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The final and fifth episode of Halston, the new Netflix miniseries starring Ewan McGregor as the mononymous designer, is named for the fashion designer’s feared adversary: “Critics.” The finale takes place after Halston’s interest in orgies and cocaine binges, and a perilous licensing agreement, have overtaken his life. The designer asks his last gal standing, a secretary named Sassy who is mostly charged with procuring cocaine for the office, to read him the reviews of his latest collection, a low-priced iteration of his wares for mall retailer JC Penney. Spoiler alert: they’re ba...

Backbeat Docs Launches Music Film Streaming Platform in UK & Ireland An online record store for music films, Backbeat Docs is dedicated to bringing music related films to fans, all under one roof.by TV News Desk Backbeat Docs launches music film streaming platform for the UK & Ireland www.backbeatdocs.com. An online record store for music films, Backbeat Docs is dedicated to bringing music related films to fans, all under one roof. Some classics, some new, some undiscovered gems, some BLOW YOUR MIND masterpieces. With a wide variety of films to choose from, titles include acclaimed music doc...

Johnny Rotten sniffed with typical contrarianism on July 16, 1977, as he guest DJed on Capital Radio’s Tommy Vance show. Of course, he said this over the opening chords of “Rebel Rebel.” But didn’t those vomit-orange spikes suspiciously resemble Ziggy Stardust’s earlier thatched mullet? Didn’t he sing into a mic Steve Jones stole from the Ziggy farewell gig? And Jonesy clearly owed Johnny Thunders guitar-wise, but those roaring power chords were stamped with a classic Bowie guitarist’s tone. “If I’ve got any ‘heroes,’” he told Alternative Press in 1989, “it’s Mick...

On the 30 th anniversary of Johnny Thunders passing, Duff McKagan pays tribute to the former New Doll and Heartbreakers leader – his ultimate hero. Words: Duff McKagan It was probably late ​’78, I was 13 or 14, and I was getting turned on to this new music that was punk rock. I felt I was late to the party because ​’77 was the year it had broken and, being a kid, I’d missed that. At that age, things move fast. I’d heard the Pistols and we had DOA from Vancouver BC and I had a single of theirs, The Prisoner, that I loved.

[Photos via YouTube] When the ball dropped in New York City’s Times Square at the stroke of midnight Dec. 31, 2009, punk rock had been around 35 years. (Or 33, depending on if you date the subculture from when the Ramones began playing gigs or from the mythic Punk Year Zero of 1977.) It was well into its third decade as the 21st century entered its second. There was now plenty of history from which new bands could draw inspiration—not just punk history. It no longer had to come from the Ramones or the Sex Pistols. In the case of the Jim Jones Revue, it could originate in the 1950s. In t...