Ongoing History Daily: The Great Thames Punk Fire
November 25, 2016, was the 40th anniversary of the release of the Sex Pistols’ first single, “Anarchy in the UK.” When that record came out in 1976, the British establishment
Read MoreNovember 25, 2016, was the 40th anniversary of the release of the Sex Pistols’ first single, “Anarchy in the UK.” When that record came out in 1976, the British establishment
Read MoreOver the course of two hours on December 29, three deaths were made public: Soccer great Pele; Canadian folk legend Ian Tyson; and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. Before she became
Read MoreYou’d have to be a serious student of British punk rock to know the name Jordan Mooney, but there are those who claim she invented punk. Sort of, anyway. Jordan
Read MoreOn behalf of everyone in the part of North America where May weather has yet to assert itself, go home winter. You’re drunk. Moving to music news for May 12,
Read MoreIt’s the Memorial Day holiday in the US, so is there any music news for May 27, 2019? Let’s find out. Spotify found some “suspicious activity” and went ahead and
Read MoreToday is a free day for the group (“day at leisure” in travel agent itinerary-speak), so the group scattered to enjoy other areas of London. I myself went shopping here.
Read MoreThis is the last official full day of winter. Good riddance, really. Let’s talk about music news for March 19, 2018. Another bomb in Austin, Texas. SXSW was very concerned,
Read MoreThirty-five years ago today, some record called Thriller was released. Anyone remember it? And now, some music news for November 30. Prince’s Minneapolis complex, Paisley Park, is looking for an
Read MoreHe threatened he’d do it–and yesterday he did. In a fit of perverse performance art, Joe Corré, the son of Sex Pistols svengali Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood, burned £5 million
Read MoreThis summer is being celebrated at the 40th anniversary of the punk rock explosion in the UK. However, Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren–one of the scene’s prime instigators–wants none of
Read MoreThe Dissolve looks back at the Sex Pistols movie that was released two years after the band broke up. The Sex Pistols movie The Great Rock ’N’ Roll Swindle was
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