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Listen to New Public Image Ltd. Song ‘Double Trouble’: band releases first single off forthcoming album ‘What The World Needs Now’. Creative inspiration often comes from the unlikeliest of places. And that is certainly true of PiL’s new song Double Trouble, borne from an argument John Lydon had with his wife over fixing a broken […]
Albums Revisited: PiL’s ‘Album’ Turns 30: Anger Is A Everlasting Energy. January 27th, 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of PiL ‘s(aka Public Image Ltd.) Album, one of the most curious and interesting post-punk albums of the 80’s. Ex-Sex Pistols vocalist Johnny Rotten (real name John Lydon) had steered his follow-up group on a unique musical trajectory; early […]
10 Artists You Must See At Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012. I was doing a Google search today and saw several articles about the must see acts at Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest. It was a list of mainly current hipster bands, with nary a nod to some of the more esoteric and veteran acts […]
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012 Lineup Announced After weeks of speculation, the Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012 lineup has been announced, and like years past it looks like a good one. With a diverse bill that includes everyone from iconic hip hop acts like Run DMC and De La Soul, post punk stalwarts PiL (let’s hope […]
The Top 40 Most Underrated Guitarists in Rock Part 2 Here we are with the 2nd installment of the most underrated guitarists in rock. You can catch Part 1 here. If you’re curious to check out any of the songs or artists mentioned, just click on the album images to purchase from Amazon. 27. […]
PiL This is PiL album review My Rating [rating=2] PiL (aka Public Image Limited, or P.I.L.) were always a curious beast. When the Sex Pistols imploded, few thought any of the band members would go on to greater ventures, esp given Sid Vicious’s tragic end. So it was with great curiosity that snarling, sardonic […]
PiL returns with New Album in May. John Lydon’s post punk band P.I.L. (Public Image Limited) will release their new album ‘This is Pil’ on May 28th, their first release since 1992’s ‘That What Is Not’. While his earlier act ‘The Sex Pistols’ retain more historical cache, P.I.L were very ahead of their time, blending […]
