Michael Hann

Dysfunctional music for dysfunctional people: The Public Image is Rotten reviewed

Plus: the African-Americans who invented punk and – did Bob Geldof really destroy the establishment via the medium of rock?

Psychological warfare: John Lydon performing with Public Image Ltd on July 11, 1989. Photo: John Atashian / Getty Images

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