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Guitarist Keith Levene, Founding Member of The Clash and PIL, has Passed Away

Guitarist Keith Levene, whose chops fanned the ferocious energies of Clash and Public Image Ltd, has died at the age of 65 of liver cancer at his home in Norfolk.…

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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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Public Image Ltd. | Metal Box

On November 23rd 1979. Public Image Ltd. aka PIL released their second studio album Metal Box, a seminal album in the history of post-punk, which to some critics is of…

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Public Image Ltd. | This Is What You Want… This is What You Get

On July 6th, 1984, Public Image Ltd aka PiL released their fourth studio album, This Is What You Want… This is What You Get. The album controversially started as Commerical…

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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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Shriekback premiere “37” off of their new album “Why Anything? Why This?”

Shriekback are back with their 14th studio album “Why Anything?” “Why This?”. Today we are sharing the brooding barstool balled titled “37”—the closing track off of the LP, which is…

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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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