The Sex Pistols

International Swingers: "Punk Rock Was More About Conformity and Nonconformity Than Protest"

Last night, the International Swingers rolled into 910 Live in Tempe and blasted out some big hits from rock 'n' roll lore, which is apropos, considering the punk supergroup's stature and history. Sex Pistols/Iggy Pop alumni and bassist Glen Matlock, guitarist/vocalist Gary Twinn of Supernaut fame, ... More >>

The International Swingers: "The First Punk Bands . . . Were Just Bands"

Four punk legends walked into a bar. That's not the setup to some lame knee-slapper, but rather a precise description of what transpired Tuesday night in downtown Phoenix. The bar in question is renowned English pub the George and Dragon, and the aforementioned punk icons are exponentially more famo ... More >>

Does the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Matter At All?

So, hey, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame went ahead and announced their Class of 2013, which this time around, includes Rush, Public Enemy, Randy Newman and someone called the Disco Queen, Donna Summer. Those that were nominated, but didn't make the cut included Kraftwerk, Deep Purple, Joan Jett and ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it. Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest -- our top five must-see shows this week.

PiL @ Marquee Theatre

Club Candids: Star Wars Turns 35 at Rips

The year 1977 had a slew of watershed moments for both science fiction and pop culture as a whole. In theatres across the country, George Lucas' bombastic space opera flick Star Wars was blowing up like the Death Star and changing the cinematic landscape. Every child who was lucky enough to witnes ... More >>

Flier of the Week: Punk Indie Rock Wave Covers Night

Dfactor and friends will be throwing down for a night of punk covers. The flier looks like it could have come straight out of the mid-to-late '70s, with kind of a New Wave meets punk rock vibe. And the flier isn't the only awesome thing we're expecting this Flashback Friday of sorts.A slew of your f ... More >>

Weekend: Keith Sweat, Adam Warrock, Hugh Cornwell & Glen Matlock, Treasure Fingers, Arizona Legends

Say "Sex Pistols" and the names Sid Vicious and Johnny Rotten might come to mind. Less likely is someone shouting out, "Glen Matlock." But they should; not only is he the band's original bassist, but drummer Paul Cook suggests he wrote most of the songs on the infamous Never Mind the Bollocks, Here' ... More >>

Sting @ Comerica Theatre

Steel Panther's Balls Out Delayed: Eight Albums to Rock The Family Jewels While You Wait

​If you're one of the Steel Panther fans anxiously awaiting the band's new record, Balls Out, well, you're just going to have to wait a little longer. The band announced on its website yesterday that the record has been pushed from its original release date of October 18 to October 31. Practi ... More >>

Five English Riot Songs

London is burning. Storefronts are busted. Looting is rampant. And rioters are reducing many of the city's buildings to piles of timber. But what is it all for?

Quick PHX: Nightlife

Your Grandpa's New EP

​Right before people die, they usually say their goodbyes to the people they love. But now some British folks might have one last wish: "turn me into a record, please."For £2,000, you can ensure that your ashes will be sprinkled into the vinyl, according to Consequence of Sound. A record can be m ... More >>

Cowboy Mouth/Junior Brown

Katy Perry and Rivers Cuomo Team Up, Simon Sues Starbucks, Creed Tickets for 75 Cents

Electric Mustache: Photos: Vivian Girls at Modified Arts 10/13/2009Idolator: Would You Go See Creed If You Only Had To Pay 75 Cents For The Privilege?NME: Sex Pistols to sue over 'God Save The Cream' ad campaign?Pitchfork: Rivers Cuomo to Work With Katy PerryPitchfork: Hear Bon Iver's "Last Show for ... More >>

NOFX

Pitchfork Stays Sub-Par and Pretentious with New "Greatest Songs" Guide

The horde of amateur music critics at Pitchfork Media has just crapped out a tome titled The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present (Fireside). The book purports to present "edifying essays" about the greatest 500 songs of the past thirty years and "all-new reviews" ... More >>

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Have Another Ball!
(Fat Wreck Chords)

Sting vs. Elvis Costello in a race to betray their punk roots

Hello, Cleveland!

A pseudo-Michael Stipe shares what's on his MP3 player

Punk's Not Dead. It's Just Jaded

Corpse ride

Bring On the Backlash

Stirring up hype and spiting the haters

Punk Rock Karaoke

And it's a live band!

U.K. Subs

The Faces

Five Guys Walk Into a Bar . . .
(Rhino)

Washboard Confessional

Holy saccharine. Absolve this man of his sinful affection for pop-punk.

BEST VENUE FOR NATIONAL ACTS

The Marquee Theatre

Psychedelic Furs

The beautiful chaos of the band is back

The Star Spangles

Bazooka!!! (Capitol Records)

Buzzcocks

Buzzcocks (Merge)

Blanche Davidian

Attack of the Killer (Exquisite Swine)

Dogs' Life

British punk-era warriors Slaughter and the Dogs regroup for a shot at the respect they never got

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Blow in the Wind (Fat Wreck Chords)

Obsessions, Passions, Perversions 2000

Music critics reveal their deepest, darkest record-buying secrets in New Times' annual poll

Hot Poppers

There's melody, musicianship beneath the snarl of the Vox Poppers

True Believer

From punk to rock to country, Alejandro Escovedo has weathered the push and pull of family and music

Cocked and Loaded

British punk pioneers the Buzzcocks invade America again

Dolls House

Sylvain Sylvain pays tribute to three fallen former bandmates on his new album

Punk Monk

Chain Saw of Fools

Where do Wendy and Rob rate among rock's most marginal contributors?

Hot Five

Phonoroyale carries the torch song into the modern world

Something Old, Something New

In 1996, punk was murdered by its parents and resurrected by its children

Queers and Sneers

A talk with Joe Queer. Also: Dub Narcotic Sound System, J Church, and the resurgence of wuss rock.

Hope You Die Before We Get Old

The reunited Who and Sex Pistols cheat death one more time

1996 New Times Music Awards Showcase

UNLISTED NUMBERSA DIRECTORY OF HIDDEN TRACKS FROM LP TO CD

EIGHT-TRACK MIND

THOSE THINGS THAT CLUTTERED THE FLOOR OF YOUR CAR IN THE SEVENTIES ARE NOW COLLECTIBLE TO RETRO-FIEND GARY MARTIN

BUZZCOCKS RELOAD

FOUNDERS OF ONE OF PUNK'S SEMINAL BANDS REUNITE

JUST THE FLACK, MA'AM

MUSIC-INDUSTRY PRACTITIONERS OPERATE ON FRACTURED HYPE