Sex Pistols, Atlanta, 1978: Photography by Ron Sherman at Different Trains Gallery

Photo by Ron Sherman. Courtesy of the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University

Photographer Ron Sherman will be at Different Trains Gallery in Decatur, discussing his photographs of The Sex Pistols first show on North American soil on Thursday, November 9 at 7 p.m.

On January 5, 1978, British punk landed in Atlanta when the Sex Pistols played their American debut at The Great Southeast Music Hall in Buckhead’s Lindbergh Plaza. Sherman was in the audience that night shooting pics for Newsweek Magazine.

It was just another night on the job for a working photographer. The media was steeped in a moral panic leading up to the show. Sherman’s photos portray the group as what it was, a young rock’n’roll band.

Different Trains Gallery, 432 E Howard Ave. no. 24 in Decatur.

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Paul Gorman ‘The Life and Times of Malcolm McLaren’ Q&A

Mark your calendars now, folks. On Thursday, September 24, at 6 p.m. Eastern Time, I am talking with journalist, author, archivist, and commentator Paul Gorman about his epic new biography, The Life and Times of Malcolm McLaren. It’s an 855-page book—I don’t know that I’ve ever read an 855-page book in its entirety (although Ulysses and Gravity’s Rainbow come close). McLaren carved a singular place for himself in history as a clothing designer, boutique shop owner, artist, and as a manager and promoter for both the Sex Pistols and the New York Dolls. Alongside his partner Vivienne Westwood, McLaren was an early progenitor of the punk movement. He’s a fascinating, worthy, and misunderstood subject for such a hefty tome, and I cannot recommend this book enough.

Gorman is an excellent conversationalist as well. Our Zoom chat is hosted by A Cappella Books. Check out the shop’s website for details on how to sign in, and how you can get a signed copy of the book.

Thurs., Sept. 24. Free to sign in, 6 p.m. www.acappellabooks.com.