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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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Sex Pistols: John Lydon accused of sexism after TV rant

submitted by Nick Apr 10th 2013 05:00 pm (www.nme.com)

The Public Image Ltd frontman hits out against Australian TV presenter    

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Lenny Kravitz: drops out of Marvin Gaye biopic

submitted by Nick Mar 5th 2013 11:00 pm (www.nme.com)

'Sexual Healing' is being helmed by Sex Pistols and Glastonbury filmmaker Julien Temple

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Sex Pistols: Craftwerk: The 10 Weirdest Sex Pistols Crafts On The Web

submitted by Nick Jan 22nd 2013 08:00 pm (stereogum.com)

It was 1975 when fashion maven and self-styled music impresario Malcolm McLaren had his first fateful encounter with the then-17-year-old John Lydon, soon to be notoriously rechristened Johnny Rotten. The precocious Lydon was wearing an old Pink Floyd T-shirt that he had refurbished with the words “I HATE” scrawled across the...

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Sex Pistols: Stones, Dylan, Sex Pistols and More For Not Fade Away Soundtrack

submitted by Nick Dec 6th 2012 01:01 pm (www.antimusic.com)

The Not Fade Away soundtrack will feature music from The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Moody Blues James Brown, The Rascals, Sex Pistols

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Lenny Kravitz: to play Marvin Gaye in new film

submitted by Nick Nov 20th 2012 11:00 am (www.nme.com)

Sex Pistols director Julien Temple will head the project