Sex Pistols Archives - Desperate Living

Why do movies about the music biz so rarely work? A look at the good, the bad and the ugly of rock cinema, biopics and indulgent fictions.

A collection of punk bands from the late 1970s come together to bury the hatchet with the once-hated Pink Floyd. Apparently.

The story of The Runaways, the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band of the 1970s.

Britain’s foremost minor internet hit singer returns with another protest song.

The fading cultural memory of Britain’s most famous heatwave.

The album that ushered in the grunge revolution is perhaps more important as a signpost in rock history than as a musical work.

Anarchy in the Music Industry – an alternative world of Sex Pistols classics by other people.

Four decades on from the Sex Pistols court case, some delicate police officers are still getting worked up about offensive words.

“I’ve no interest in pleasing the general public, I don’t want to, because I think largely they’re scum, they make me physically sick”

A collection of tracks released as seven inches in Japan makes for a good introduction for anyone looking to explore the world of The Runaways.