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Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band that singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto formed in Bolton in 1976. [5] During their career, the band combined elements of punk rock, power pop, [6] and pop punk. [7]
Nov 4, 2014 · That night, Buzzcocks were in town, and even after the venue gave word of the bomb scare, fans kept calm and let the UK legends carry on. This was, after all, a rare local appearance by the ...
- Kenneth Partridge
Oct 3, 2024 · The release of Spiral Scratch, Buzzcocks ’ debut EP, on 29 January 1977 was a watershed event in British punk rock and independent music. Recorded and mixed in about five hours at Manchester’s...
- Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve’)’ – Love Bites (1978) Without a doubt Buzzcock’s biggest hit, and it reached number twelve on the UK singles chart in 1978.
- Why Can’t I Touch It?’ – Singles Going Steady (1979) That funky bassline. That funky guitar riff. That funky rhythm. Apart from latter era Clash, these are three elements one wouldn’t normally equate with punk.
- I Believe’ – A Different Kind of Tension (1979) ‘I Believe’ is an example of Buzzcocks augmenting their songwriting with the production of legendary producer Martin Rushent on their third studio album.
- Whatever Happened To…?’ – Orgasm Addict (1977) The B-side to ‘Orgasm Addict’, ‘Whatever Happened To…?’ is better, and more Buzzcocks than its sibling.
Dec 7, 2018 · But not everybody knows their late frontman Pete Shelley, inspired by a line from a musical, wrote it about a man. Manchester punk band Buzzcocks made a big impact on music in a number of ways ...
Dec 8, 2018 · The name Buzzcocks could almost be onomatopoeia for the noise made by Shelley and rhythm guitarist Diggle: a serrated surge, at once coarse and sleek, with a hint of kinky mischief.
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Feb 16, 2017 · Ten years ago this week, something historic happened on British television. Preston from The Ordinary Boys went on Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
