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Fig. 1: Sex Pistols: Anarchy in the U.K. (EMI, 1976)   Fig. 2: Kazimir Malevich: Black Square (1915)      I.   It's hard to resist lov...

The Surrealist and the Sex Pistol:  André Masson and Malcolm McLaren Photos by Man Ray (c. 1930) and Joe Stevens (1976)     I.    When asked...

  Malcolm outside his notorious boutique  at 430 King's Road (1976)     I.    When it comes to the band's name, there's an argum...

  Joe, Johnny, and Jello in their pre-punk days   One of the defining characteristics of punks back in the day, was that they hated the comp...

All the curly young punks: Michael Collins and Adam Ant (top row)  Mick Jones and Me (bottom row)*     I.    Short spiky hair - often dyed a...

    I.    Once upon a time, as everybody knows, Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood were lovers, creative collaborators, and business par...

Malcolm admiring Picasso's Woman with Yellow Hair (1931) at the Guggenheim (c. 1984) [1]     Doubtless many well-known people have died...

Dominic Snow: Saint Pelé (2007) Oil on canvas (51 x 77 cm) saatchiart.com     Have you heard the news?    The great Brazilian footballer Pe...

Vivienne Westwood (1941-2022) [1]     I only met Vivienne Westwood once: on 14 June 1982, when I interviewed her at her studio at 25 Kingly ...

The Damned - Rat Scabies, Brian James, Dave Vanian and Captain Sensible -  proving that whilst punk rockers never die, they do, sadly, grow ...

Fig. 1: Pretty little moth in my front garden / Fig. 2: A colour enhanced detail from the wing Fig. 3: Jamie Reid God Save the Cambridge Rap...

Trichophaga tapetzella [1]     I.   I have always liked moths. Indeed, I once wrote a post in praise of them: click here .   And even when ...

Do you love Annabella?  Gold is what she holds.     I.    Having confronted the perceived greyness of English culture with nihilistic blackn...