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7 Feb 2026

If You Want to Change the World, Start By Making Your Own Fucking Bed!

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Yoko Ono, John Lennon, and  Maria de Soledade Alves   Amsterdam Hilton Hotel (25 March 1969) Photo by Charles Ley      I.    Although there ...
5 Feb 2026

And God Save Ronald Biggs

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Jamie Reid promotional poster for the Sex Pistols' single  'No One is Innocent' (Virgin Records, 1978)   Ronnie Rotten - he neve...
6 Jan 2026

The Velvet Underground Versus the Sex Pistols: Venus in Furs Contra Submission

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The Velvet Underground:  Venus in Furs  (Verve Records, 1967) [1] The Sex Pistols:  Submission  (Virgin Records, 1977) [2]     I.    Back in...
19 Dec 2025

A Cheap Holiday ...

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Sex Pistols: 'Holidays in the Sun'  (Virgin Records, 1977) [1]     I.    I don't know why - perhaps because I'm a little nai...
1 Dec 2025

Reflections on a Punk Jesus

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Fig. 1: Jesus: Punk or Cunt?       I.   We all know, thanks to the Ramones, that Jackie is a punk (and Judy is a runt), but Jesus ... can t...
2 Oct 2025

Russ Bestley: 'Turning Revolt Into Style' (2025): Notes on Chapters 6-8

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Russ Bestley:  Turning Revolt Into Style  (Manchester University Press, 2025) Stephen Alexander (à la Jamie Reid):  God Save Russ Bestley  (...
28 Sept 2025

Russ Bestley: 'Turning Revolt Into Style' (2025): Notes on the Introduction

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Russ Bestley:  Turning Revolt Into Style  (Manchester University Press, 2025) [a]     I.    Russ Bestley is Reader in Graphic Design & S...