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Sex Pistols: Pun(k)s, Pranks, and Provocations
At a time when factions of the punk movement were trying to establish a collective identity, Johnny Rotten maintained an outsider stance while ripping into the darlings of the hip punk set with the same ferocity he applied to the living dinosaurs of establishment rock.
20 Mar 2012
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Public Image Limited: 7 May 2010 - The Phoenix
After a 17-year hiatus, Johnny Rotten took the stage to prove that age hasn't softened the punk-rock attitude he became famous for while fronting the Sex Pistols.
Dave MacIntyre
13 May 2010
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World's Famous - The Death and Life of Malcolm McLaren
Through a string of genre-hopping musical explorations, he was at best a visionary, at worst a journalist in thrall to the sights and sounds of the streets, whether those found in the Bronx or Johannesburg or Vienna.
08 Apr 2010
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The Sex Pistols: There'll Always Be an England
Temple first provides the background out of which the boys and indeed, the whole punk movement emerged, before going on to debunk some of the myths and to substantiate some others.
02 Apr 2009
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The Sex Pistols: The Great Rock and Roll Swindle [DVD]
Still, 250 hours of footage, and none of it showed up on this DVD...? Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?"
Will Harris
26 Jul 2005
Music
The Sex Pistols: self-titled
As the Pistols geared up for the release of 'God Save the Queen', scores of youths, scattered around Europe and elsewhere, sensed the imminent revolution: They dismissed David Bowie and Gary Glitter as bourgeois, listened to 'Anarchy in the UK', and as the last act of defiance, wore safety pins on their school uniforms.
Tara Taghizadeh
16 Jul 2002
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