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Public Image Ltd. Return to the U.S. Stage With a Sneer in L.A.

Photo: Tullberg/Getty“Proper fucking noise!” John Lydon declared with a crooked grin on Tuesday, facing a crowd at Club Nokia in Los Angeles for the opening night of Public Image Ltd.’s first U.S. tour in 18 years. “If you want to be mellow, that’s fine by me. If you want to squeal like a pig, that’s fucking fine by me.” For nearly two hours, Lydon and the reformed PiL reignited loud and brooding songs from across the band’s history, in a show that doubled as a warm-up gig for the band’s Friday

Published: 2010-04-14 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Live Shows, Rock News

News Ticker: Aerosmith, Beale Street Fest, J-Kwon, Public Image Ltd.

Photo: Kane/WireImage Aerosmith are still dancing around the idea of a summer tour of the States. They’ve already announced a European trek, and today they added South American dates to their schedule. Check out the list (and another amusing clip of the band) at their official Website. The Flaming Lips, Alice in Chains, Earth, Wind and Fire, Limp Bizkit and Jeff Beck are set to rock the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis on April 30th to May 2nd. The full, eccentric lineup is posted on the

Published: 2010-03-05 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Morning News Roundup, Rock News

News Ticker: Bee Gees, Public Image Ltd., Wycliffe Johnson

Photo: Michael Ochs Archive Robin Gibb tells the BBC the Bee Gees will reunite for live shows in the near future. Gibb says he and Barry have “got through the breakwater of emotions” after the 2003 death of their bandmate and brother Maurice. John Lydon is bringing back his post-Pistols band Public Image Ltd. for a series of pre-Christmas shows, the Guardian reports. The band now consists of guitarist Lu Edmonds, drummer Bruce Smith and multi-instrumentalist Scott Firth. Reggae producer Wycliff

Published: 2009-09-08 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Morning News Roundup