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Nora Forster, Wife of John Lydon and Mother of Ari Up, Passes Away From Alzheimer’s at 80

It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of Nora Forster, an icon in the punk music scene: mother of The Slits’ Ari Up and the wife of John…

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PIL | Public Image: First Issue

On December 8th, 1978 Public Image Ltd aka PIL released their debut studio album Public Image: First Issue. The record was a groundbreaking release, considered one of the pioneering records…

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John Lydon Makes a Sorrowful Statement about Suicide of Friend Keith Flint and Offers Help to Those Who Feel “Alone”

PiL and Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon made a sorrowful statement to TMZ yesterday, expressing his grief over the loss of his friend Keith Flint, singer of The Prodigy. It…

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PiL Announce North American Tour Dates for 40th Anniversary

John Lydon is set to bring his long running post-punk group Public Image Ltd. back to North America this fall for an a run of 18-dates celebrating the band’s 40th Anniversary. This…

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Watch the Trailer for PiL Documentary “The Public Image is Rotten”

Watch the trailer for the new documentary “The Public Image is Rotten”, a film which chronicles the influence and impact of John Lydon’s Public Image Ltd—the seminal post-punk band he…

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Public Image Ltd. Announce 40th Anniversary Tour, Documentary, and Box Set

John Lydon has announced today that he is celebrating the 40th anniversary this year of his long running post-punk band Public Image Ltd. with “The Public Image Is Rotten” tour of the…

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Watch a full Cinema Strange concert from Wave Gotik Treffen! | 2016 Festival Recap and 2017 Preview

The insurmountable Wave Gotik Treffen is upon us again. From June 2nd to the 5th, thousands upon thousands of black-clad fans will assemble to Leipzig, Germany for the world’s best…

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Public Image Ltd. appear on Colbert | John Lydon warns America: “Now don’t you dare vote Donald Trump!”

[dropcap]John[/dropcap] Lydon and Public Image Ltd performed their single “Double Trouble as the musical guests on last night’s “Late Show with Stephen Colbert”. The song was off of their latest album What the World Needs…

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Public Image Ltd premiere video for “Double Trouble”

[dropcap]John Lydon[/dropcap] and his Public Image Ltd have premiered a low budget DIY home repair studio session of a promotional video for the track “Double Trouble”, the first single from…

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John Lydon thinks ‘What The World Needs Now…’ is a new PiL to swallow

[dropcap]Public[/dropcap] Image Ltd. will release their 10th studio album later this year. This follows frontman John Lydon publishing his second autobiography Anger Is An Energy last year. Due out on September…

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