Pistol PeteOct 2, 20201 minThe extraordinary story of how "The Devil's Chord" broke up The Specials.The Specials’ magnificent recording career came to an explosive end when the ska wizards' guitarist, Roddy “Radiation” Byers, was unable...
Pistol PeteSep 10, 20205 minThe Clash,Guy Stevens and the making of London Calling.This interview with ‘London Calling’ producer Guy Stevens is sourced from Charles Shaar Murray’s book of collected reviews and interviews...
Pistol PeteJun 17, 20202 min"The Gig That Changed The World"....The Sex Pistols legendary 1976 Manchester gig.“Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?” The now legendary June 4th, 1976 gig at Manchester’s Lesser Free Trade Hall spawned the...
Pistol PeteMay 24, 20202 minThe Sex Pistols glorious last stand at Winterland.The Sex Pistols‘ 1978 U.S. tour was a fucking fiasco. Legendary punk Sid Vicious was seriously addicted to heroin, and Johnny Rotten was...
Pistol PeteMay 19, 20205 minSid Vicious's final hours....Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious was found dead in New York City on 2 February 1979, 41 years ago. It was less than four months after the...
Pistol PeteMay 19, 20202 minWhen Bill Grundy met The Sex Pistols...The original Sex Pistols line-up - Johnny Rotten, Paul Cook, Steve Jones and Glen Matlock - caused outraged when they swore on a Thames...
Pistol PeteFeb 21, 202013 minThe Slits...and how they booted their way into what's now called Punk."The most powerful players in punk rock were female...there was Patty Smith, there was Debbie Harry, there was Siouxsie Sioux" Thurston...
Pistol PeteMar 8, 20194 minWhat is Punk?“When punk rock came along, the one thing you were not supposed to be was musical.” — Nick Lowe (songwriter, producer) “The popularity of...
