The Vinyl Villain — Just heard that the Cowell hit-making machine has been stopped, temporarily, in its tracks with the news that Rage Against The Machine is the Xmas #1.If we're going to manage to do the same next year, we need to get behind one track. There will be so... more info

Perez Hilton — Someone's getting cranky in their old age! Johnny Rotten aka John Lydon, front man of The Sex Pistols has some choice words for his fellow lead singing Brits. Specifically Coldplay's Chris Martin and Radiohead's Thom Yorke. The punk rocker rants: "... more info

Guardian Music — Academy, Birmingham"This is the band that taught all those second-rate wankers how to play music," begins John Lydon – nee Rotten – by way of sneering introduction to his hugely influential post-punk dub band's first gig in 17 years. In... more info

411 Mania — John Lydon is an angry old man... more info

NME — Frontman claims the bassist lost his personality after he joined the band more info

Sky News — Former Sex Pistols star Johnny Rotten has dismissed the X Factor as a "mug's paradise". more info

Guardian Music — This obscure gem from 1978 succeeded in melding punk with psychedelia for a journey through a derelict, nocturnal cityTranscendence is not a quality usually associated with punk rock but if you keep your ears open, it's there. Just think of the space... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Never mind the bollocks -- here's the truth about The Sex Pistols, according to bass guitarist Glen Matlock. more info

Guardian Music — Music documentary-maker Julien Temple is to turn his attention to the sibling spats of Ray and Dave Davies of the Kinks in a new filmJulien Temple, the director of Sex Pistols documentaries The Great Rock'n' Roll Swindle and The Filth and the Fury, i... more info

Guardian Music — Sheffield crooner Richard Hawley on waxing a quiff, his megabass waterphone, and fighting The ManHello Richard Hawley! Before we start, what's the secret to a luxuriant quiff?Simple: wash it every day, comb it back, Black & White. Black & White's a w... more info