Former Sex Pistols star John Lydon has praised Jedward - for being so bad they made other acts "shine". The punk idol said the pair - dumped from The X Factor at the weekend - were "just ridiculous". But Lydon insisted there was a place for the band in the music scene.

John Lydon could be back in the studio soon if the upcoming Public Image Limited tour makes money.

It's difficult to recapture how exhilarating yet forbidding John Lydon's post-Sex Pistols band, Public Image Limited, actually sounded in 1978.

The Year : 1979 The Album : Public Image Ltd., Metal Box Who It Influenced : Big Black/Shellac, Radiohead, Liars, The Rapture, LCD Soundsystem, Gang Gang Dance Public Image Limited have recently announced a reformation tour to coincide with the 30-year anniversary of their classic second album, Metal Box .

Former Sex Pistol John Lydon is reforming Public Image Limited for the first time in 17 years.

Rare tracks from Public Image Ltd. , Dexys Midnight Runners and The Specials are set to be released digitally.

Rare tracks from Public Image Ltd. , Dexys Midnight Runners and The Specials are set to be released digitally.

Rare tracks from Public Image Ltd. , Dexys Midnight Runners and The Specials are set to be released digitally.

Of all the wacky cross-culture mash-ups that come out of Japan, this one gets serious chutzpah points: Phenomenon paired seminal post-punk band, Public Image Limited, with animated feline time-traveler, Doraemon on two new T-shirts. The graphic mixes PiL's logo with a more subtle reference to the cat's colors, whiskers and collar.

Martin Atkins begins working with Johnny Rotten and Public Image Limited. revolution #2 - 1991 Chicago, Illinois drum machines, electronics and industrial music join hand in hand with computers to overthrow traditional ideas, home recording becomes a reality, commercial recording studios begin a steady decline into obsolescence.