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8 Jan 2026

The Velvet Underground Versus the Sex Pistols: a Postscript

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The Velvet Underground (Sterling Morrison / Maureen Tucker / Lou Reed / John Cale)  Photo by Gerard Malanga (1966) The Sex Pistols (Steve Jo...
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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...
26 Dec 2025

Flogging a Dead Reindeer

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Image posted to Instagram on 24 Dec 2025  by $teve Jone$ @jonesysjukebox     I.    Marx famously predicted that within modern capitalism all...
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...
7 Nov 2025

Destroy Success

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Based on an original design by Jamie Reid (1979) [1]    I.    It's hard to believe that November next year is the 50th anniversary of th...
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10 Oct 2025

Do You Know What's Funny? Do You Know What Really Makes Me Laugh? I Used to Think That Sid's Death Was a Tragedy, But Now I Realise It's a Fucking Comedy

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Heath Ledger as the Joker in  The Dark Knight  (2008) and an early visualisation of the character  based on Sex Pistol Sid Vicious      I.  ...
4 Oct 2025

In Memory of Soo Catwoman

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Soo Catwoman (1954 - 2025) Photo by Ray Stevenson     I.    What Roland Barthes felt about the face of Greta Garbo, I feel about the face of...
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  (...