Tag: John Lydon

Public Image Ltd. debuts “Car Chase” — 3rd single off upcoming “End of World”

Public Image Ltd. debuts “Car Chase” — 3rd single off upcoming “End of World”

Public Image Ltd. this week debuted the third single — the bass-driven “Car Chase” off the band’s upcoming 11th album End of World, which is due out in August.

PiL unveils new album “End of World” and extensive tour — hear opening track “Penge”

PiL unveils new album “End of World” and extensive tour — hear opening track “Penge”

Public Image Ltd. today announced the release this summer of the the band’s 11th album, titled End of World, and an accompanying tour of the U.K. and Europe.

Nora Forster — wife of John Lydon, mother of The Slits’ Ari Up — has died at age 80

Nora Forster — wife of John Lydon, mother of The Slits’ Ari Up — has died at age 80

Nora Forster, a music promoter and mother of the late Slits frontwoman Ari Up who married John Lydon in 1979, has died after living with Alzheimer’s disease.

Watch: Public Image Ltd. performs new song “Hawaii,” but fails to win Eurovision slot

Watch: Public Image Ltd. performs new song “Hawaii,” but fails to win Eurovision slot

Public Image Ltd. appeared on Ireland’s “The Late Late Show” tonight as part of the band’s bid to represent that nation at the 67th annual Eurovision Song Contest.

Public Image Ltd. debut moving new single “Hawaii,” full album due later this year

Public Image Ltd. debut moving new single “Hawaii,” full album due later this year

Public Image Ltd. this month released a moving new single called “Hawaii,” described by the band as a “love letter” to frontman John Lydon’s wife Nora Forster.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Dave Kendall and John Lydon in Tijuana — watch full 2-hour episode

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Dave Kendall and John Lydon in Tijuana — watch full 2-hour episode

Finding a full episode of MTV’s “120 Minutes” on YouTube is an increasingly impossible task. That’s why we were thrilled when a sharp-eyed Slicing Up Eyeballs reader recently pointed us to a trove of episodes uploaded to the Internet Archive — including one of our all-time favorites.

PiL to bring ‘The Public Image is Rotten’ 40th anniversary tour to North America this fall

PiL to bring ‘The Public Image is Rotten’ 40th anniversary tour to North America this fall

John Lydon will bring Public Image Ltd. back to North America this fall for an 18-date run as he commemorates his post-punk group’s 40th anniversary with a new documentary, giant box set and a world tour all bearing the name “The Public Image is Rotten.” See the full tour dates right here.

Watch: Trailer for ‘The Public Image is Rotten’ — new documentary on John Lydon’s PiL

Watch: Trailer for ‘The Public Image is Rotten’ — new documentary on John Lydon’s PiL

he new documentary “The Public Image is Rotten” — chronicling John Lydon’s post-Sex Pistols band Public Image Ltd. — will screen in theaters in the U.K. and Europe this summer and then North America this fall, according to the band. And here’s your first taste of the project, via the trailer here.

PiL details massive ‘The Public Image Is Rotten (Songs From The Heart)’ box set

PiL details massive ‘The Public Image Is Rotten (Songs From The Heart)’ box set

Public Image Ltd. this week revealed the tracklist of its upcoming new box set, a massive 7-disc collection called The Public Image Is Rotten (Songs From The Heart) that collects singles, B-sides, rarities, 12-inch mixes, unreleased material, and live sets both on CD and DVD. See the full tracklists right here.

Public Image Ltd. to mark 40th anniversary with tour, ‘Rotten’ documentary and box set

Public Image Ltd. to mark 40th anniversary with tour, ‘Rotten’ documentary and box set

John Lydon’s reactivated Public Image Ltd. will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year with tours of the U.K., Europe and Japan, along with the release of a new documentary and a career-spanning box that are both titled “The Public Image Is Rotten,” the band announced today. See those tour dates here.

Vintage Video: Watch Public Image Ltd.’s VHS-only ‘Anarchy Movie 85’ concert film

Vintage Video: Watch Public Image Ltd.’s VHS-only ‘Anarchy Movie 85’ concert film

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, we present the out-of-print, oft-bootlegged Public Image Ltd. concert film “Anarchy Movie ’85,” which only ever was released officially on VHS in Japan. This VHS transfer has surprisingly great picture and audio quality.

John Lydon’s free this summer: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ North American megatour scrubbed

John Lydon’s free this summer: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ North American megatour scrubbed

The massive touring production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice classic “Jesus Christ Superstar” that was to have starred Sex Pistols/Public Image Ltd. frontman John Lydon and hit 54 cities across North America this summer has been canceled less than two weeks before it was slated to open.

Keith Levene to finish PiL’s ‘Commercial Zone,’ release album ‘the right way’

Keith Levene to finish PiL’s ‘Commercial Zone,’ release album ‘the right way’

Keith Levene, founding member of both The Clash and Public Image Ltd., plans to resurrect what was to be PiL’s fourth album —1984’s Commercial Zone, released in two different incarnations — and “enhance it with original material,” finishing the album 30 years later.