Never Mind the Butter, Here's The Sex Pistols

Bloc Party and Coldplay fan John Lydon is taking a break from revisionist history (remember, you ripped off Richard Hell, Johnny, not vice versa) to sell Country Life butter. A fitting product tie-in for someone who's gone (always was?) so... CONTINUE READING NEVER MIND THE BUTTER, HERE'S THE SEX PISTOLS»

Posted on October 2, 2008 in Video (11 comments)
Tags: Bloc Party | Holy Fuck | John Lydon | Johnny Rotten | The Sex Pistols

John Lydon And Kele Okereke's Punch Out

While we were flying back from Chicago, news spread hard and fast about a spat between outspoken post-punk kid Kele Okereke and outspoken punk-punk grandaddy Johnny Rotten, occurring Saturday night in Barcelona. Honestly that would be enough to make it... CONTINUE READING JOHN LYDON AND KELE OKEREKE'S PUNCH OUT»

Posted on July 22, 2008 in Where's The Beef? (26 comments)
Tags: Bloc Party | John Lydon | Johnny Rotten | The Sex Pistols

"I Used To Rule The World"

Speaking of... Here's Johnny Rotten on Coldplay: "I pity the poor bastards who have to watch them. They are utterly humourless. I met them a few years ago, said hello and realised they were just men in anoraks. They looked... CONTINUE READING "I USED TO RULE THE WORLD"»

Posted on June 16, 2008 in Where's The Beef? (13 comments)
Tags: Coldplay | Johnny Rotten | The Sex Pistols

More Dead Rock Star Shoe Endorsements

Come on R.I.P.ped rockers, it's getting really hard to keep track of this now. P4K reports that Ian Curtis and Sid Vicious will be amongst the artist-likenesses used to pimp Converses to people who prefer taking style tips from dead... CONTINUE READING MORE DEAD ROCK STAR SHOE ENDORSEMENTS»

Posted on February 26, 2008 in Rock Shoes (7 comments)
Tags: Joy Division | The Sex Pistols

Johnny Rotten Is Still A Prick

The October issue of SPIN includes a feature about 1977 and the ol' punk explosion. Of course, Johnny Lydon's dusted off to say a few things. And, just as of course, he makes a few headline-baiting statements, attempting to define... CONTINUE READING JOHNNY ROTTEN IS STILL A PRICK»

Posted on September 24, 2007 (32 comments)
Tags: The Sex Pistols

Tom Snyder's Greatest Rock Moments

We pulled this together just in time for your lunch break. Make it a long one. In memory of Tom Snyder, who passed yesterday at the age of 71. From 1973-1982, the coveted post-Carson slot on NBC belonged to the... CONTINUE READING TOM SNYDER'S GREATEST ROCK MOMENTS»

Tears In Heaven

This is news-y not only 'cause it's yet another posthumous appropriation of Kurt's likeness for corporate ends, but also 'cause Courtney had nothing to do with it. Shocking, yes. Reader Joe delivers the news about Doc Martens UK campaign to... CONTINUE READING TEARS IN HEAVEN»

Posted on May 23, 2007 (55 comments)
Tags: Kurt Cobain | Nirvana | The Clash | The Ramones | The Sex Pistols

Time's All-Time 100 Albums

The music mavens at the venerable Time magazine have compiled their list of the "ALL-TIME 100" albums -- unranked and broken down by decade. We're not sure what's better: that only five albums of the past five years are among... CONTINUE READING TIME'S ALL-TIME 100 ALBUMS»