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Oh, here’s something to listen to if you want to channel any bad feelings you might have about today somewhere: The live-music archive Wolfgang’s Vault has uploaded a stream of the Sex Pistols’ final concert, which took place in San Francisco on Jan. 14, 1978. The entire near-hour of pain is there, all the way through to Johnny Rotten’s sneering question to the crowd about feeling cheated. [Wolfgang's Vault; HT Rob Tannenbaum] More »
Posts Tagged ‘Sex Pistols’
Would You Pay $2,000 For A Signed Print Of The “Nevermind” Cover?
Wed Oct 29 2008 by Maura
Next month, Christie’s is hosting an auction entitled Punk/Rock, in which memorabilia from the Sex Pistols will mingle with the likes of signed Van Halen picture discs and a print of the Nevermind cover that’s signed–in gold pen!–by Kurt, Kris, and Dave. (It’s supposed to go for $2,000-$3,000. Um…) Of course, much ado is being made about the Pistols items in the auctions, because even though they’ve done their damndest to piss on their legacy and set it on fire over the past few years people still think they Kind Of Mean Something To Music. But there are a few other items that those of you with disposable income and an appetite for music geekery might enjoy:
Making A Movie Soundtrack: No Old Dudes Invited
Fri Sep 26 2008 by Dan Gibson
If a studio chose to make a film from your novel, I’d imagine you’d be somewhat protective of the final product, down to the musical choices. Then again, if you’re a novelist who enjoys albums that came out before the Duffy record, your opinions about the soundtrack will probably be summarily ignored by the people financing the picture.
John Lydon Gets Less Interesting By The Day
Tue Jul 22 2008 by Dan Gibson
Note To John Lydon: No One Wants A New Sex Pistols Album
Tue Jun 17 2008 by Dan Gibson
Johnny Rotten At The <em>Guitar Hero III</em> Press Conference: Drunk, Disoriented, Or Just Being His Usual Charming Self?
Thu Nov 29 2007 by jharv
Here’s hoping that Activision has learned that staying on topic is not Johnny Rotten’s strong suit after witnessing his performance earlier this week at a press conference where the company asked him to help promote Guitar Hero III. In the following clip, “spokesman” Rotten spends about 45 seconds discussing the game before launching into one of his trademark semicoherent diatribes, using profanity nearly 100 times in the process. That’s a lot of quarters in the swear jar, John.
The Sex Pistols On <i>The Tonight Show</i>: Less Shameful Than You Might Imagine
Thu Nov 1 2007 by jharv
I avoided watching this yesterday because I didn’t want to ruin my Halloween-fueled good mood. But it’s not that bad! Johnny R’s in decent voice for an era that hides vocal inconsistencies under an AutoTune blanket. More »
Johnny Rotten On Green Day: “Like Old Gorgonzola Cheese In Old Boots”
Fri Oct 12 2007 by jharv
Displaying the acute cultural awareness that we’ve come to love the spiky little troll for, Johny Rotten recently went off on a trademark tear for MTV where he dissed the American Idiots for “bandwagon jumping” and confused the guy who played Two-Face in Batman Forever with the drummer for Methods of Mayhem, among other things:
Sex Pistols Reunion To Take A Page From Master P?
Wed Oct 3 2007 by jharv
File under “pieces of news that I thought Maura was giving me in order to fake me out and get my attention,” but according to Yahoo Music, “the Sex Pistols have been asked not to swear during their upcoming reunion tour, to avoid offending any children watching,” because “John Lydon claims bass player Glen Matlock has insisted the punk icons keep their language clean, because his son will be at some of the concerts.” But Johnny Rotten is not one to let a civil, if hilariously inappropriate, request from a bandmate pass without giving it the two-fingered salute:
