In 2007, I spoke with John Lydon—better known as Sex Pistols frontguy Johnny Rotten—for Harp magazine’s “Words of Wisdom” feature. When representing the notorious punk rock band, Lydon (as he prefers ...

Where some musicians peak early only to spend the rest of their careers trying to climb back, few have ever consciously gone farther in the other direction than John Lydon. Music nerds might know the ...

Public Image Ltd return to Australia and New Zealand in January 2027 with the This Is Not… The Final PiL Tour, their first local shows in over a decade.

From the rubble of the Sex Pistols arose a ‘consortium of like-minded loonies’ whose collision of dub, funk and punk smashed open the mainstream Like any good rock’n’roll yarn, the story of Public ...

In Scottish writer Muriel Spark’s 1968 novel, The Public Image, actress Annabel Christopher is obsessed with her appearance. She pleases obsessed fans and paparazzi with a made-up persona, and ...

Rock veteran John Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten, will host a virtual event on June 7 at 5 a.m. EST to celebrate the digital release of the 2018 documentary “The Public Image Is Rotten,” which ...

Public Image Ltd have announced an extensive set of North American dates as part of their “This Is Not…The Final PiL Tour.” The 2026 leg begins September 3 in Pioneertown, CA and wraps October 9 in ...

The legendary band that deigns to return to active service usually deals in familiarity: they sell records and gig tickets by reaffirming what their audience already knows. Anyone requiring evidence ...