Tag: Nora Forster

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.

The Slits’ Ari Up, 1962-2010

The Slits’ Ari Up, 1962-2010

German-born punk pioneer Ari Up — the frontwoman of The Slits who learned guitar from Joe Strummer and was John Lydon’s stepdaughter — died today at age 48 following ‘a serious illness,’ Lydon and her mother, Nora Foster, announced via Public Image Ltd.’s website.