Did you know Sid Vicious was not the original bass player of the Sex Pistols? The original bass player was Glen Matlock, who also co-wrote all but 2 songs on the classic and heavily influential album “Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols.” The only Sex Pistols studio album. This week I have fellow bass player Glen Matlock on my show! Glen has also worked with Iggy Pop, Blondie, The Damned ect. We talk about all the good stuff!
(Part 2) of Darrin’s chats with his Sex Pistols alum. Glen Matlock about his new record and of course…a little Pistols!!
(Part 1) of Darrin’s chats with his Sex Pistols alum. Glen Matlock about his new record and of course…a little Pistols!!
On this week’s show, Jaret & Gary talk to Punk Royalty! Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame Nominee, Glen Matlock from the Sex Pistols!
Marking their first show since 2008, the Sex Pistols—Paul Cook, Glen Matlock, and Steve Jones—reunited last night, August 13, at Bush Hall in London, UK, with Frank Carter (Gallows, Pure Love, and Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes) taking on Johnny Rotten’s vocal duties. The reunited four-piece blasted through the entirety of Never Mind The Bollocks, delivering a raw, unapologetic set. This performance is the first of three, with two more scheduled for today, Wednesday, August 14, and tomorrow, Thursday, August 15. Both of these gigs will take place at Bush Hall. As if the evening wasn’t already monumental enough. During… Read more »
As Johnny Rotten once snarled, “Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?” To the dismay of aging punk fans, a British television company announced Monday that the former Sex Pistols singer and angry punk icon – now known by his real name, John Lydonhas agreed to appear in the reality show “I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!” “I’m gobsmacked,” said Tony Wilson, a British journalist and music entrepreneur who knows Lydon. “I’m shocked, but I have faith… I’m sure he’s doing it for the right reasons.” Other punk fans were appalled. “The announcement made me feel instantly old….… Read more »
In true punk spirit, rowdy music fans pelted the Sex Pistols with beer on Saturday as the one-time scourge of the British establishment played its first U.S. concert in six years outside Los Angeles. The hailstorm may have been meant as an homage to the band’s own anti-establishment roots, but drenched singer John Lydon was having none of it, labeling one thrower a “turd” and a “wuss,” to the delight of the 50,000-strong crowd. The Sex Pistols, who briefly ruled the music world in the late 1970s with such incendiary anthems as “God Save The Queen” and “Anarchy in the… Read more »
A quarter-century after they shot to infamy with the scathing anti-royal song “God Save the Queen,” the Sex Pistols are reuniting in the summer of Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee. The legendary punk band will perform July 27 at London’s Crystal Palace sports center, singer John Lydon said today (May 16). The 76-year-old monarch is marking 50 years on the throne with a series of public events around the country, including a pop concert in the grounds of Buckingham Palace on June 4. The Sex Pistols have not been invited. Lydon – formerly known as Johnny Rotten – gave details… Read more »
