The Sex Pistols

Anarchy in the 401k: Sex Pistols Regroup for Guitar Hero and London Shows

The Sex Pistols at The Joint, Las Vegas, June 7, 2008

[The Sex Pistols are playing only one US date on their current tour. Ben Marcus went to Las Vegas to file this review of their opening date for Heard Mentality.] Jonesy’s Jukebox on Indie 103.1FM is a guilty addiction we’ll have to live without for most the next three months—all summer long w ... More >>

What You Missed Over The Weekend Part XXIV

The big news of the weekend was the OC Weekly's two wins at the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Awards in Philadelphia. Gustavo Arellano took home the award for Best Column with "Ask A Mexican" while R. Scott Moxley bagged second place in the prestigious public service category for his cover ... More >>

Surf punks

Social Distortion, the Adolescents and even bubblegummy Blink-182 are among the bands whose scheduled UC Irvine shows were canceled at the last minute over the years because fraighty cat campus security fretted onslaughts of scary, leather-clad, facially pincushioned punk rockers. A quick glance at ... More >>

To Do Tonight 12/10

UFC fight featuring Koscheck vs. Yoshida, 9 p.m.Who doesn't love a good fight?Chronic Cantina, 1870 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 80's Wednesdays, 5 p.m.Blonde, Sex Pistols and Prince... Who could ask for anything more?Mozambique, 1740 S. Pacific Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, CA; 949-715-7100 ... More >>

'Til Death

Sid and Nancy

Trendzilla

Agent Provacateur: “Eat me, fuck me, treat me like the whore that I am! Then get the fuck out.”

Excerpts: Part 1

Agent Provacateur: “Eat me, fuck me, treat me like the whore that I am! Then get the fuck out.”

The Velvet Tinmine

Agent Provacateur: “Eat me, fuck me, treat me like the whore that I am! Then get the fuck out.”

Trendzilla

Locating thing(s)

Hits!

Vinyl Solution

Hits!

Pier Records

Letters

CNN couldnt do it; the LA Times couldnt do it; no other journalist or major media outlet could do it. Are we to accept that some moonbat reporter from a local free weekly actually sat down and researched the subjec

Trendzilla!

Swashbuckling!

Strange Days Indeed

The Gipper, Tricky Dick, American Hardcore, The U.S. vs. John Lennon and deja vu all over again

Shoo-it Oop Fattay

The Sex Pistols Experience re-re-enacts history, again

Get Out!

White Lightening
Dec. 15 - Dec. 22

Love Spreads Germs

The Last Unthinkable reunion

Dead Hot Crazy

NOV. 24 DEC. 1

Back to the Hole!

NOV. 24 DEC. 1

KILL YOUR FANS

July 21 - July 28

The Great Rock & Roll Radio Swindle

Is ex-Sex Pistol Steve Jones helping Indie 103.1 become cool or corporateand does it matter?

New Face in Hell

Is ex-Sex Pistol Steve Jones helping Indie 103.1 become cool or corporateand does it matter?

The Song Remained the Same

The Ramones didnt wanna grow up

SSSSSASSY!

The Ramones didnt wanna grow up

SK8ER BOI

The Ramones didnt wanna grow up

No Fun!

The Sex Pistols at Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion, Devore, Sept. 14

24 Hour Party Pooper

Wilson biopic a missed opportunity

Superbowl or Superbore?

Wilson biopic a missed opportunity

Sick of Bad Music?

The Alejandro Escovedo is for you

Stimulating!

Getting off with the Vibrators

Revolution Rock

An International Noise Conspiracy of one

Sickness and Health

An International Noise Conspiracy of one

Tommy Rock, singer/songwriter, guitarist of Rockstar Barbeque

What the hell are you listening to?

What's Humming through the skulls of Orange County?

What the hell are you listening to?

What's Humming Through the Skulls of Orange County?

What the hell are you listening to?

Baked Alaska Airlines

What the hell are you listening to?

Real American Graffiti

Rhino exhumes the scariest rock of the 1950s, buries Alice Cooper

Letters

Rhino exhumes the scariest rock of the 1950s, buries Alice Cooper

Release the Punks

Que Sera

Band Reunion No. 47,672: PiL

​Public Image Limited (or PiL) is getting back together for five shows in December. The group, headed by John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols), is reuniting to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his band's record, Metal Box, and has not played together in 17 years. The new version, whic ... More >>

Tonight: Varukers, Reagan Youth and the Voids

​With a flyer as detailed as this one, I guess I don't really have much to say. But for those of you who don't know, UK-based Varukers formed in the very late '70s and are credited as one of the founders of D-beat, a style of punk that is a bit heavier than, say, the Sex Pistols. Basically, these ... More >>

Unwritten Law

Galaxy Theatre

Seven Most Memorable Musician Deaths in 2010

Courtesy of Sanctuary RecordsRonnie James Dio, we thank you.​With the news of the death of Teena Marie over the weekend, it seems 2010 still hasn't quite finished its toll yet. In 2010 we saw some truly tragic losses to the world of music--Lena Horne, Kate McGarrigle, Marvin Isley--but here's our ... More >>

Mau Maus

Alex's Bar

Meat Beat Manifesto at the El Rey Theatre Last Night

Ryan Ritchie/OC Weekly​Meat Beat ManifestoFeb. 10, 2011El Rey TheatreA blind person could attend a Meat Beat Manifesto show and walk away completely satisfied, but that person would be missing half the fun and not even know it.You see, the British techno/electro/industrial/drum and bass duo of Jac ... More >>

OC Weekly Classic Punk Monday Mixtape

Sex Pistols​​Sometimes you just need to get riled up on a Monday morning. To that end, we made you a classic punk mixtape to shake off the haze of the weekend and start the new week off right. Valentine's Day be damned; break out the boots and safety pins! The mixtape spans the original Spirit o ... More >>

The Buzzcocks: Possessed by the Spirit of '76

Steve Diggle says the punk rock way of looking at the world is just as relevant today as it ever was.

Filmmakers Wanted At Taco Asylum

tacoasylum.com​Costa Mesa's taco asylum welcomes independent filmmakers looking for a space to screen their projects. With productions costs being what they are, you're going to turn down a free screening room with a big HD screen? And one that serves great beers and food to watch by? There is a c ... More >>

Social Distortion on Guitar Center Sessions Airing Saturday; Mike Ness Tells All

​Social Distortion perform at Guitar Center Sessions which Nic Harcourt hosts. I've missed that slight British accent! Plus, Mike Ness talks about Social D's 30-plus year career, how he started liking music ("By 7th grade I was listening to Lou Reed's Transformer. (While) most kids are just figur ... More >>