Johnny Ramone is a founding member of the seminal New York punk band, the Ramones. Famed for their blisteringly short songs played at breakneck speed, the Ramones burst onto the scene in 1976 with tracks like 'Blitzkrieg Bop', 'I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You' and 'Judy is a Punk'. When they played The Roundhouse in London journalist Chris Salewicz was ... Show More
Jun 30
Sir Seretse Khama, first president of Botswana
Seretse Khama was born in 1921 in Bechuanaland when it was still a British Protectorate. In 1966 he became Botswana's first president. In between he married a white Londoner, Ruth Williamson, was exiled by the British, and made to renounce his interest in succeeding as head of th ... Show More
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May 2024
Steve Jones: From Sex Pistol to Lonely Boy
Coming from a challenging, working class upbringing in the United Kingdom, Steve Jones discovered his outlet in music - as founding guitarist of the groundbreaking punk rock band the Sex Pistols. Despite the release of only one album,”Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pisto ... Show More
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Feb 2021
The Ramones: TV Bombs, Psycho Therapy, Toilet Syringes, Turning Tricks and Saving Rock ‘N’ Roll
Sniffing glue, hooking for drug money, hurling rocks at the Beatles, and writing infectious sunshiny melodies about their grimy reality, the Ramones were what the world needed in 1976. As rock ‘n’ roll was getting bloated with excessive experimentation and unfortunate forays into ... Show More
39m 11s
Jun 2022
Sex Pistols, et les meilleurs livres musicaux
C'est la série Pistols, de Danny Boyle, qui a convaincu Nicolas Tittley et Marc Coiteux de raconter l'histoire de ce groupe emblématique. Les mélomanes qui ont déjà fait planer nos auditeurs et auditrices sur les sons des Clash et de Patti Smith se font un plaisir de clôturer leu ... Show More
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Jun 2012
Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee: Punk rock and the Queen
In 1977, The Sex Pistols punk rock band mocked Britain's Silver Jubilee celebrations.They even wrote a song with the same title as the national anthem - God Save the Queen.(Image: The Sex Pistols - left to right - Paul Cook, Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones and Glen Matlock. Credit: Pr ... Show More
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