In 2007, I spoke with John Lydon—better known as Sex Pistols frontguy Johnny Rotten—for Harp magazine’s “Words of Wisdom” feature. When representing the notorious punk rock band, Lydon (as he prefers ...

In Scottish writer Muriel Spark’s 1968 novel, The Public Image, actress Annabel Christopher is obsessed with her appearance. She pleases obsessed fans and paparazzi with a made-up persona, and ...

Public Image Ltd are celebrating their 40th anniversary with “The Public Image is Rotten,” which is a box set, a tour, and a documentary. Here’s the synopsis for the film: “Anger is an energy!” When ...

John Lydon (formerly Johnny Rotten) remains one of the most charismatic lead singers around. If he weren’t singing, I’m sure he could just as easily mesmerize a crowd with an evangelical church sermon ...

Public Image Ltd. (PiL) are confirmed to take part in the competition to represent Ireland at the 67th annual Eurovision Song Contest with the most personal piece of songwriting and accompanying ...

John Lydon’s iconoclastic band Public Image Ltd (PiL) have extended their This Is Not The Last Tour into the winter. Following the summer leg that played 27 shows across the UK and Ireland, PiL will ...

John Lydon, better known as Johnny Rotten, will host a virtual Q&A session on Facebook Sunday June 7th to mark the digital release of the 2018 documentary about Public Image Ltd., The Public Image Is ...

When Dick Clark died a few months ago, one of the most widely-circulated videos posted in his honor was a clip of Public Image Ltd.’s 1980 appearance on American Bandstand. The group performed ...

Lydon, once the edgy heart of British punk, a mercurial, snidely uncomfortable presence, has graduated over the years into an eye-rolling pantomime dame and, of course, the butter ads and other ...

This is PiL is the sound of a man rediscovering what he’s good at whilst not quite getting where he wishes he could go. The support he gets from his band is formidable – world music/punk perennial Lu ...