Part oral history, part autobiography, ROTTEN is John Lydon/Johnny Rotten's memoir of a South London working class childhood that blossomed into full punk rock rebellion, with the aid of a cast of characters who have since taken their place in music history--Malcolm McLaren, Vivienne Westwood, Siouxsie Sioux, Billy Idol, and Chrissie Hynde, to ...
This title is about a single, serpentine fact: late in 1976 a record called "Anarchy in the UK" was issued in London, an event which launched a transformation of pop music all over the world. The song distilled, in crudely poetic form, a critique of modern society once set out by a small group of Paris intellectuals. In Greil Marcus's classic book ...
Johnny Rotten tells his own side of the Sex Pistols story and the era that spawned them, in a memoir that includes comments by others who were there during the punk revolution.
It's unclear just who Noel Monk offended to be given the job of overseeing the Sex Pistols' first and last tour of America; in his recounting, the 12-day jaunt consists of frequent open warfare between the band and Southern audiences who seem to have been handpicked for their redneck credentials. The antics of Sid Vicious, with his bouts of heroin ...
The Sex Pistols are one of the greatest legends in the history of rock music. They erupted on to the music scene in 1976, and with their raw, anarchic sound, aura of sex and violence, outrageous behavior, and concerts that often degenerated into near-riots, the band changed the rules of rock music forever. In this photographic history of The Sex ...
British punk rock was always much more than the back-to-basics musical movement of its American counterpart, being driven as much by social imperatives and politics as by purely artistic motives. In ENGLAND'S DREAMING, John Savage's brilliant, analytical study of the music and the forces that created it, he sees punk as a reaction against both the ...
"England's Dreaming" is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and the moment they defined for music fans in England and the United States Savage brings to life the sensational story of the meteoric rise and rapid implosion of the Pistols through layers of rich detail, exclusive interviews, and rare photographs. This fully ...
The influence of The Sex Pistols has stretched way beyond their short, violent and notorious career - not only did they define punk, through the vision of their manager Malcolm McLaren and lead singer Johnny Rotten, but by the time of the Jubilee in 1977, they had initiated an explosion of angry music, graphics, fashion and media. This book is ...
The official companion to the Fine Line Features documentary film. The Sex Pistols burst onto the music scene in 1976 and smashed up everything they touched. Their revolutionary sound energized disaffected youth worldwide while their larger-than-life singer, John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten), and bass player, Sid Vicious, captured headlines ...
A set of stand-alone essays written by the cream of rock music's commentators-among them Rob Johnstone, Clinton Heylin, Legs McNeill, Greil Marcus, Kris Needs, Judy Nylon, Alan Clayson, and Nigel Williamson-this work could well be the final word on the symbol of 1970 punk they once called "Rotten." Love him or hate him, 30 years after the release ...
It's unclear just who Noel Monk offended to be given the job of overseeing the Sex Pistols' first and last tour of America; in his recounting, the 12-day jaunt consists of frequent open warfare between the band and Southern audiences who seem to have been handpicked for their redneck credentials. The antics of Sid Vicious, with his bouts of heroin ...
Glen Matlock was for two years the chief songwriter and bassist for the Sex Pistols. When he left the band he was replaced by the unknown Sid Vicious, who he taught to play bass. This is the story of what happened to Glen, the Sex Pistols, punk and England between 1975 and 1978.
"Never Mind the Bollocks" is the infamous first album of the Sex Pistols, the founding fathers of punk rock. The full story of how their classic album was made is told here, drawing on first-hand information and original interviews of the sessions.
A large format history of the band via their releases - official, re-releases and bootlegs. Over 200 pictures of rare and deleted releases, from 'Anarchy' to 'Kiss This', plus a history of the band and complete list of all their known gigs. Definitely one for the completist, and/or collector nerd.
The autobiography of the lead singer of the Sex Pistols, pioneers of punk rock in the 1970s. Johnny Rotten, born John Lydon, tells of his childhood and the early days of punk - through to the band's final days. It is his own story and that of friends, including Billy Idol and Chrissie Hynde.
The infamous punk band, the Sex Pistols, undertook their only tour of the USA in January 1978. Then at their most arrogant and abandoned, they swept across America in 12 days of mayhem and chaos. Noel Monk was their road manager, and this is his first-hand account.
This tribute to the Sex Pistols--a collection of stunning black-and-white photographs--captures 12 months of travel and business events that led to the their downfall, ending right before they rampaged across the United States in January, 1978. Although Johnny Rotten appears the camera hog, these images also reveal the deterioration of Sid Vicious.
This title has been reissued to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Sid Vicious's death. Written and compiled with the co-operation of his late mother, this book traces Sid's life before, during and after The Sex Pistols, to his death from a heroin overdose at 21.
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