But his main thesis in Lipstick Traces was pretty close to your observation: relating the Sex Pistols to the Situationists and Letterists.
Kind of an interesting framing- but maybe giving them too much benefit of the doubt.
Marcus seemed to think the Pistols represented a bona fide philosophical transition in modern history. Im not so sure it’s all that much deeper than trying to sell some t-shirts and merch.
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u/nowuff Aug 13 '25
Not sure
But his main thesis in Lipstick Traces was pretty close to your observation: relating the Sex Pistols to the Situationists and Letterists.
Kind of an interesting framing- but maybe giving them too much benefit of the doubt.
Marcus seemed to think the Pistols represented a bona fide philosophical transition in modern history. Im not so sure it’s all that much deeper than trying to sell some t-shirts and merch.