The Buzzcocks were an English punk-rock band from Manchester that debuted with an EP on self-press New Hormones in January 1977, followed by eight singles and three albums on United Artists between October 1977 and September 1979. In 1978 alone, the band placed five songs on the UK singles chart. For its first eight months, […]
Magazine was an English rock band led by original Buzzcocks frontman Howard Devoto. They debuted with the 1978 Virgin single “Shot by Both Sides,” followed by the albums Real Life, Secondhand Daylight, and The Correct Use of Soap. The band’s instrumentalists — guitarist John McGeoch, bassist Barry Adamson, and keyboardist Dave Formula — were also […]
Thought experiment: correlate each class of ’77 UK punk/new wave act to their class of ’64 British beat antecedent (or correlate the ’64 beat act to their ’77 doppelganger). I offered ten comparisons for consideration (A–J). Explore the parallels and similarities that distinguished each pair from their respective kin. Class of ’64 vs. Class of […]
Another Music in a Different Kitchen is the debut album by Mancunian rockers the Buzzcocks, released in 1978 on United Artists. Tracklist: A1. “Fast Cars” (2:07) A2. “No Reply” (2:07) A3. “You Tear Me Up” (2:32) A4. “Get on Our Own” (2:31) A5. “Love Battery” (2:16) A6. “Sixteen” (3:50) B1. “I Don’t Mind” (2:20) B2. […]
