Allmusic Blog — R.I.P. the Slits’ Ari Up, who died on Wednesday at age 48. Up’s stepfather, the Sex Pistols’ John Lydon, announced her death from a “serious illness” on his website. Up, a.k.a. Arianna Forster, formed the Slits with Palmolive (Paoloma Romer... more info

ContactMusic — ARI UP, the front-woman of the British post punk band THE SLITS, has died aged 48. Representatives of her stepfather, the SEX PISTOLS singer JOHN LYDON, broke the news in... more info

Starpulse — The Slits frontwoman Ari Up has died at the age of 48. The punk pioneer passed away on Wednesday after suffering a "serious illness," according to her stepfather, Sex Pistols rocker John Lydon. ... more info

The Independent — Former Sex Pistols star John Lydon is mourning the death of his step-daughter Ari Up, herself a punk star. more info

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Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The story of Britpop is told in a fascinating film about Creation Records and its maverick founder, Alan McGee.Is it a cautionary tale? Is it a celebration of one of the music industry's most unlikely entrepreneurs? Is it an exercise in Britpop nosta... more info

ContactMusic — SEX PISTOLS star STEVE JONES has landed another major radio gig at Los Angeles' leading rock station KROQ.The guitarist's acclaimed Jonesy's Jukebox show will return to... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Former Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, best known to Angelenos as the longtime host of "Jonesy's Jukebox" on Indie 103.1 FM, will be returning to the terrestrial airwaves via L.A. rock powerhouse KROQ-FM (106.7). The news was first reported this..... more info

KEXP Seattle — Bands change. I accept that. In the ’80s, Bananarama went from being the haystack-haired girls who chummed around with Fun Boy Three and members of the Sex Pistols and the Jam to a bunch of tarted-up disco dollies—but I stayed along for the ride ... more info

KEXP Seattle — At first, I questioned covering this volume of the 33 1/3 series on the KEXP Blog. But then I remembered. When I was growing up in a “teenage wasteland,” AC/DC was as subversive and divisive as the Sex Pistols. Seen as drink-celebrating sexaholic... more info