Sex Pistols
Regime change: Sex Pistols star reworks God Save the Queen rhymes for king
Glen Matlock says he could make up lyrics as he goes along when he plays version of 1977 hit on coronation day
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent
05, May, 2023 @4:40 PM
Forget Take That – here’s the music Charles should have for his coronation
As reports swirl on the big stars playing or snubbing the upcoming coronation, here’s a few numbers that would actually sum up king and country in 2023
Michael Hann
01, Mar, 2023 @4:06 PM
John Lydon loses out on Eurovision selection as Wild Youth chosen to represent Ireland
Former Sex Pistol came fourth in vote to select country’s entry to the song contest
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
04, Feb, 2023 @1:26 AM
A job at Vivienne Westwood’s shop made me a Sex Pistol | Glen Matlock
Glen Matlock went into the late fashion designer’s store looking for a pair of shoes and found a career in music and rebellion
Glen Matlock
01, Jan, 2023 @10:30 AM
Dame Vivienne Westwood: fashion designer dies aged 81
Iconoclastic British designer rose to prominence by outfitting the Sex Pistols as punk took off in the 1970s
Alyx Gorman and Sian Cain
30, Dec, 2022 @7:52 AM
Remembering Vivienne Westwood: ‘The rebel who was never without a cause’
Jess Cartner-Morley recalls meeting the anti-establishment fashion designer and political activist who shaped punk culture and street style
Jess Cartner-Morley
30, Dec, 2022 @12:30 AM
Vivienne Westwood: her life and career – in pictures
A look at the famous fashion designer’s greatest moments after her death at the age of 81
Greg Whitmore
29, Dec, 2022 @9:39 PM
Keith Levene obituary
Guitarist and musician who was a founding member of the Clash and Public Image Ltd
Adam Sweeting
14, Nov, 2022 @7:44 PM
Anarchy in the auction house: the Sex Pistols ephemera that’s pogoing, going, gone
Fancy a Never Mind the Bollocks poster stained with blood from Sid Vicious’s syringe? Two canny collectors are unloading artefacts that reveal the Pistols to be an art project as much as a punk band
Dorian Lynskey
21, Sep, 2022 @7:00 AM
‘I know what it’s like to be frightened’: John Lydon on loneliness, lyrics and life as a Sex Pistol
After 45 years of picking fights, the former Johnny Rotten is squaring up to his ex-bandmates, director Danny Boyle and anyone who disrespects the Queen. But what’s really impressive is his capacity for love
Tim Jonze
13, Jun, 2022 @5:00 AM
‘It’s now or never, this is my chance’: Anson Boon on his biggest break, punk and Johnny Rotten
For young actor Anson Boon, playing Johnny Rotten Danny Boyle’s Pistol is a dream come true. But what did punk teach him about himself?
Richard Godwin
05, Jun, 2022 @2:00 PM
The week in TV: Pistol; The Midwich Cuckoos; Once Upon a Time in Londongrad; State of the Union
Danny Boyle fails to capture punk’s filth and fury, while Sky nails a fresh take on John Wyndham’s creepy classic
Barbara Ellen
05, Jun, 2022 @8:30 AM
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