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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 »

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 »

15 Rock Stars Who Died at 27 Years Old

Between 1969 and 1971, the world lost Janis Joplin, Brian Jones, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. All four rockers died at the age of 27, joining what fans would later dub the 27 Club. ... Read More »

Max's Kansas City Celebrated in New Book

If you were at New York nightclub Max's Kansas City back in the mid-‘60s through the '70s, there was a likely chance you might have seen some famous and future stars. ... Read More »

'My Way' Responsible for Philippines Karaoke Deaths?

Frank Sinatra's signature tune 'My Way' is reported to be responsible for a number of murders in ... Read More »

Lydon Expresses Regret Over Sid Vicious

Speaking on the eve of his reunion tour with Public Image Ltd [P.I.L.], frontman John Lydon has ... Read More »

Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson Chose Books Over Drugs

The Eagles' Joe Walsh tore out hotel walls with a chainsaw. Who drummer Keith Moon drove his car ... Read More »

Ex-Slits Guitarist Viv Albertine Returns to Music After 25 Years

Viv Albertine, the former guitarist of the British punk band the Slits, went on a long hiatus from ... Read More »

Twisted Tales: Sid Vicious Remains a Punk, Even in Death

The story of Sid Vicious' ill-fated relationship with Nancy Spungen is the stuff of punk legend. ... Read More »

Johnny Rotten Calls Sting, Police 'Dead Carcasses'

In the past few weeks, John Lydon the gentle, demure former TV host has been replaced by his brash, ... Read More »

Rock's Hardest Partiers: No. 11

11. Sid Vicious Sid was basically hired to be the world's biggest burnout. His antics generated so ... Read More »

20 Bitter Band Breakups: Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols Sid Vicious' debilitating addiction to drugs spawned increasingly violent and ... Read More »

Best Opening Lyrics: No. 20

"I am an Antichrist" --Sex Pistols' 'Anarchy in the UK' These four words say it all, and the Sex ... Read More »

PhotoSynthesis: Sid Vicious

Previous | Next The Sex Pistols broke up approximately two hours after that photo was shot. I love ... Read More »

Twisted Tales: Germs' Darby Crash Kills Himself, Nobody Notices

Neil Young famously sang about the new breed of young punks who wanted to take over the music scene ... Read More »

Kurt Cobain, Joey Ramone Resurrected for Footwear

If there's one thing that we look for when we go shoe shopping, it's the promise of a premature -- ... Read More »