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Remembering Pete Shelley, and entering a new Buzzcocks era – back in touch with Steve Diggle
Punk idols Buzzcocks are back, a year after losing revered frontman Pete Shelley, with a new single to mark the occasion, officially released in mid-February but available during the band’s short run of December dates. And latest 45, ‘Gotta Get … Continue reading
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Tagged 53 Degrees, A Different Kind of Tension, Buzzcocks, Chris Remington, Danny Farrant, Eden Studios, Gorilla, Harmony in my Head, Highgate, Howard Devoto, John Maher, Lesser Free Trade Hall, Liam Gallagher, Manchester, Mani Perazzoli, Martin Rushent, Nouvelle Vague, Olympic Studios, Penetration, Pete Shelley, Preston, Ray Davies, Royal Albert Hall, Sex Pistols, Skids, Steve Diggle, Steve Garvey, Strawberry Studios, The Undertones
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The enduring appeal of Penetration and the Invisible Girls – the Pauline Murray interview
While Pauline Murray is now four decades down her chosen career path, it’s worth noting that the first incarnation of the band she co-founded as a teenager, County Durham’s pioneering punk outfit Penetration, was rather short-lived. It was certainly a happening … Continue reading
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Tagged Buzzcocks, Byker, Coming Up For Air, David Bowie, Don't Dictate, Electric Circus, Ferryhill, Gary Chapman, Gary Smallman, Generation X, Howard Devoto, Invisible Girls, John Maher, John Peel, Ken Goodinson, Moving Targets, Newcastle, Paul Harvey, Pauline Murray, Penetration, Pete Shelley, Polestar Studios, Preston, Resolution, Rob Blamire, Roxy Music, Steve Wallace, The Clash, The Continental, The Roxy, The Stranglers, Transfigure
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Buzzcocks Going Steady – the Steve Diggle interview
To get the right tone for a feature, I love to find a little footage or play a song that best sets a scene. And with this week’s interviewee, I was spoiled for choice. Would it be rare footage of … Continue reading
