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Sex Pistols: frontman Johnny Rotten to be named Icon of music

submitted by Nick Jul 18th 2013 10:00 pm (news.yahoo.com)

(Reuters) - Johnny Rotten may not like it but he is starting to become Johnny Icon. The 57-year-old former frontman of the anarchic 1970s punk band the Sex Pistols is to receive an award for his contribution to music from the music rights organization BMI, although he angrily rejected previous honors. Singer-songwriter John Lydon, who went by the name Johnny Rotten as he belted out songs like "Pretty Vacant" and "Anarchy in the UK", will be presented with BMI's Icon Award at a gala in London on October 15. ...

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Imagine Dragons: Are Imagine Dragons really more hated than Nickelback? We suss it out

submitted by Nick Feb 21st 2019 07:00 pm (www.nme.com)

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor thinks that the yelping emotive poppers are music’s new hate figure du jour. We investigate.Something fairly seismic took place in rock this week. Nickelback, the go-to hate figure for a generation of young moshers, faced something of a reassessment from the number one orchestrator of their hate campaign – Slipknot...

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Imagine Dragons: Slipknot’s Corey Taylor says Imagine Dragons have replaced Nickelback as the world’s most hated band

submitted by Nick Feb 21st 2019 12:00 pm (www.nme.com)

"They're awful, so that's cool,"Corey Taylor, Nickelback's Chad Kroeger and Imagine Dragons' Dan ReynoldsIt’s time for Nickelback to breath a sigh of relief – they’re no longer the world’s most hated band. That’s according to Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor, who says that Las Vegas rockers Imagine Dragons...

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Sex Pistols: Dr. Martens are launching a new range of Sex Pistols boots and shoes

submitted by Nick Jan 25th 2019 10:00 pm (www.nme.com)

The iconic footwear brand have collaborated with the bandSex Pistols' Johnny RottenDr. Martens have announced the launch of a new range of boots and shoes designed in collaboration with Sex Pistols. The iconic footwear brand has teamed with up the band to produce the new line, inspired by the distinctive album artwork designed for the punks by J...

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Sex Pistols: Frontman Slams Green Day

submitted by Nick Oct 5th 2018 06:00 am (www.antimusic.com)

Former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, is not a fan of Green Day or other current bands that are placed under the punk

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Sex Pistols: icon Johnny Rotten hits out at “turgid” Green Day

submitted by Nick Oct 3rd 2018 09:00 am (www.nme.com)

"They're coat hangers, you know."John Lydon and Green Day's Billie Joe ArmstrongSex Pistols icon John Lydon has hit out at Green Day, claiming that the seminal band are “embarrassing” in keeping the spirit of punk alive. Speaking to the New York Times, Lydon discussed the state of punk in 2018 – some 40 years after ...

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