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John Lydon slams new Sex Pistols revival which doesn’t feature him as ‘karaoke’

‘They’re trying to trivialise the whole show to get away with karaoke,’ former band member said

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“Almost overnight after the Sex Pistols, prog rock came to a halt”: 1977 was the supposedly the year punk killed prog. The truth is very different

Exploding the myth that progressive rock’s ‘dinosaurs’were finished off by punk

Louder

“A lot of people came with their backs up... it was kind of scary.” Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones reflects on his band's infamous, “chaotic” first US tour, and promises that the punk legends will be back this year

America, the Sex Pistols are coming for you, again

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Sex Pistols planning a US tour

Steve Jones has revealed the Sex Pistols are planning their first US tour since 2003.

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The Who and Frank Carter and Sex Pistols confirmed for Teenage Cancer Trust gigs

The 25th anniversary edition of Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall will see performances from The Who, Frank Carter and the Sex Pistols, The Corrs and more.

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Sex Pistols to release three live albums from raucous 1978 US tour

The Sex Pistols have announced the release of three 'Live in the U.S.A.' albums on vinyl.

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"Unless your guitars and your attitude resemble these nuggets then you can kiss my tubular bells." Oasis' Liam Gallagher shares his love of the Sex Pistols, revealing how "all heaven broke loose" when he first heard the punk legends

Liam Gallagher: quite partial to a bit of Bollocks

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Never mind the back pain: how rock’s drummers cope with furious sets in their 70s

From Rat Scabies of the Damned to Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols, we ask rock and punk’s greatest drummers how they deal with long nights of fast songs – and uncover a story of arthritis, cardio and turmeric oil

The Guardian - UK

Liam Gallagher has given a scathing response to Sex Pistols' Glen Matlock for calling Oasis "boring"

The Oasis brother has hit back at Glen Matlock with some icy words

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“I love Bowie, but I was a kleptomaniac. I couldn't help it!": Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones remembers the night he stole David Bowie’s gear

Jones made his move after one of Bowie’s legendary Ziggy Stardust gigs

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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

‘Two of the best songwriters Australia has ever produced’: punk pioneers the Saints return

Isolated in Brisbane, the Saints released a punk single before the Damned, Sex Pistols and the Clash. As they reform after their singer’s death, they recall their journey from school detention to Top of the Pops

The Guardian - UK

"Imagine a seamless combination of the Sex Pistols and Queen": Question Everything might not be great lost Boys Wonder album, but it's as close as we're ever going to get

The greatest band you never heard. Again

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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.

Guitar World

“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

Evening Standard

Designer Ben Kelly to launch exhibition at Jealous gallery

The designer has previously worked with Vivienne Westwood, Malcolm McClaren, and The Sex Pistols

The Guardian - UK

‘We like it when things fall apart’: heavy rockers Wunderhorse on embracing music’s messy side

Jacob Slater was a surf coach in Newquay when he was cast as the Sex Pistols’ drummer in Danny Boyle’s TV series Pistol, but as the singer’s latest album with his band Wunderhorse confirms, he will always be drawn to chaos

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"The whole 'I Hate Pink Floyd' thing was hilarious. Anyone who took that seriously needs a new head." The story of the unlikely friendship between The Sex Pistols' John Lydon and Pink Floyd's David Gilmour

Despite what you may have heard, there is no animosity between England's most famous punk and prog rock bands

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“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

The Guardian - UK

Sex Pistols and Frank Carter review – rip-roaring punk rock redux

Fronted by the impassioned Rattlesnakes singer in place of John Lydon, the band show off the thunderous chops that critics claimed they never had

The Independent UK

Sex Pistols review, Bush Hall: No John Lydon, but the Seventies icons are still plenty punk without him

The band are a little rusty around the edges, but there is much to enjoy tonight – not least Frank Carter’s admirable impersonation of the matchless Johnny Rotten

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"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

Guitar World

“One of his guitar geek dreams was to play this guitar”: Billie Joe Armstrong just played Steve Jones’ iconic Sex Pistols Les Paul – which recently sold for $390,000 – with Green Day in Paris

Armstrong used Steve Jones’ 1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom to play Green Day protest song Know Your Enemy

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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

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