Glenn Matlock

SEX PISTOLS Released Debut Single ‘ANARCHY IN THE U.K.’ This Day In 1976

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The SEX PISTOLS released their controversial debut single ANARCHY IN THE U.K.,
one of the fiercest punk anthems ever, on 26 November 1976, 48 years ago today.

It was originally issued in a plain black sleeve and peaked at #38 on the UK Singles
Chart, although it was either ignored or negatively received by the music press.

Their label EMI dropped the band a few months later, in January 1977.

Their manager at the time, the late Malcolm McLaren said the song was
“a call to arms to the kids who believe that rock and roll was taken away from
them. It’s a statement of self rule, of ultimate independence.”

In a new NME interview with Glenn Matlock (68 now), the former pistols’ bassist
said about the politically far-right turned Johnny Forgotten Rotten: “He wrote some
great lyrics, but did he really mean ‘em? Ah, that’s the thing. I never found him that
sincere.”

ANARCHY IN THE U.K.

Pistols: Story

Sex Pistol GLENN MATLOCK About Music

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25 November 2024

God save Glenn.

Matlock played on the new Blondie album, out in 2025, promotes his newest solo LP on the road and reunited with his sex pistols pals, guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook to do some gigs with Frank Carter as the legendary punk band’s frontman.

Full Glenn Matlock interview here.

GLEN MATLOCK – Former Sex Pistol Warns For Political ‘CONSEQUENCES COMING’ On New Album

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28 April 2023

Never forget that former bass player GLEN MATLOCK of the Sex Pistols, who was
at one point kicked out of the band to be replaced by ‘mean-punk-face’ Sid Vicious,
wrote most of the tunes for their one and only album (best punk LP ever in my book).

After the hotheads got fed up with each other and with the manager,
the late Malcolm McLaren, it all ended after their final gig in San Francisco
in 1978.

Matlock never stopped playing. He was part of several lesser-known outfits,
tour bassist for big stars such as Blondie and Iggy Pop and recorded solo LPs
now and then, backed by his mates The Philistines.

And today his new solo one, baptized
CONSEQUENCES COMING is out.

Matlock: “The album was written and recorded in Britain over the last 18 months
or so with a posse of seasoned but en point performers. All done during the debacle
that is Brexit and the rise and fall of the turgid Trump episode in the US. These songs
reflect my take on the whole sorry mess that has ensued.”

TUTV: It’s only rock ‘n’ roll but I like it and so does Matlock who always was a rocker
at heart. No arty farty stuff, no whistles and bells, no special effects to clean things up. What you get here is a series of riff-charged firecrackers. And unlike the former Pistol‘s loudmouth hMatlock still has a progressive and liberal mindset. Never mind the bollocks, here’s Matlock.

Singles/clips: Head On A Stick / This Ship / Magic Carpet Ride

– HEAD ON A STICK –

– THIS SHIP –

– MAGIC CARPET RIDE –

Full Album stream

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Waking-Up To… A Wake-Up Alarm Of Former Sex Pistol GLEN MATLOCK

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Works faster and harder than caffeine

1 February 2023

Never forget that former bass player GLEN MATLOCK of the Sex Pistols, who was
at one point kicked out of the band to be replaced by ‘mean-punk-face’ Sid Vicious,
wrote most of the tunes for their one and only album (best punk LP ever in my book).

After the hotheads got fed up with each other and with the manager,
the late Malcolm McLaren, it all ended after their final gig in San Francisco
in 1978.

Matlock never stopped playing. He was part of several lesser-known outfits,
tour bassist for big stars such as Blondie and Iggy Pop and recorded solo LPs
now and then, backed by his mates The Philistines.

And now he announced a new one that’s ready to go.
It’s called Consequences Coming and lands on 28 April.

The first taster HEAD ON A STICK
is a solid retro rocker. Listen below.

Matlock: “Peeved at the predictable but ultimately pointless political lurch to the right that has happened in the West over the past few years, one which has been aided and abetted by the vested interests of a client press, I put pen to paper and plectrum to guitar to compose a song that’s a call to arms, a wake up alarm and primal open your eyes scream.”

Never mind the bollocks, here’s Matlock.

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