National Pie and Mash Week: The Steve Jones guide to London’s pie and mash shops Former Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones is a massive pie and mash fan Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2023
Never mind the steps, here’s Johnny Rotten’s 1970s Chelsea home for sale for £1.55 million With a front door above street level and a further three flights of stairs taking you to the top bedroom and roof terrace, the triplex within the Sex Pistol’s one-time house is ideal for music fans of a certain vintage and fitness level Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2023
Robert Peston and Ed Balls perform with new band Centrist Dad The ITV political editor sang songs by The Sex Pistols, Blondie and The Clash Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2023
Siouxsie review – more Greek than goth goddess Ten years after her last London gig, the former Banshees frontwoman shows she’s not just a punk survivor, with a wide-ranging, glamour-heavy set The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2023
Jamie Reid: the defiant punk art of the man behind the Sex Pistols' iconic imagery The death of graphic designer and activist Jamie Reid earlier this month was a huge loss for both the design community and the political left. Right until his death, Reid made incendiary works that incessantly attacked the political status quo. The Conversation · Aug 15, 2023
Forget Manchester: Leeds was the REAL home of 80s alternative music Often derided as ‘Goth City’, Leeds defined the independent music scene of the 80s from post-punk to weird-pop and dark electronica. No Leeds, no Trent Reznor Louder · Aug 14, 2023
Jamie Reid obituary Artist whose unmistakable record sleeve designs contributed to the tumultuous impact of the Sex Pistols in the 1970s The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023
10 rock stars who missed out on their dream movie roles David Bowie in The Lord Of The Rings? John Lydon in Quadrophenia? WASP’s Blackie Lawless as The Terminator? These are the Oscar-winning performances that never were Louder · Aug 11, 2023
U.S. health care has been in crisis since Nixon–but two economists may have found a way to radically disrupt it U.S. health care is an unfixable economic system, at least in its current configuration. Fortune · Aug 10, 2023
Mangal 2: Celebrity diners don’t do anything for our Google rating Lily Allen is a fan, but it’s not enough for a five star rating Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2023
Jamie Reid’s Sex Pistols artwork was a glorious assault on authority Taking dada and adding a snotty British energy, the late artist gave punk its sharp edges and revolutionary force – and by attacking Putin, carried it into the present The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023
Jamie Reid, the artist who designed covers for Sex Pistols’ albums, dies aged 76 Reid, known to many for his ‘God Save the Queen’ artwork, helped curate the aesthetic of the punk rock era with his ransom note style The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023
In memoriam: Sex Pistols album artist Jamie Reid (1947 – 2023) Jamie Reid was best known for his bold album artwork for the Sex Pistols Wallpaper · Aug 9, 2023
OPINION - Farewell Jamie Reid, punk visionary who captured the spirit of generation Jamie Reid, who has just died at the age of 76, was as important to London as Big Ben or Guy Fawkes. As influential as Martin Amis or John Betjeman. His work was as iconic as any London portrait by Monet, Pissarro or Canaletto. This Croydon-born boy was a colossal… Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023
The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023 Jamie Reid the artist who designed covers for Sex Pistols’ albums dies Reid, 76, helped curate the aesthetic of the punk rock era with his ransom note style.
Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023 Jamie Reid obituary: the Sex Pistols collaborator who defined the punk aesthetic The British artist and designer blazed a trail with his political, contemporary and confrontational work
The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023 Jamie Reid, artist of Sex Pistols record covers, dies aged 76 Artist and graphic designer’s cut-up work defined the iconoclastic energy of the punk era
Guitar World · Jul 18, 2023 “Jimmy Page and Jim Sullivan were getting a lot of work, but I was always getting plenty of calls – and that increased after I did the Jack Bruce sessions”: The confessions of session pro Chris Spedding The British session ace on being asked to audition for the Rolling Stones, producing the Sex Pistols’ early demos and recording Robert Gordon’s final album
Daily Mirror · Jul 9, 2023 Sex Pistols John Lydon heartbreakingly reveals what he has done with wife's ashes John Lydon’s wife Nora Forster sadly passed away in April, after a years-long battle with Alzheimer's disease, and the punk rocker said it was ‘harder than I thought’ coming to terms with her death
Louder · Jul 2, 2023 “Sir, are you married?”: the unlikely connection between Queen’s Brian May and punk band X-Ray Spex Queen guitarist Brian May crossed paths with a punk icon years before either was famous
Louder · Jun 29, 2023 "Ultimately, they weren’t Rick Wakeman" - Clem Burke and Glen Matlock on the outsider appeal of the original punk bands Ahead of their gig with Iggy Pop at the Dog Day Afternoon festival in London, Blondie’s Clem Burke and former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock talk punk, punk and more punk
Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2023 God Save the Punks: London braces for Iggy Pop’s new festival Dog Day Afternoon The new one-dayer at Crystal Palace Park pays homage to the spirit and legacy of punk
Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2023 OPINION - Enjoy U2 and Dog Day’s punks while you can, pop culture is on its way out This September, U2 start their long-awaited residency at the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas, a fully immersive visual and sonic experience that will — yet again — move the dial on live performance. More than a decade ago they reinvented the stadium experience with their 360 tour, while this new…
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023 Sex Pistols turned down Olympics performance because organisers wanted to censor songs The Sex Pistols turned down an invitation to perform at the Olympics’ opening ceremony because the organisers wanted to censor one of their most famous songs, John Lydon has revealed.
Guitar World · Jun 19, 2023 Guy Pratt: “I always thought that the second I walked out the studio, the producer would be on the phone to Pino Palladino” The session stalwart discusses his career as a sideman, gigging with Pink Floyd, and chatting to Noel Gallagher and Suzi Quatro for his music podcast, The Rockonteurs