The amount of cgi alteration of the period streetscapes is kinda mind-boggling too.
They used one of my favourite little buildings in London as Glitterbest's offices (Elms Lesters Painting Rooms) but they changed the frontage and made it look even grottier - it's already in a little narrow back passage -
― Maresn3st, Thursday, 16 June 2022 09:47 (one year ago) link
predictably
Rest in Peace Queen Elizabeth II.Send her victorious.From all at https://t.co/vK2Du0ZzDS pic.twitter.com/kq4M6WfeML— John Lydon Official (@lydonofficial) September 9, 2022
― link.exposing.politically (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 10 September 2022 08:54 (one year ago) link
ever get the etc
― Left, Saturday, 10 September 2022 10:59 (one year ago) link
trying to parse out why this is still vaguely bothersome to me since it's totally unsurprising and afaict even at the time all but the most naive (proto-anarcho-punks on one side and i assume some outraged tories on the other) always knew from the start that their bit was all provocation with no follow through
some sense that this kind of provocation has either been fully incorporated or is now totally beyond the pale, depending on who it's from and what it's about? or just romantic nostalgia for some third hand mythology i absorbed about punk and how radical it was? since it was made clear to me that no other cultural moment could ever measure up to it. and this is what it amounts to?
― Left, Saturday, 10 September 2022 11:26 (one year ago) link
"fascism is so cool and edgy"
Johnny Rotten of The Sex Pistols pic.twitter.com/u8v8KFUn7N— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 4, 2022
― The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Saturday, 10 September 2022 14:55 (one year ago) link
give a middle finger to the establishment by wanking over her maj
nm I know I lose this game by even responding
at least I don't have to hear people who know better defending "bodies" these days
― Left, Saturday, 10 September 2022 15:43 (one year ago) link
PIL's Facebook post:
God Save The Queen
John Lydon wishes to distance himself from any Sex Pistols activity which aims to cash in on Queen Elizabeth II's death. The musicians in the band and their management have approved a number of requests against John's wishes on the basis of the majority court-ruling agreement.
In John's view, the timing for endorsing any Sex Pistols requests for commercial gain in connection with 'God Save The Queen' in particular is tasteless and disrespectful to the Queen and her family at this moment in time.
John wrote the lyrics to this historical song, and while he has never supported the monarchy, he feels that the family deserves some respect in this difficult time, as would be expected for any other person or family when someone close to them has died.
― birdistheword, Thursday, 15 September 2022 15:26 (one year ago) link
RIP Nora Forster. John always repped for her in interviews, clearly his guiding light.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 7 April 2023 14:29 (one year ago) link
“I find it ironic that people like Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin talk about punk being a major influence. To me they’re Thatcher’s children, because they were put into power by Saatchi & Saatchi.” https://t.co/eg1ERJ95E9— A S Hamrah (@hamrahrama) August 9, 2023
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 10 August 2023 21:18 (nine months ago) link
lol i mean the clue is in the word dude
rip but #ffs
― mark s, Friday, 11 August 2023 19:56 (nine months ago) link
Late to this - had no idea this show had been unearthed. Not an official release, unfortunately mixed on the fly (thus imbalanced) but a great performance nonetheless.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iefy37rMe8o
― birdistheword, Thursday, 25 April 2024 05:17 (two weeks ago) link
I wish I could hear "Anarchy in the U.K." again for the first time. They, and it, seem so distant--more than many famous songs that are even older.
― clemenza, Thursday, 25 April 2024 05:29 (two weeks ago) link
Yes. That Pistols miniseries wasn't going to be good, but I was surprised at how it couldn't even find a context to seem relevant. I think I watched one and a half episodes. How Chrissy Hynde ended up working at Sex seemed like a more intriguing storyline.
― sox concrète (bendy), Monday, 29 April 2024 16:24 (one week ago) link
I'm not really a fan of Danny Boyle's work - more often than not, his films are terrible, and I didn't get the impression from anyone who saw the show that he exceeded even the most modest expectations. I can't remember if it was Jones or Matlock, but one of them apparently talked with Hynde over the phone after every episode and they were both flabbergasted how the show's depiction of her role in the band's history was drastically overblown and close to complete fiction.
― birdistheword, Monday, 29 April 2024 19:30 (one week ago) link
Ha! It’s not like their songs are even completely topical, yet they do feel like they’ve served their purpose.
― sox concrète (bendy), Tuesday, 30 April 2024 01:00 (one week ago) link