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Best Political Punk Songs: 20 Essential Anti-Establishment Tirades

The best political punk songs have stood the test of time, remaining wholly relevant in an era when politics thrives on lies and confusion.

Features2 months ago

The Greatest Album Covers: 100 Pioneering Sleeve Designs

From indelible images to perfect portraits, the 100 greatest album covers provoke and awe just as much as the contents inside.

In-Depth8 months ago

There’s Life After The Band: How Going Solo Can Make A Number One

If you’re a key member of a successful band, the solo bug will bite. Here we salute some of the most notable artists who found life after the band.

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Features1 year ago

The Public Image Is Rotten: A Fresh Look At PiL

‘The Public Image Is Rotten’ celebrates PiL’s 40-year career and suggests they’ve made an even more lasting musical impression than Lydon’s Sex Pistols.

News2 years ago

PiL To Offer Limited Edition Card Signed By John Lydon With Box Set

Whoever gets card 1 of 1300 will also win 2 free tickets and a meet and greet with PiL's legendary frontman on his upcoming Q&A tour of the UK,

Features2 years ago

‘Metal Box’: Lifting The Lid On Public Image Ltd’s Seminal Second Album

Hailed as the “real rock’n’roll future”, PiL’s ‘Metal Box’ was an unapologetically challenging album with experimentation at its heart.

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Features2 years ago

The Complete Package: How Album Packaging Amplified Music

Album packaging has evolved over six decades. Excellent artwork still matters, and the future promises many advances for digital music and new media.

News2 years ago

Cream, The Who, David Bowie Test Pressings For Sale In National Album Day ‘White Label’ Auction

Titles by artists including PiL, Arctic Monkeys, The Specials, T-Rex and Coldplay will also be going under the hammer.

Features2 years ago

PiL Documentary Reveals How John Lydon Changed His Post-Punk Image

The revealing PiL documentary, ‘The Public Image Is Rotten’, offers a fascinating look at one of rock’s most uncompromising bands.

News3 years ago

Anger Re-Energised: PiL Play A Blinder In Dublin On Their 40th Anniversary Tour

Respecting old and new, the setlist integrated crowd-pleasers with well-chosen cult favourites for long-term fans.

News3 years ago

John Lydon To Voice Mutant Pig In TV Series ‘Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Turtles’

Lydon is set to portray Meat Sweats, a "power hungry mutant pig" in the new series.

News3 years ago

PiL Documentary To Be Screened In Selected UK Cinemas This Summer

Directed by Tabbert Fiiller, the doc premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival in New York and then had its European premiere at London’s Raindance Festival.

News3 years ago

PiL Celebrate 40 Years With Multi-Disc Box Set ‘The Public Image Is Rotten (Songs From The Heart)’

Among a plethora of rarities are B-sides, Rarities and Radio Sessions, 12” Mixes, Unreleased Mixes and Tracks and a Live concert from New York Ritz in July 1989.

News3 years ago

PiL Documentary ‘The Public Image Is Rotten’ Set For UK Screenings This Summer

The new film, by director Tabbert Fiiller includes extensive interviews with John Lydon, former and current band members, and luminaries such as Thurston Moore and The Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock.