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The Punk Ethos Doesn’t Die: A Public Fire Consumes Punk Memorabilia

MUSIC Posted: November 28, 2016 6:15 am

The son of Malcolm McLaren, the manager of the Sex Pistols, burned what he said was 5 million pounds worth of punk memorabilia on the middle of a boat in the Thames. He said: “Punk has become another marketing tool to sell you something you don’t need. …If you want to understand the potent values of punk, confront taboos. Do not tolerate hypocrisy. Investigate the truth for yourself.”

MUSIC Published: 11.27.16

Read the story in The New York Times Published: 11.27.16

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