On America’s 200th birthday, most of the population was celebrating with hot dogs and burgers on the grill with a nice cold Budweiser in hand while watching firework displays. The Ramones, on the other hand, were not like most of the population. They decided on the bicentennial celebration of their country to go back to… Continue reading 90: Playing fast, Playing Loud, and a New Movement
Category: Sex Pistols
74: Love, Marriage, and Rock Stardom
Ever since the relationship between Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen (68: Punk, Hotel Rooms, and Heroin – Beat Marches On), the tabloids tend to speculate as to who is going to be the next disaster couple. Pete Doherty and Kate Moss, Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil, and even Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. In the… Continue reading 74: Love, Marriage, and Rock Stardom
68: Punk, Hotel Rooms, and Heroin
Some musicians become famous; some people become infamous. Some musicians have talent; some musicians have not so much. Sex Pistols bass player Sid Vicious probably is categorized in the latter of those but is recognised as one of the architects of the punk scene. That is until his girlfriend and manager Nancy Spungen is found… Continue reading 68: Punk, Hotel Rooms, and Heroin
39: Barbados, Crack, and Bankruptcy
Before Britpop of the mid-1990s, there was a scene in Manchester that captured the country. A fresh new sound infused the 60s Psychedelic sound and the Acid House of the late 1980s which was described by the press as Madchester. The name stuck with its fans, and it soon spread throughout the UK. One of… Continue reading 39: Barbados, Crack, and Bankruptcy
37: Miss Misery, Suicide, and Mysterious Circumstances
In the late nineties, there was a singer who became a huge influence for most modern indie rock bands. A troubled soul from a young age who managed to release material that struck a chord with fans all over the world. Although this singer had suffered from depression throughout his life his death may not… Continue reading 37: Miss Misery, Suicide, and Mysterious Circumstances