Rough Kids, Sex Pistols + Art School Babies: Tommy Roberts in the final issue of The Word
//Pages 108-111, The Word, August 2012.//
Out later this week, the final issue of The Word marks a significant staging post in the story of magazine publishing in the digital age.
Champions of the written word and intelligent discourse about popular culture, the editorial team headed by veteran double-act Mark Ellen and David Hepworth have assembled a fine last edition in which I’m stoked to be included, with an extract from Mr Freedom about Tommy Roberts’ involvement in the mid-70s British music scene (including never-previously revealed details of Roberts’ loaning of rehearsal space to the nascent Sex Pistols, the burglary of his shop City Lights Studio by members of the group and Malcolm McLaren’s interest in managing Ian Dury).
//Introduction to Tommy Roberts extract.//
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//Mark E. signs off with a nice message on the back of the envelope bearing my copy of the final issue.//