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“I like to keep things simple, as the saying goes: It’s only rock ’n’ roll”: Never mind the modelers, here’s a Sex Pistols Marshall amp

The striking yellow-and-pink JCM800 design pays homage to half a century of punk, but only 81 are being made

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Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter announce rescheduled and expanded North American tour

Additional anarchy in the US

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"If it ain’t fun, I ain’t doing it. I’m too old for bulls**t.” Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter announce Anarchy In The UK tour

The Sex Pistols line up 50 years of punk celebration

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Sex Pistols announce 'Anarchy in the UK' tour to celebrate 50 years of punk

Punk royalty Sex Pistols have announced a UK and Ireland tour in December, as 2026 marks five decades since the release of their seminal track ‘Anarchy in the UK’.

Euronews

The Molotovs vs The World: 'If you hate our band, that's fine'

Desperate for a youthquake with real substance? Meet sibling duo The Molotovs, a peroxide explosion of rebellious teen spirit who have already shared a stage with Blondie and the Sex Pistols

Evening Standard

"I knew what each of my friends was capable of, but I didn't know how that would blend together." How John Lydon left the trainwreck of the Sex Pistols behind with a trailblazing statement of intent

Johnny Rotten became John Lydon and the dense punk sound became spacious dub for his new band PiL’s first real statement of intent

Louder

"I heard something on an ABBA record and it inspired the riff I needed. I said, ‘Guys, I’ve got it!'" The Sex Pistols, pop legends, Danny Boyle and the Olympics: the unlikely story of one of the most important punk songs of all time

The surprising tale behind the pop-influenced, Oscar-winning director-approved punk rock classic

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John Lydon expected to reconnect with Sex Pistols after wife's death

John Lydon expected "some kind of connection" with his former Sex Pistols bandmates after the death of his wife Nora in 2023 but the reunion never happened.

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John Lydon makes devastating admission about Sex Pistols bandmates after wife’s death

Punk singer’s wife of almost 50 years died in 2023

The Independent UK

“I thought we’d follow the Sex Pistols model – one album and out. We were this disgusting-sounding metal band, I never thought that it could last”: How Laid To Rest, against all odds, gave Lamb Of God an actual career

The opening track of 2004’s Ashes Of The Wake helped lift the band from heavy metal underdogs to generation-defining superstars

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Peter Hook marking Sex Pistols anniversary milestone with special show

Peter Hook will mark the 50th anniversary of the Sex Pistols’ legendary Manchester gig - which inspired him to pick up the bass - with a one-off show next year.

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What really happened when the Sex Pistols appeared on the Bill Grundy show

Pistol on Disney+ dramatised the Sex Pistols' appearance on the Bill Grundy Show in December 1976. The truth is even better than the show

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“We had to pay the families of Charles Manson’s victims royalties from the song. And we’ve been doing that ever since”: With the inadvertent help of a notorious cult leader, one band became the kings of 90s goth metal

The song was not a commercial hit, but today it stands as a classic of its genre

Metal Hammer

“It sounded great, but I don’t know if it felt like history was happening”: Richard Branson says he happened to be in the studio when Phil Collins was recording what "might be the most famous drum solo of all time"

The 75-year-old mogul has also been discussing Mike Oldfield, the Sex Pistols and the birth of Virgin Records

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‘I don’t miss the clamour of people’s adulation’: Transvision Vamp’s Wendy James on scandals, reunions and her beef with Elvis Costello

She became an 80s pop icon – and a media hate figure. Now, reforming her group after more than 30 years, James recalls her painful path through through the music business, surviving ‘Harvey Weinstein-type’ situations, and working with punk’s finest

Guitar World

“Frank gets it. He’s not a po-faced, miserable git. He’s got a sense of humor. He’s got a twinkle in his eye”: Glen Matlock on the legacy of the Sex Pistols and getting back on the road with Frank Carter’s help

The original Sex Pistols bassist reveals all about reunions past and present and discusses the likelihood of new music from the U.K. punk legends... Never say never

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Sex Pistols forced to postpone North American and South American tours after Steve Jones breaks his wrist

"God save the wrist!"

Guitar World

“I was looking at my watch thinking, ‘I’m so miserable doing this.’ That was the last time we did anything with the original lineup”: Steve Jones on why Frank Carter gave the Sex Pistols a new lease on life – and where things stand with John Lydon

Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, has recently stated that he will never return to the Sex Pistols

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"This is not just a fundraiser. It's a refusal to look away." Paul Weller and members of The Clash, Sex Pistols, The Specials, Madness and more to DJ at special Artists For Gaza event

"Expect community. Expect feeling. Expect resistance."

The Guardian - UK

There will never be another Oasis – British culture, for better and worse, has moved on

We still have cocksure rock stars, but the gobby Gallaghers’ swaggering brand of witty mockery has gone out of style. Did we grow up – or get boring?

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I am a novelist! Former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon announces new book project

John Lydon - the Public Image Ltd singer and former frontman of The Sex Pistols - has revealed he has started writing a novel, the first fictional book he has attempted.

Louder

Whether John Lydon likes it or not, Sex Pistols' Download set proves the true spirit of punk still lives large

Sex Pistols and Frank Carter shake off a rocky start to bring some proper punk rock to Download

Louder

Watch Sex Pistols and Primal Scream form an impromptu supergroup while rehearsing in the same building

Ladies and gentlemen, for one night only, please welcome to the stage... Sex Scream!

Guitar World

“I think John always thought it was me, Steve, and Paul against him, but it wasn’t quite like that”: Glen Matlock opens up about Sid Vicious replacing him in the Sex Pistols to become one of punk's most iconic figures

Vicious’ bad-boy image may have underpinned the band’s legacy, but Matlock insists he’s no shrinking violet either

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'I never stop writing!' John Lydon confirms new Public Image Ltd album is on the way

Sex Pistols legend John Lydon has revealed a new Public Image Ltd album will be written while the band are on tour this summer.

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