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Paul Cook: “We should’ve sorted out the Sex Pistols court case in the pub.”

By Dom Tyer October 8, 2021

Paul Cook gives Punktuation the lowdown on THE PROFESSIONALS’ new album SNAFU, his early days with the influential punk band and John Lydon’s legal tussle over Danny Boyle’s film. When Covid struck and the UK ground to a halt last year Paul Cook and The Professionals were just three gigs into a tour with Stiff […]Continue Reading

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London DJ Releases Sex Pistols v Ramones Mashup

By Staff Contributor October 2, 2021

London DJ Paula Frost mashups two punk classics with a little help from Glen Matlock, Ed Tudorpole and UK Subs drummer Jamie Oliver DJ Paula Frost has mixed the Sex Pistols Pretty Vacant with legendary New Yorkers the Ramones Blitzkrieg Bop, and her Video features a cameo from Glen Matlock and Ed Tudorpole. The Video […]Continue Reading

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The only known footage of the Sex Pistols’ Manchester Free Trade Hall shows sells for £15,000

By Staff Contributor September 21, 2021

The 8mm film of the gig, that Buzzcock’s Steve Diggle later described as “the day the punk rock atom was split”, sold for below the expected price and considered by many to be a bargin for the purchaser. Footage of Sex Pistols performing two shows at Manchester’s Lesser Free Trade Hall in 1976 that was expected to […]Continue Reading

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John Lydon: Court decision will water down and distort the true history and legacy of the Sex Pistols.

By Staff Contributor September 1, 2021

Sex Pistols’ frontman John Lydon blasts the Judge’s decision saying, “It is dumbfounding to me. It is so destructive to what the band is.” John Lydon, who lost the case against his bandmates over the use of the Sex Pistols music in the Danny Boyle directed TV series about the band, says he fears the […]Continue Reading

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Sex Pistols’ John Lydon Accused of Giving False Evidence

By Staff Contributor July 22, 2021

In their on-going bitter high court battle, Cook and Jone's QC suggests Lydon, who says the contract is "like Slave Labour" is giving false evidence to get out of the contract.Continue Reading

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Toyah and Robert Fripp share cover of Sex Pistols’ Pretty Vacant

By Staff Contributor July 13, 2021

The almost legendary ‘Sunday Lunch’ series continues with more punk rock King Crimson legend Robert Fripp and his wife, Toyah, have shared the latest episode of their YouTube Sunday Lunch cover series, performing Pretty Vacant by the Sex Pistols. “The kitchen trio are back and by all accounts Pretty Vacant! Don’t miss this one,” Continue Reading

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COVID Outbreak Shuts Down Sex Pistols’ Filming.

By Staff Contributor July 8, 2021

Filming on Danny Boyle’s Sex Pistols TV series has been halted following a coronavirus outbreak. Cast and crew members working on the six-part show ‘Pistol’ – which began shooting in March – have received an email informing them production has been paused due to people falling ill and extras who were due to travel to […]Continue Reading

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Sex Pistols In High Court As Lydon Blocks Music From Pistols TV Series

By Staff Contributor May 22, 2021

The first punch has been thrown in the "huge f***ing fight" promised by John Lydon, with both sides of the Sex Pistols row bringing big legal hitters to London's High Court.Continue Reading

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John Lydon Was Ousted From Sex Pistols Series For Being ‘Too Difficult.’

By Staff Contributor May 21, 2021

According to Jordan, the former rubber-knickered peroxide punk model, whose story forms a key part of ‘Pistols’, the six-part drama about the Sex Pistols, John Lydon’s bad attitude got him ousted from the project about his own band. The announcement comes as no great surprise as Lydon said last month that says Danny Boyle’s Pistols biopic […]Continue Reading

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John Lydon says Danny Boyle’s Sex Pistols biopic is ‘most disrespectful s*** I’ve ever had to endure’

By Staff Contributor April 27, 2021

Filming began last month on Pistol, a six-part mini-series but the disgruntled Sex Pistols frontman thinks it can’t go anywhere else but court.Continue Reading