No Future For You

Wikipedia has the whole story on the Sex Pistols. I missed the punk movement somehow; I was into other things by then. Were these guys the leaders?

The Pistols' second single, "God Save the Queen", recorded in February with Chris Thomas, was released by Virgin on 27 May. Though widely perceived as a personal attack on Queen Elizabeth II,^[39] Rotten later stated that the song was not aimed at her specifically, but was instead intended to critique the deference given to royalty in general. However, the perceived disrespect to the monarchy caused widespread public outcry. The record was banned from airplay by the BBC, whose Radio 1 dominated music broadcasting. Rotten later remarked, "We had declared war on the entire country—without meaning to!"^[16]

The Novaks

I usually like my rock and roll from an earlier generation, but The Novaks are, well, just listen.

Richard Wright, Pink Floyd Keyboardist, Dies

Today the sad news was announced that Richard Wright, the keyboard player of Pink Floyd has died. Richard was one of the founding members of the seminal psychedelic rock band. Their greatest commercial success was the album The Dark Side of the Moon, which made them practically a household name. My personal favorite is Meddle, or at least it was at the time, which tells something of where I come from.

Rest in peace, Richard.