Punk and McLaren

The Sex Pistols manager, Malcolm Mclaren was buried yesterday. What struck me about the reporting of the event were the almost reverential terms with which Malcolm Mclaren's career was spoken of.

From the most unlikely of sources, conventional media mourned his passing; from the bland and complacent 'One Show' to even a mention in the Daily Mail for goodness sake.

During the Punk era, these types of media would have been glad to see the back of Punk, and all it stood for. So why the praise now? Times change, I guess, and with the passing of the years, Punk certainly won't seem as dangerous as it once was to the bland and complacent.