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This Week in Music History: January 27 - February 2 -- Roofie Beatles, Jacko on Fire

This week in music history the Beatles raise the roof and Michael Jackson has a hair-raising experience. ... Read More »

London Olympics: Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols, David Bowie & More Turned Down Closing Ceremony

The Rolling Stones, David Bowie and the Sex Pistols were among the classic British bands to turn down a chance to perform at the closing ceremony for the London Olympics. ... Read More »

12 Great Anti-Royalty Songs For Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee Concert

To celebrate Queen Elizabeth II of Britain's Diamond Jubilee we put together a list of the 12 most withering anti-royalty songs we knew. ... Read More »

Malcolm McLaren: Millionaire Son Haunted by Ex-Sex Pistols Manager's Deathbed Will

The son of late Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren has been contesting his father's will for the last two years. ... Read More »

John Lydon Spinal Meningitis: Sex Pistol Reveals Crushing Guilt Over Childhood Illness

Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon admitted that a childhood battle with spinal meningitis could have not only killed him, but that the pain his condition caused his parents was almost too much for him to handle. ... Read More »

Sex Pistols Graffiti Makes Johnny Rotten Drawings as Important as Cave Paintings

BBC The Sex Pistols mark a distinct turning point in rock 'n' roll history, when pop ... Read More »

Psychic Dancehall Explore the Seedier Side of San Diego on Dub-Happy Debut

Marco Gonzalez The day he met his future father-in-law, Chuck Rowell was in a bit of a bind. ... Read More »

Photographer Bob Gruen Shares Stories Behind His Photos of John Lennon, the Clash, Blondie and More -- Photosynthesis

Rock photographer Bob Gruen discusses some of his most iconic images, which appear in his new book 'Rock Seen.' ... Read More »

Sid Vicious' Softer Side Seen In Auctioned Paintings

He has been immortalised as punk's confrontational icon, but a collection of previously unseen paintings by Sex Pistol Sid Vicious show flowers and sunsets, rather than safety pins and swastikas. ... Read More »

John Lydon Settles Assault Lawsuit

Jim Dyson, Getty Images John Lydon's anger has finally caught up with him. The Sex Pistols singer ... Read More »

The Silver Machine Dominate 1234 Festival

PA Photos Despite a line up that boasted media darlings Dum Dum Girls, Wavves, F----- Up and These ... Read More »

Shepard Fairey Examines the Connection Between Rock and Art

Artist Shepard Fairey has work hanging in the Smithsonian, New York's Museum of Modern Art and the ... Read More »

John Lydon Says U2 'Never Should Have Existed'

Although the Sex Pistols were a significant early influence on U2, frontman John Lydon could care ... Read More »

Alejandro Escovedo Celebrates Album Release in New York

Growing up, Alejandro Escovedo looked for guidance and validation in rock 'n' roll songs. Should his ... Read More »

John Lennon Cartoon Fetches $56K at Auction

A cartoon drawn by John Lennon during a 1969 "bed-in" protest with his wife Yoko Ono has sold at the ... Read More »

Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie Forms Supergroup Covers Band

Bobby Gillespie has revealed details of a one-night-only supergroup helmed by the Primal Scream ... Read More »