July 21st, 2008 by Gerard McGarry. Tags: Bloc Party, John Lydon, Kele Okereke, Scandal, Sex Pistols
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If Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke was a fan of John Lydon’s work before, he won’t be after the altercation with Lydon and his roadies at the weekend.
The two men’s bands were on the bill for Spain’s Summercase festival on Saturday. The story goes that Okereke approached Lydon to ask him if he would ever consider reforming his 80’s band, Public Image Ltd. At that point, reports say Lydon “became intimidating and aggressive while his entourage responded with a racist tirade including the statement, ‘Your problem is your black attitude.’”
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September 25th, 2007 by Gerard McGarry. Tags: Concerts, Sex Pistols
After the rapid sell out of tickets for their London reunion gigs, The Sex Pistols have added two more shows for fans.
They will now play the Brixton Academy on 9 and 10 November in addition to their 8 November concert.
Original members John Lydon, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock will perform at the concerts.
September 20th, 2007 by Gerard McGarry. Tags: John Lydon, Punk, Sex Pistols
So, the big news this week is the the biggest names in punk (no children, not Green Day) - The Sex Pistols are reforming.
On one hand, it sounds like great news. This is one act people didn’t expect to see together again. On the other hand it seems like a perfect opportunity to cash in on the 30th anniversary of God Save The Queen.
The reason I’m saying that is because I read in NME today that John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) has been mouthing off about various celebrities on Virgin Radio.
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