Music
From the Beatles to the Smiths to Skepta, British musicians portrayed Queen Elizabeth II as everything from bored and lonely to a raging fascist.
Sept. 11, 2022
“Who wants to kiss our beer bellies?”
Aug. 24, 1996
1--Sex Pistols’ “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols,” 1977 2--Bruce Springsteen’s “Nebraska,” 1982 3--Prince’s “Dirty Mind,” 1980 4--The Clash’s “London Calling,” 1980 5--Elvis Costello’s “Armed Forces,” 1979 6--X’s “Los Angeles,” 1980 7--Run-D.M.C.’
May 17, 1987
Pop & Hiss
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April 12, 2012
Entertainment & Arts
Jamie Reid, the iconoclastic artist who helped define the punk rock aesthetic with his designs for Sex Pistols record covers, has died. He was 76.
Aug. 9, 2023
It’s Official: The Sex Pistols reunion is on, with plans for a world-wide tour including a six-week U.S. trek this summer.
March 19, 1996
Malcolm McLaren, the art-school expellee who exacted revenge on the world by unleashing the Sex Pistols, came to Cal State Fullerton Thursday to warn of the newest youth craze threatening suburbia: “The return of etiquette.”
Feb. 24, 1990
Is there anything good that can be said about the Beastie Boys, a group whose lyrics are often too crude to print in a family newspaper . . . a group that isn’t above the mindless thrashing of hotel rooms, that makes a big deal out of spilling beer all over the stage, thinks it’s funny to insult journalists, speaks about crack and “angel dust” as if they were an everyday part of teen life--and makes millions in the process?
June 21, 1987
“What kind of guy am I?”
May 31, 1987
Though the group lasted only 26 months, produced but a single record album and broke up more than two decades ago, the Sex Pistols continue to fascinate.
April 14, 2000