Tag Archives: Sex Pistols

Fully signed Led Zeppelin album headlines Rock & Pop auction

November 7, 2012 | princep | 0

High-end, hard-to-find lots for artists ranging from punk rock acts to The Beatles, The Boss and The Band are among the goodies up for grabs in Backstage Auctions’ Rock & Pop Auction, which closes Nov. 11, 2012. ►

Deserving acts are on the outside looking in to the Rock Hall

March 14, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 14

Discoveries columnist Todd Baptista weighs in on a few of the deserving artists who’ve been excluded from The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame but deserve to be there. ►

Buyers snap up fab Beatles memorabilia at Christie’s auction

November 16, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

A trio of Beatles-related lots comprised more than one-third of the total sales at the Popular Culture: Rock and Pop Memorabilia auction by Christie’s. ►

The Faces reunite in London

August 18, 2010 | John Curley | 0

Last Wednesday, August 11th, one of the most heralded British rock bands of the 1970s returned to the concert stage at the British Music Experience at The O2 in North Greenwich, London. And from all reports, The Faces put on a great performance. ►

Memorabilia market makes room for punk collectibles

August 7, 2010 | princep | 0

When staunchly classic auction houses like Christie’s and Sotheby’s host sales related to a popular culture era, you know the market is on to something ►

Glasgow’s GoGoBot are getting airplay and gaining momentum

July 5, 2010 | John Curley | 0

Among the up-and-coming UK-based acts that are gaining notoriety these days are Glasgow’s rock/pop/electronica trio GoGoBot. They’ve been getting airplay recently from some of the UK’s most respected DJs. ►

Joe Strummer’s Get Up, Stand Up provides an interesting glimpse into the late rocker’s life

June 20, 2010 | John Curley | 0

Interview segments with Mick Jones and fellow Clash bandmate Topper Headon, Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols, and friends, fans, and journalists in this DVD paint a vivid picture of why Joe Strummer was such an important figure in music during the last quarter of the 20th century. ►

Elvis, Beatles headline auction event

May 17, 2010 | princep | 0

Rarities from The Beatles and Elvis Presley are expected to be among the most-sought lots in Backstage Auctions’ upcoming Vintage Pop and Rock Auction. ►

John Lydon is not as rotten as you think

May 3, 2010 | princep | 1

John Lydon is taking PiL on the road for the first time in eighteen years. He’s an awfully intense person but he may not be the bully you think he is. ►

Malcolm McLaren’s funeral takes place in London

April 23, 2010 | John Curley | 0

The funeral for punk impresario Malcolm McLaren was held on Thursday, April 22nd, in north London. McLaren died on April 8th of cancer at age 64. ►