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John Lydon has secured prime position as one of the most recognizable icons in the annals of music history. As Johnny Rotten, he was the lead singer of the Sex Pistols - the world's most notorious band, who shot to fame in the mid-1970s with singles such as 'Anarchy in the UK' and 'God Save the Queen'. So revolutionary was his influence, he was even discussed in the Houses of Parliament, under the Traitors and Treasons Act, which still carries the...
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On the 40th anniversary of the release of 'Never Mind the Bollocks, here's the Sex Pistols', The Sex Pistols - 1977: The Bollocks Diaries is the official, inside story of the whirlwind year of 1977- the recording and release of 'Never Mind the Bollocks...' and the year the Sex Pistols changed everything. From 'God Save the Queen' to 'Holidays in the Sun' and everything in between, it was a year of chaos and creation.Straight from the mouths of the...
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The small format edition of an explosive graphic novel about the rise and fall of The Sex Pistols. Thanks to Steve Parkhouse's wonderfully vivid illustrations and Jim McCarthy's clever distillation of the script that rewrote rock 'n' roll and much else besides, the Pistols' story returns to the rough and tumble of the comic strip from which it derived so much of its initial inspiration. England's original punks explode from the pages with the same...
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"Much has been written about the Sex Pistols. Much of it has either been sensationalism or journalistic psychobabble. The rest has been mere spite. This book is as close to the truth as one can get ... This means contradictions and insults have not been edited, and neither have the compliments, if any. I have no time for lies or fantasy, and neither should you. Enjoy or die." So writes author John Lydon, a.k.a. Johnny Rotten, in his introduction to...
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"Peter Smith explores the impact the band had on launching the punk movement, beginning in 1976 with their debut single and ending in 1978 with their American tour. Despite their brief career, the Sex Pistols illustrate an important set of political and cultural elements of 1970s UK and US culture: disaffected youth, strained international relations, and rapid changes in culture. Peter Smith digs deep to collate the factors that fueled the Sex Pistols...
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The bizarre and hilarious fictional documentary charting the rise and fall of punk's most notorious band. The film presents the band's success as an elaborate scam perpetrated by its calculating manager, Malcolm McLaren, to make 'a million pounds.' Features over seventeen classic performances.
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The musical group Sex Pistols was in existence for only 26 months and recorded only one album, yet they changed the face of music forever. This shocking portrait of arguably the most influential and certainly the most notorious rock group of all time documents their rise from the back streets of London, through their crucifixion by the British tabloids and ultimate implosion on tour in America. Culled primarily from the band's own 20-hour-plus archive...
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"A riveting biopic of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his unforgettable junkie girlfriend -- two social misfits who literally love each other to death. Their love affair is one of pure devotion. Sid has fallen hard for groupie Nancy Spungen, who seduces him with her affection, and addiction, to heroin. Their inseparable bond, to each other and their drugs, eventually corrodes the band, sending Sid and Nancy down a dark road of despair. Out of...
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D.O.A.: A Right of Passage is the ground-breaking classic rockumentary about the origin of punk rock. Centered around the Sex Pistols 1978 tour of the United States, which ended with the group breaking up, the tour was the only one the Pistols played in the United States. Director Lech Kowalski followed the band with handheld cameras through the clubs and bars of its seven-city U.S. tour. Mixing this with footage of other contemporary bands, trends...
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As the world celebrates the 40th anniversary of punk-- the influence and cultural significance of which is felt in music, fashion, and the visual arts to this day-- Steve tells his story for the very first time. This is a memoir by the guitarist of the punk pioneers the Sex Pistols.
The Sex Pistols transformed twentieth-century culture and kick-started a social revolution. On the 40th anniversary of punk, Jones takes readers on his journey from...
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"A definitive celebration packed with previously unseen material of the original punk band--the group that defined a movement, energized a generation, and brought punk music and the safety-pin aesthetic to the mainstream. The Sex Pistols have defined the look, sound, and feel of the punk movement since they formed in London in 1975. Together for less than three years--a short run that included just four singles and one studio album before they broke...