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Classic Album: Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols

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Two bands with members that, in one combo or another, have been stalwarts of the punk scene for 40+ years pretty much guarantees that tonight’s gig was going to be one of full on rock n roll packed with plenty of well recognised songs. Vocalist Eugene Butcher formed the short-lived Desperate Measures in his native …

The Professionals, featuring Paul Cook from Sex Pistols, are heading out on tour across the UK for several weeks throughout October 2021. The dates follow the emancipation of their new record SNAFU, which was released on October 8. The release and tour see the beloved punk band, consisting of Paul Cook, Tom Spencer and Toshi …

It has been viewed, especially in retrospect, as something of a watershed moment – an incoming of punk rock, a realisation that John Peel really did and could move with the times. It featured the first ever session from the Damned. It was previewed in the Melody Maker and the paper interviewed John Walters, who …

While no one would ever dare question Sex Pistols’ cultural impact, such was Malcolm Mclaren’s obsession with publicity stunts, that by the time Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols was finally released in late October ’77, they had very nearly missed the bus. Both The Damned and The Clash had beaten them to …