Flash animate cc plugins folder1/3/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() “The first was in the eighties and the America’s Cup was on in Perth,” he says. The record business is quite different now everybody is chasing the latest 17 year-old they think are going to be the new Beatles, but invariably aren’t.”Ī big fan of Australia, Matlock is looking forward to making his fifth appearance Down Under. You’ll have to hear it to understand where we’re coming from. We do a cover version of ‘Montage Terrace (In Blue)’ by Scott Walker, believe it or not, and Jim plays kettle drums on it. We went to a studio in Upstate New York with this guy Mario McNulty who engineered the Bowie album before the one that’s just come out. ![]() “We did it about a year ago and have been talking to people about getting it out. “We’ve actually got an album in the can of mainly my material,” he says. Refreshingly humble for a co-writer of what is often considered one of the most influential rock albums of all time in Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols, Matlock is keener to talk about the future than his illustrious, if short-lived, punk past. So we all know there are certain songs people expect to hear, and I’m sure you can work out which ones they might be. But, there are certain songs if I went to see the sadly-deceased David Bowie and he hadn’t done ‘Heroes’, I’d be going home disappointed. Not that it’s a joke, but you’ve got to have some surprises. “It’s a bit like telling the punchline of a joke too soon. The band – Glen Matlock on bass and vocals, Earl Slick on guitar, and Slim Jim Phantom on drums – has been a going concern for around two years, and while former Sex Pistol Matlock is keen to talk about a range of subjects, the band’s live playlist is another matter. The result is Matlock, Phantom & Slick: a trio of legendary musicians set to serve equal portions of anarchy, glam and rockabilly on their upcoming Australia tour. What do you get if you cross a Sex Pistol, David Bowie’s guitarist, and a drumming Stray Cat? ![]()
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