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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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Zachery Allan Starkey’s Nightmarish “No Security” Is a Dystopian Anthem

“There is no security. There is no security.” Zachery Allan Starkey has been a vulture gnawing the carrion of New York City, spitting out the gristle and grime in a…

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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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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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1984 NYC Goth and Post-Punk | Photo gallery from the archives of Greg Fasolino

Greg Fasolino is someone you may or may not have heard of—but he is one of the foremost Goth and Post-Punk historians in the world. As a New York City…

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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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