This is the reimagined story behind the Sex Pistols’ infamous appearance on Bill Grundy’s show in 1976. The encounter catapulted the Pistols into the public eye, while simultaneously destroying Grundy’s career – and all because of a last minute cancellation by Freddie Mercury.

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This day in Sex Pistols history March 25th 1977. Today would have been the original release of ‘God Save The Queen’ on A&M records had the label not sacked the Pistols after only one week. 25,000 copies of the single had already been pressed but were ordered to be destroyed.

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God Save The Queen by Sex Pistols song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position

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According to a rare audio clip just released (see video below), John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, then of Sex Pistols and PIL fame, conducted an interview circa late 1978, where he joked about people he’d like to kill’ and interestingly he quipped, “I’d like to kill Jimmy Savile”… He went

Welcome to the official Sex Pistols website. Find out about the history of the band that changed the world. Search the discography, official videos, galleries, news and …

Sex Pistols est un groupe de punk rock britannique, originaire de Londres, en Angleterre.Il est formé en 1975 et connu pour être l’initiateur du mouvement punk au Royaume-Uni [2]. À sa formation, le quatuor se compose de Johnny Rotten (Lydon de son vrai nom) au chant, Steve Jones à la guitare, Paul Cook à la batterie et Glen Matlock à …

John Joseph Lydon (born 31 January 1956), also known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer, songwriter and musician.He is best known as the lead singer of the late-1970s British punk band the Sex Pistols…

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For a few staggering, shattering moments, “Anarchy in the UK” and the Sex Pistols shocked the world as no other artist ever has or ever will.

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Sex Pistols Experience tour dates and tickets from Ents24.com, the UK’s biggest entertainment website.

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The brainlessness and hypocrisy of television has long been a source of fun and social commentary in punk rock—from Black Flag’s “TV Party” (“I don’t even bother to use my brain anymore”) to the Dead Kennedys’ “M.T.V. …