August 18th 2007

July 21st 2007

July 5th 2007

Like countless others – ourselves included – James T Macgregor has been searching for the complete version of the legendary 'Check it Out' appearance (not the 1986 'Tube' edit). However, unlike most, James got to watch the madness unfold on Tyne Tees TV back in 1979 (he also says it was later repeated).

At some point in the future, he would like to write Fodderstompf a full article on the show. In the meantime he's taken the time to correct a few things and give us some additional info…

"One thing that should maybe be corrected is that it was not Mensi that was set up to slag off Mr Rotten on the show, it was in fact the blonde guitarist of the Angelic Upstarts "Mond" - he had such pearls of wisdom to say as "I'm much better looking than Johnny Rotten" and "he (rotten) is an old man, he is finished" and he also spent quite a while singing the praises of stiff little fingers. Yes, a bit of a moron by any account.

My friends and I were sort of glad that the show wasnt shown outside the North East as it was enough to give us Geordies a bad name! The whole series of programmes were in fact atrocious and unwatchable, supposedly aimed at teenagers. Some years later, when I was at Tyne Tees on a media course, I asked a producer (dont think she was THE producer of the programme though) about it and she was very enthusiastic about it and thought Rotten was great: "He walked off and sat down on the ground in the corner of the studio."

Oh, and despite what may have been said about the performance being crap, it was actually amazing; wish I still had my audio recording of it which unraveled in a tape deck some time around the mid 80s…"

Thanks to James T Macgregor

June 18th 2007

June 13th 2007

May 29th 2007

Added to PiL Press Archives:

Zigzag, April 1981 - Lydon, Lee & Levene interview
'Flowers of Romance' era interview by PiL-stalwart Kris Needs: "It's not like 'Metal Box'. It's not like anything they've done, let alone anyone else…"

Record Mirror, March 29th 1980 - Lydon & Levene interview
John and Keith in San Francisco to promote the release of 'Second Edition'. "We don't consider ourselves rock and roll at all. Rock and roll is shit and it has to be cancelled. It's vile, it's gone on for 25 years, it's dismal. A grandad dance, and I'm not interested in it."

Thanks to Karsten

Jah Wobble 'Dan MacArthur' info corrected in Wobble 7" discography.

Below, Karsten looks at which other songs on Wobble's 'Betrayal' album might have been PiL outtakes?

Karsten: 'Not Another' and 'Blueberry Hill' are obvious PIL outtakes. 'Beat the Drum for Me' was recorded during the initial 'Metal Box' sessions with Dave Humphrey on drums, but was intended as solo material. I think at least two more songs were PIL outtakes:

'Today is the First Day of the Rest of My Life' (a.k.a. Seaside Special) and 'Blood Repression'.

Both were included on 'VIEP' but weren't engineered by Mark Lusardi. Both are similarly produced as 'Beat the Drum for Me'; not as cheaply as the rest of 'Betrayal'. Plus, I think it's safe to say that it's Keith Levene's guitar on both tracks. 'Today...' sounds as if it was recorded with a professional drummer; whereas the drums on 'Blood Repression' sound like Wobble's or Levene's (as on the 'Steel Leg' EP). I think the drums on 'Today...' sound a lot like Dave Humphrey's…

Thanks to Karsten

May 9th 2007

April 15th 2007

April 2nd 2007

Jah Wobble: Heart and Soul reviewed…

New album for Trojan Records.
See Fodderstompf reviews…

March 28th 2007

March 5th 2007

Due to compatibility problems (and sheer logistics) all video clips in the Multi-Media section will now come via YouTube.

To help you navigate through the ever-growing collection of PiL related clips on YouTube we have set up some PiL playlist's from other users favourites; which will be periodically updated.

We welcome your additions and suggestions…

Playlist 1: The Public Image
A chronological collection of PiL promo videos, TV appearances, and interviews etc etc. The Greatest Clips So Far…

Playlist 2: The Umbrella Theory
A selection of solo clips from Lydon & Wobble etc.

Playlist 3: Odds and Sodds
Miscellaneous PiL and related clips. Roses and Cabbages…

Please Note: We are Fodderstompf1 on YouTube, somebody else had already taken the username; and we have no connection with this user.

February 23rd 2007

February 12th 2007

February 9th 2007

January 23rd 2007

Ralph Heibutzki has sent us some Jah Wobble live reviews. Surprisingly (especially for me!) these are the first Jah Wobble live reviews on Fodderstompf. Follow Ralph's lead, and pull the finger out people!

Jah Wobble - Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre, UK, 4.11.89
Jah Wobble - London, Marquee, UK, 20.1.90
Jah Wobble - London, Powerhaus, UK, 25.2.90

See below for more of Ralph's contributions; and also check out his website www.chairmanralph.com
Thanks to Ralph Heibutzki

January 18th 2007

Freelance journalist (and performer) Ralph Heibutzki has kindly contributed PiL gig reviews from:
CHICAGO, POPLAR CREEK MUSIC THEATER, USA, 30.6.89 & DETROIT, STATE THEATRE, USA, 12.4.92

Ralph has also supplied an interesting interview he conducted with John Lydon in the lead up to the 1992 show. The interview is possibly unique from the time; and just goes to show what happens when you ask John decent questions…

South Haven Daily Tribune, April 10th, 1992 - John Lydon interview

Expect some more features from Ralph in the near future!
Thanks to Ralph Heibutzki

January 10th 2007

As promised last year – and despite the recent thievery – even more of Maureen Baker's PiL pix added!

See Maureen Baker: PiL's Public Image 1982/83

We've also added a (small) selection of Maureen's 1982 press archives to the bottom of the page.