Executive Overview Half a century after it tore through the cultural fabric of Great Britain with the shock of a lightning bolt, the seminal blueprint of modern punk rock—Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols—is being celebrated in the only way its surviving creators see fit: loud, abrasive, and live. On a historic summer … Read more
By Ieuan Holland | Reviewed & Expanded for Record Collector Executive Overview “It’s just karaoke without Rotten.” It is a refrain hurled with predictable frequency by purists lucky enough to catch the Sex Pistols during their volatile, paradigm-shifting explosion in the late 1970s. Yet, half a century after the release of their seminal, culture-shaking debut … Read more
Executive Overview The rock and roll world is in mourning following the death of Frank Beard, the iconic, steady-handed rhythmic engine behind legendary blues-rock band ZZ Top. Beard passed away peacefully on Monday at the age of 77, surrounded by his loving family while in hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, Texas. His passing … Read more
Executive Overview Half a century after exploding onto the British cultural landscape with the force of a sonic bomb, the Sex Pistols’ seminal 1977 masterwork, Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols, remains an unmatched cornerstone of modern music history. To mark this monumental milestone, the surviving architects of the global punk phenomenon have … Read more
