life.

Evening Standard

‘Vivienne Westwood tried to rewrite history and erase Malcolm McLaren’s fashion legacy’

It is finally time to set the record straight, says Young Kim

The Guardian - UK

Jamie Reid obituary

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

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The Independent UK

Jamie Reid, the artist who designed covers for Sex Pistols’ albums, dies aged 76

Reid, known to many for his ‘God Save the Queen’ artwork, helped curate the aesthetic of the punk rock era with his ransom note style

Evening Standard

OPINION - Farewell Jamie Reid, punk visionary who captured the spirit of generation

Jamie Reid, who has just died at the age of 76, was as important to London as Big Ben or Guy Fawkes. As influential as Martin Amis or John Betjeman. His work was as iconic as any London portrait by Monet, Pissarro or Canaletto. This Croydon-born boy was a colossal…

The Independent UK

Jamie Reid the artist who designed covers for Sex Pistols’ albums dies

Reid, 76, helped curate the aesthetic of the punk rock era with his ransom note style.

Evening Standard

Jamie Reid obituary: the Sex Pistols collaborator who defined the punk aesthetic

The British artist and designer blazed a trail with his political, contemporary and confrontational work

Evening Standard

OPINION - The redeveloped Olympia must be everything Battersea is not

Recently I went to have a sneaky peek at the gargantuan new exhibition space down in Olympia. Over the years I’ve seen dozens of events there, and even attended a Vivienne Westwood fashion show, back when her partner Malcolm McLaren was alive — I remember him pacing up and down…

Evening Standard

Sold! World’s biggest Vivienne Westwood collection goes up for auction

Corsets, pirates and iconic pieces of punk: 124 collectable lots from the late, great designer are set to go under the hammer this week

Louder

"The Nice and ELP are, for me, where things went too far. Very good musicians don’t interest me. Proficiency blocks you off from real adventure": John Foxx on prog, punk and the problems of being a pioneer

For 50 years, John Foxx has been making genuinely progressive music that defies categorisation. "My plan was always to make every record different from the last,” he says.

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