April 11th, 2000

Roger Ebert gives F&F 3 1/2 stars!

Also, there's a new interview with John over at the San Francisco Examiner. Go check it out.

And lastly, stop by The Baltimore Sun for a pretty good interview/read. (I hope I didn't post that already!)

- Thanks to everyone who sent in today's News Updates!



April 5th, 2000

John was a guest on last nights "Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn". In case you missed it (I did), here's a brief run down...

"...Kilborn was enthusiastically moronic, Lydon was very quotable on such varied topics as (1) rottentv (2) the documentary (3) modern music is rubbish (4) longhairs were and are the enemy, etc. etc. etc. He also mentioned VH1 are running one of the rottentv episodes again tomorrow (wednesday) at 11pm EST."

- Thanks to Mike and John for the info!

Finally, thanks to everyone for all the many F&F reviews! It's very much appreciated, but literally impossible to list them all. Suffice it to say, this movie is a MUST SEE! Go out and find it at your local indie theater if you can! Judging from these rave reviews, it almost looks like we might be seeing John at the Oscars in 2001. Scoot over King Gimp...



March 29th, 2000

Here's the link for last night's Daily Show visit. You will need RealPlayer 7 (or G2) to watch it. It's about 6 Megs, so I am also recommending Get Right in case the download stops and you need to resume. Enjoy!!





March 28th, 2000

WOW!! TOO COOL!!

I hope everyone caught John's visit to The Daily Show last night! Too friggin' classic! I will definitely make a RealVideo clip of it. And The Daily One guest appearance warrants some screen caps with comments, mostly him being the usual Johnny, but the best was definitely The Daily Show segment.


Stay tuned!

And if you have news, please KEEP IT COMING! This is still the one and only place to get the latest and best news! Thanks to all who've provided breaking news over the last few months! Without you, we'd have missed a lot...

- Steve



March 27th, 2000

John is definitely set to be on tonight's The Daily Show at 11pm EST. However, check your local listings for exact times.

Also, we've just received word that he'll also be on The Daily One (a show on VH1) tomorrow at 2pm EST.



March 24th, 2000

John is set to appear on Comedy Central's The Daily Show possibly on Monday, but definitely next week for sure. Check your local listings!

- Thanks to Jenni and Jamie for the update!



March 14th, 2000

Episode 2 of Rotten TV is set to air next month. Visit rottentv.com for more details.

- Thanks to Sarah for the info!

AICN has a review of the long forthcoming film "The Independent". For those that don't remember, John has a brief role in it as a party organizer.

- Thanks to Johnny Turd and Harris40 for the info!

A new interview with John from the New York Times can be found here.

- Thanks to Brian!

And finally, AR writes to tell us the following:

"In the March 3rd 2000 issue of Entertainment Weekly, on page 74, there is a section entitled 10 Stupid Questions ROTTEN EGGED. They ask John ten questions. There is also a nice JR illustration."

- Thanks for the info AR!



March 3rd, 2000

We've just learned that John will be featured in an upcoming photo shoot for the front cover of Loaded Magazine's fashion edition. This should be in the next month or two.

Episode II of Rotten TV is in production as you read this. Editing is in progress for the Sundance Film Festival highlight episode. Reportedly, a lot of great coverage to try to fit into only a hlaf an hour show. Maybe we'll see a special 1 hour version of Rotten TV?!

- Thanks to an anonymous source for the above news!

For up-to-date and behind-the-scenes info on the Sex Pistols documentary The Filth and the Fury, please visit The Official TFATF site as well as TFATF Fanzine site for some great news and information on the upcoming release dates, etc.

We've fixed the images section to make them a little faster to download.



March 2nd, 2000

We've added about 10 screen caps from Monday's Politically Incorrect appearance. Please visit the images section or you can see them, along with a transcript of the show in interviews.




February 25th, 2000

THIS JUST IN: John Lydon will be a guest, once again, on Politically Incorrect Monday night! The official site also confirms this. Check your local listings.

- Thanks to Jenni for posting this info



February 10th, 2000

Here are several photos of John and company from the recent Sundance Film Festival:



Also, here's the text that went with the last pic from Entertainment Weekly:

Entertainment Weekly
Febraury 11, 2000

    It must've happened when the Mormons were cloistered at the tabernacle: Somewhere in the middle of Sundance 2000, a Trojan horse wheeled into Park City shuttling the likes of Love, Charlie Sheen, and Johnny Rotten into the snow-dusted mountain village. Not even Robert Redford was scared.

    "The lazy old bastard hasn't shown up," cracked Rotten, in town to promote Julien Temple's Sex Pistol documentary The Filth and the Fury. "I'm desperate to pull his wig."

    "He's gotten wrinkly in his old age, hasn't he?" said fellow Pistol Steve Jones.

    "This the the good side of Sundance," Rotten said of the festival's tendency to plunge into dark territory. "It does allow those things to be screened. That I do respect."


- Thanks to The Borg for sending in the pic and text from Entertainment Weekly!





February 8th, 2000

Roger Ebert's F&F review has finally been added to the Projects Section. This is followed by another brief review from the Austin American-Statesman.

- Thanks to Brian!

'The Borg' tells us that the recent Entertainment Weekly has a photo of John, Steve Jones and Julian Temple in it. We're working on getting a scan of that for you.





January 31st, 2000

John Lydon turns 44 today, he was born on January 31st, 1956. Happy birthday John!



January 29th, 2000

I've updated the Projects Section with some more reviews (newest ones are at the bottom). Also, here's an excerpt of a review for F&F that was premiered this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival:

"...There is plenty of great musical footage on display but this is much more than simply a performance film. Required viewing for any Sex Pistols fan, The Filth and The Fury makes the band seem as vital now as it was in 1977."

For the full text of the review, please visit reel.com.

- Thanks to Brian for this update!

This is too funny! The folks over at iFuse talked briefly to John at Sundance. Here's the extent of the "interview". (They've also got a brief review, which includes John's comments when he came on stage. Hilarious!)

iFUSE: Hey, what’s up Johnny?

JR: Nothing much, buddy.

iFUSE: I loved the documentary.

JR: I didn’t make the fucking thing, but thanks.

iFUSE: Well, you know what I mean.

JR: Fuck it.

iFUSE: What do you mean?

JR: All the way, man.

And then he walked away.

A reminder for those who get the Sundance Channel, they will be running 3 hour "live" coverage shows of the film fesival this weekend. Not sure if it will be the same 3 hour show aired several times, etc., but their site has some more details. More to come on that when it airs.

And lastly, turd tells us about the following mentions...

"Aint It Cool News (http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com) posted a report from a dude who was at Sundance and caught the premiere (it's amongst six other blurbs he did). Over at http://www.sonicnet.com, they have an article about how Johnny cries in the film and a tidbit about Danny Devito grabbing Steve Jones's ass. Just thought I'd letchya know."

- Thanks turd



January 25th, 2000

Many RTV articles, interviews and more regarding the upcoming "Rotten TV", the Pistols documentary and Lydon's cameo in "The Independent" can now be found at the current Projects Section.

- MANY thanks to Jenni, Paul and Brian for the great articles they sent in!

There are a few new images at the images section. One is from the infamous "RTV" VH1 commercial of John holding the lemon and two from TV Guide Magazine; one of the interview photo and the second is the actual interview text.

Again, if you missed the new VH1 show, check out rottentv.com for some great info and video clips. Also, please send them your responses to the new show. We've received many reviews from viewers, which should be sent to the great staff over there at Rotten TV.

Also, the band U2 is set to do seven tracks for the soundtrack of the upcoming movie "The Million Dollar Hotel":

The Irish superstars have included a Spanish version of the Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the U.K." for the disc.

For the rest of the article, please visit RollingStone.com.

- Thanks to Paul for the info!

And a quick update on the Sundance Channel cable coverage of the Sundance Film Festival: Looks like the only live coverage will be the awards ceremony on the 30th. Stop by sundancechannel.com for more info.



January 24th, 2000

What a truly incredible half hour last night was! The 'Roseanne' bit was priceless! There will be alot of info to put up a little later today; articles, reviews, some news, etc., so please be patient and check back later today.

In the mean time, drop by rottentv.com. It's a great place for info on the new VH1 show, air times, AND video clips for those who didn't or couldn't watch it last night. Also thanks to them for linking to this site! (I will be adding theirs and many others over the next several days, when we get our new links page up.)

Feel free to post your reviews on the message board, but most importantly, take a moment to stop by the above site and let them know what you thought of the show. It'll be your feedback that they'll be looking for now.



January 20th, 2000

Sundance Channel to cover festival:

I was watching the Sundance Channel and they were running commercials saying they would be covering this weekend's film festival. Interviews with stars, special clips, etc.

Sadly, this channel isn't available everywhere just yet. They normally air mostly small, indy-type films. I just happen to receive it as part of my satellite channel package (thank God). But I will do my damnedest to catch any F&F coverage.

VH1 is now running commercials for "Rotten Television"...

"I just saw a commercial for Rotten Television on VH1. It shows John staring silently into the camera while forming an L with his thumb and index finger while holding a piece of fruit in the other hand (I think it was an apple...I don't remember). Crickets are making sounds in the background. Then it switches to a screen that says "From the mind of Johnny Rotten" and then proceeds to a screen with information on when the show airs. A rather odd commercial to say the least, but to be expected from John I suppose.

John's got red hair in the commerical too."

- Thanks to Ryan for the info!

The following is an interview from "The Boston Globe" discussing the upcoming VH1 show:

Living - Beth Carney and Jim Sullivan
01/15/2000
The Boston Globe
THIRD
Page F2

(Copyright 2000) GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, IT'S TALKMASTER JOHNNY ROTTEN

Yes, most of television is rotten, but VH1 isn't beating around the bush: "Rotten Television" is a talk/ music/whatever show hosted by John Lydon , a.k.a. Johnny Rotten (of Sex Pistols fame) premiering next Saturday at midnight. (Coincidentally, that's the same day "Filth and Fury," Julien Temple's documentary on the Sex Pistols , debuts at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.)

Rotten, 43, hasn't lost his feisty, confrontational attitude. "I've not told lies," he says during a phone interview from his LA home, "and I've always been true to my word. You might not like what I do, but at least I mean it." He laughs. "I mean if I can forgive Margaret Thatcher, please can you forgive me?"

Of what will become "Rotten Television," he says: "It's me up there yapping. It's not a set show; it's not weepy guest celebrity nonsense, none of that. It does not really have a format at all, which is murderous on any kind of writing." Musical acts? "There might be, there might not be. Everything will be on a tightrope. I don't want the world to expect any great suave, well-produced thing at all. This will raise more questions than answers, but I think this is the way things should be. The only true wisdom in life is [accepting its] complete and utter nonsense."

In the show, Rotten slams memorabilia collectors - and blows up a plastic sex doll whose mouth he has stuffed with a "valuable" suicide pact note written by his ex-bandmate Sid Vicious to his lover, Nancy Spungeon.

Says Rotten: "I find it all irrelevant. It's what these people have done that is relevant, not what they wore while doing it."

Since Rotten disses more than a few music pros on the show, does he expect any negative feedback? "Almost totally. Nothing really changed in my approach to life. I know what I do is valid for what it is. I don't need to be justified."

Philosophy? "You can be cannon fodder or own the cannon."

- Thanks to Brian for the great interview!



January 16th, 2000

This just in from VH1 themselves!

"Realized we need to give you the exact way we air shows on VH1. We have a dual feed to the west coast - so western humans see it 3 hours later meaning Rotten TV's debut will be at:
Midnight in both the Eastern & Pacific time zones, 11p Central.

So far, 2 repeats are scheduled of Episode #1.....
Tuesday, 1/25 at 6p / 5p Central and Wednesday, 1/26 at 11:30p / 10:30p Central.

Our Rotten TV crew accompany John to Sundance to shoot for Episode #2 ....
No airdate yet."

So it looks like John will be at the Sundance Film Festival. Take a look at the following Entertainment Weekly article that was sent in to us ...

PARK CITY ROCKERS

Johnny Rotten will be at Sundance plugging a film.

The former Sex Pistol joins the likes of Third Eye Blind
by Tom Sinclair

You don't have to wait until summer to feast on a Lollapalooza-style smorgasbord of bands -- just light out for Park City, Utah, for the Sundance Film Festival, where the ratio of musicians to filmmakers can feel like 1:1. In past years, Joan Osborne, Blondie, and Slash have shown up, and you never know who'll be jamming at the countless parties. This year's shindig (Jan. 20-30) features John Popper, Third Eye Blind, Matthew Sweet, the Verve Pipe, and Air, among others. ASCAP and BMG are organizing showcases (no doubt to facilitate partnerships between filmmakers and musicians who dabble in scores and soundtracks). ''If it can further the work that directors and composers do together,'' says Sundance codirector Nicole Guillemet, ''so much the better.'' And who's the edgiest musician on tap? ''Johnny Rotten will be there for the premiere of the Sex Pistols doc, 'The Filth and the Fury,''' says Sundance's R.J. Millard, ''but we don't know whether he'll be playing or not.'' Oh, bollocks.

- Many thanks to Darcy and Paul for the info!



January 12th, 2000

VH1's TV schedule now lists RTV as confirmed to air at midnight (EST) of the 23rd.

- Thanks to The Borg from the message board for pointing this out!

Planning on attending the Sundance Film Festival? Here's the info on "The Filth and the Fury" screenings:

Tuesday, January 25
Eccles Theatre,
in Park City
10:00PM
PROGRAM CODE: FILTH

Wednesday, January 26
Mary G. Steiner Egyptian Theatre,
in Park City
NOON
PROGRAM CODE: FILTH

Thursday, January 27
Trolley Square Theatres,
in Salt Lake City
09:30PM
PROGRAM CODE: FILTH

- Source: Sundance Film Festival web site.

There's also a brief write-up of the film over at the Fine Line Features web site (the film's distributor):

THE FILTH & THE FURY
(March 29 NY, April 21 LA, April 28 Nationwide)
Directed by: Julien Temple

The Sex Pistols was one of the most influential bands of the 20th century. The band was in existence for 26 months, recorded only one album, and changed the face of music forever. The Sex Pistols' irreverent, incendiary attitude has continued to resonate not just in the music industry, but also in fashion and popular culture. Julien Temple first documented the band in 1980 in The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, a film constructed largely from the point of view of mercurial manager Malcolm McLaren. The Filth and the Fury provides a more historical perspective directly from the members of this anarchistic band - Johnny Rotten (vocals), Steve Jones (guitar), Paul Cook (drums) and original member Glen Matlock and his successor Sid Vicious (bass). It contains never before seen footage, including an extended interview with the late Vicious. Rare live footage is also featured, including some of the Sex Pistols' biggest hits, "God Save the Queen," "Pretty Vacant" and "Anarchy in the U.K." The Filth and the Fury will have its world premiere at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.

- Thanks to Darcy for the update.



January 8th, 2000

Got M2? This just in...

On M2, MTV's sister station, they are currently playing every single video in the MTV vault A-Z for the millennium, and I mean EVERY one. They are currently on the B's and played "Bad Life" last night. So anyone interested in seeing PiL videos they've never seen before should tune into M2 every now and again and when they are up to H for "Home" or R for "Rise" they should get their VCR's ready to record them. But they should be patient because it will take months to get to the end of the alphabet. I would really like them to play "Sun" when they get to S but I'm not sure if they will do so, since MTV never played it. But even if MTV have never played it if it's in their vault M2 will play it so I guess there is a chance. I was also wondering if you could tell me what songs PiL has videos for? I haven't seen any of them and I would like to be able to record them when they come on.

- Thanks to Psychospth

Uh, let's see (in no particular order)... Bad Life, Seattle, Disappointed, Don't Ask Me, Rise, Home, Sun, Open Up, World Destruction, Warrior, Body, Cruel, Covered, Love Song (mix).

(I was informed I forgot Public Image and Death Disco. Sorry!)



January 5th, 2000 - UPDATED

Got any comments or feedback about "Rotten TV"? If so, VH1.com wants to hear from you...

Please welcome fans to send their feedback on the show to me, but have them send to the following e-mail address: VH1POSTAL@aol.com. Thanks!
Nancy



January 5th, 2000

This just in from VH1 Viewer Services regarding "Rotten TV"...

Rotten Television

The first of 7 episodes airs Sunday, 1/23 at Midnight / 11pm Central.

When asked off the top of John's head what the show was.....here's what fell out of his bottom:
Hep! Tateuch (the first 7 books of the old testament).
Rotten Television is: an executionary cherry; a youthful mixture of both science & health; and erudite promissory note; the last words in folk art.....as opposed to popular delusion; a useful manual on how to control household pests; a program that will leave only the corrupt confused and your air conditioner still broken; a journey through John's shoes focusing on the fine detail work in the stitching of the heels.



December 28th, 1999

This just in from VH1 themselves...

EPISODE #1 of 7 is COMING
WATCH IT SUNDAY JANUARY 23rd at MIDNIGHT ON VH1
Midnight Eastern & Pacific
11p Central

- There ya' go. Finally, a confirmed date!



December 19th, 1999

Is everyone enjoying the eYada.com show so far? During last night's very entertaining show, I called in and talked to John for about 15 minutes. Here are just a few highlights of what was learned...

• It is still unkown when "The Independent" is going to be released. This movie stars, among others, Janeane Garofalo. John has a brief cameo as a party organizer.
  
  

• Rotten TV should be debuting on VH1 sometime in January.
  
  

• And sadly, John did not contribute one red cent to the $429,870,576 box-office total for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. After that, I really had nothing to talk about.
  
  You can call in to the show toll free in the U.S. at 1-877-EYADA99 (1-877-392-3299). Outside of the U.S., you can call collect at 1-212-581-7145.

  
  The entire staff (all two of us) at john-lydon.com would like to wish everybody happy holidays and have a wonderful new year! And please - DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE. Be safe - and hopefully, with any luck, we'll all still be around after Y2K... stay tuned.
  
  
  
  December 8th, 1999 - UPDATED
  
  I forgot to mention (how could I have forgotten?!) that the Sundance Film Festival 2000 will host the premiere of The Filth and the Fury in January. But what ever happened to 'The Independent'?...
  
  
  
  December 8th, 1999
  
  Everybody enjoy Saturday's show? If you missed Rotten Radio you can listen to the archive of it on eYada.com. It got a very nice write up below...
  
  Johnny Rotten Makes Talk Radio Debut
  
  ENTERT@INMENT.COM / WEB RADIO TURNS ROTTEN
  
  by Charles Gruber
  www.talkradioroundup.com
  December 5, 1999
  
  Former Sex Pistols and PiL singer John Lydon (aka Rotten) made a fantastic debut as a talk show host as he began his weekly program on eyada.com. Because of John's snappy wit and off the cuff sarcasm, many feared that the program would be four hours of John berating his callers. This could not be further from the truth. Rotten went out of his way to make callers the focal point of the show. Additionally, John showed that he is a truly likeable person. That does not mean he neglected to criticize the music industry, government, and popular culture - but criticism was given where he felt criticism was due. Additionally, he showed the characteristic that will make him successful as a talk host: he is REAL. No stereotypical "rock star" attitude was exhibited. For example, Lydon is adamantly anti-drug and speaks to exactly why he feels this way. Lydon could care less about what is "cool" while at the same time he is a significant figure in the history of rock music.
  
  The show does have some growing pains to overcome. Being that Lydon is a famous musician, many callers seemed to "worship" instead of engaging in conversation. However, Lydon was bored by this kind of banter and quickly moved on to other calls and e-mail. These types of calls should taper off as time goes by as they are not encouraged by John.
  
  Most popular talk hosts fall into the "right wing" category. Why? Because most who are to the left either are not entertaining, or they forgo content for name-calling and sexual exploits. Lydon can break this tradition. His views are original, thought provoking, and wide ranging. This program will put eyada.com on the map. Furthermore, Lydon can bring a whole new audience to the world of talk radio.
  
  "Rotten Radio" can be heard every Saturday from 4pm - 8pm Eastern Time on www.eyada.com.
  
  - Thanks to Brian for the review!
  
  The new issue of Rolling Stone magazine features a cast of memorable millenium personalities that would make a perfect New Year's Eve party. It's designed in a bizare manner of celebrities faces pasted over naked models. It continues on the inside cover, showing none other than a Pistol's era mug of Johnny Rotten, however I could locate no mention of John or the Pistols in this worthless rag. If you happen to have more patience than I did while I was in the bathroom, please drop us a line.
  
  Our devoted news informant Brian wrote us advising that he heard a radio ad that the Blair Witch Project is coming to Pay Per View and that if you purchase the Pay Per View movie, you will get a preview of an 'exclusive' video. They then played 'The Order of Death', hinting that there may be a new PiL video coming. It could also just be scenes from the movie with only the music in the background. I bought the DVD of the movie, but if anyone orders the Pay Per View version, please let us know what this exclusive video is all about.
  
  And lastly, John apparently made a reference to our ever-twisted message board during last Saturday's show - I listened to most of it, but haven't figured out just where yet. eYada.com informed me that they plan on somehow plugging this site during an upcoming show (thanks guys!). If you catch it, please note the time and let us know. Thanks and that's all for now!
  
  
  
  December 2nd, 1999
  
  Sorry for the lack of updates and e-mail replies. We've been having some major problems with the e-mail portion of this site. I would like to thank everyone who wrote us over the last couple of weeks. We will respond as soon as we have a chance to catch up.
  
  It looks like John will be live this Saturday on eYada.com. If you can't sit by your computer from 4-8pm EST to listen, you should be able to play the last show at your convenience (providing it's like the other shows on eYada.com). Please read the following...
  
  Showtime
  
  ENTERT@INMENT.COM / WEB RADIO TURNS ROTTEN
  
  Chris Allbritton
  
  11/28/1999
  New York Daily News
  Page 6
  (Copyright 1999 Daily News, L.P.)
  
  God save the Web. Johnny Rotten, former singer for the quintessential punk-rock band the Sex Pistols, is getting his own online radio show. Rotten, whose real name is John Lydon, will start Webcasting Rotten Radio on Dec. 4, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on eYada.com, an online radio station that focuses on talk radio. There are no boundaries, and I cant wait to hear what comes out of his mouth, said eYada.coms CEO Bob Meyrowitz, who also created the syndicated rock radio show King Biscuit Flower Hour. I dont know what hes going to say, I dont know what hes going to do, but I would pay to hear it. Rotten declined to make himself available for interviews. Since there are no FCC regulations for online broadcasting, Rotten can be as wild as he wants to be. Meyrowitz said there will be no warning that Rottens show might be unsuitable for younger listeners. Listen, hes talking on the Internet, he said. Hes not a pornographer. Hes not starting a war.... I think this is something that will be exciting, will be provocative, will be different. But its not incendiary. Maybe not today, but this is the leader of the group that in 1976, on a live BBC broadcast, began cursing up a royal blue streak. That got the Pistols banned from performing live in Britain. None of this concerns Meyrowitz, who calls Rotten an artist, a provocative one, an important one. I think allowing him a place to say what he wants to say is important. Other hosts on eYada.com include Lionel, Daily News columnists Rush & Molloy, and Bob Berkowitz, host of CNBCs Real Personal.
  
  - Thanks to Brian for the press release!
  
  
  
  November 6th, 1999
  
  eYada.com's main Rotten Radio banner is now a link that will take you to a brief bio on John, including an e-mail the host form. If anyone happens to get a reply from Mr. Lydon, we'd love to post it!
  
  - Thanks to Bob and Jason!
  
  
  
  November 2nd, 1999 - UPDATED
  
  Jason points out that eYada.com has a banner that now says Rotten Radio will premiere on 12.4.99. This could be due to our previous report that John is currently too busy with the upcoming VH1 show 'Rotten Television'. Either way, it looks like we'll be seeing/hearing a lot of Johnny in the very near future!
  
  
  
  November 2nd, 1999
  
  Here is eYada.com's press release that they (as well as several others) sent in:
  
  For Immediate Release
  Contact: Patrick Kowalczyk, patrick@mkpr.com
  Jane Glastein, jane@mkpr.com
  
  Michael Kaminer Public Relations, 212/627-8098
  
  ANARCHY ON THE WEB: INFAMOUS JOHNNY ROTTEN JOINS EYADA.COM, LIVE AND UNCENSORED
  
  http://www.eyada.com
  
  New York City, November 1, 1999 - Never mind the radio. Here's John Lydon, a.k.a. Johnny Rotten - live, online, and uncensored on eYada.com, the Web's all-star, all-talk powerhouse network. After exploding onto the scene with the notorious 70's punk band Sex Pistols, Lydon is bringing his anarchist attitude and wicked wit online with "Rotten Radio," the latest addition to eYada.com's stellar on-air lineup.
  
  Beginning Saturday, November 6th, Lydon will beam his British bad-boy take on everything from political mayhem to pop culture from his newly-wired living room in Los Angeles.
  
  Heard around the world, eYada.com is home to on-air personalities such as Richard Johnson, editor of the New York Post's "Page Six"; George Rush and Joanna Molloy, the Daily News' husband and wife gossip duo; Bob Berkowitz, former host of CNBC sex advice program "Real Personal," and Lionel, one of talk radio's top ten hosts.
  
  "The Web is the perfect medium for John," said eYada.com president and CEO Bob Meyowitz, , who also created the groundbreaking syndicated rock radio show King Biscuit Flower Hour, "Not only can he reach his fans all over the globe, but he can be as outrageous as he wants to be. He can say and do anything he wants and that is what Web radio is all about. We're thrilled to have him join eYada.com's talent roster."
  
  Since being banned by the BBC for his UK hit "God Save the Queen", Lydon has provoked controversy at any and every expense. After the Sex Pistols imploded in 1978, Lydon formed Public Image Ltd and recorded 10 hit albums in the 1980s. In 1994, Lydon wrote Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs, an autobiography that became a best seller in the US and went #1 in the UK. The Sex Pistols reformed for a 20th Anniversary tour in 1996.
  
  eYada.com will Webcast Lydon's live program from his Los Angeles home every Saturday evening from 4-8pm EST.
  
  About eYada.com
  eYada.com http://www.eyada.com is the Internet's first all-star, all-talk network. Showcasing a stellar lineup of on-air talent, the network Webcasts live, original programming throughout the day from its studios in Manhattan.
  
  - Guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens Saturday!
  
  
  
  October 31st, 1999
  
  Happy Halloween!
  
  Rotten Radio was not broadcast yesterday as earlier reported. Mtv.com altered their previous news report to read that it will now air on eYada.com next Saturday. However, the following report (and message board post) indicates that might not even be a correct date due to the upcoming VH1 show, Rotten Television, which is currently gaining steam...
  
  "The radio show is on the back burner for John right now, he just doesn't have the time...The equipment is set up, it's just a matter of him being ready."
  
  - Many thanks to an anonymous source
  
  
  
  
  

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