Quarter Notes: Blurbs & Briefs from Sound Bites
SEX PISTOLS SERIES HEADING TO FX: “Pistol,” a six-episode series based on Steve Jones’ 2018 memoir, “Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol,” will begin production March 7 for eventual airing on FX, Variety reports.
The Danny Wallace-directed series will star Toby Wallace as Jones, Anson Boon (Johnny Rotten), Louis Partridge (Sid Vicious), Emma Appleton (Nancy Spungen), Jacob Slater (Paul Cook), Fabien Frankel (Glen Matlock) and Sydney Chandler (Chrissie Hynde).
PEACE TRAIN BOOK COMING MAY 11: Yusuf/Cat Stevens plans an illustrated children’s book based on “Peace Train” for release May 11.
MOUNTAIN GOATS DISAVOW FASCISTS: The Mountain Goats declared their Twitter feed “a no-sympathy-for-fascists zone and will remain so until the worms eat me.”
MASKING WITH MAHAL: Taj Mahal is selling masks to allow fans to safely take a giant step outside during the pandemic.
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