![]() In Pretty Vacant he goes back into the roots of punk, charting the influence of bands like Velvet Underground, Iggi Pop and the Stooges, the New York Dolls, the Ramones and the Heartbreakers. Phil Strongman was working at nearby Acme Attractions with future DJ and film-maker Don Letts and, unlike many writers, was actually at the 100 Cub in 1976 and witnessed punk’s violent and dramatic rise. In a perfect fusion of fashion and music the Sex Pistols were launched and the movement which became known as punk. He recruited Saturday boy Glen Matlock and ex shoplifters Steve Jones and Paul Cook, and it was Westwood who spotted the charismatic Johnny “Rotten” Lydon, who became their frontman. He needed a band to spearhead his movement. ![]() ![]() As Westwood began to print t-shirts with graphic images, McLaren knew that something was afoot. ![]() They called it SEX and it became the hangout for disenchanted young Londoners, bored with the flared jeans, long hair and prog rock that had dominated through the 70s. ![]() Ex art student Malcolm McLaren and his girlfriend Vivienne Westwood took over a shop at no 430, the district aptly named World’s End. Pretty Vacant: A Punk History By Phil Strongman ![]()
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