― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 11:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― Red Panda Sanskrit (ex machina), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 11:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― stevie (stevie), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 11:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 18:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― kephm, Tuesday, 10 August 2004 18:26 (nineteen years ago) link
One of my more bemusing claims to relative small time fame is that I think I wrote most of the Buzzcocks reviews on the AMG.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 18:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― Red Panda Sanskrit (ex machina), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 18:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 18:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― Shiggle, Tuesday, 17 August 2004 11:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 11:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 11:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 11:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 11:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 11:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 11:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 15:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 15:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― Atnevon (Atnevon), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 21:10 (nineteen years ago) link
Interesting piece on them in this Mojo Punk Special. I envy those of you who got to see those TOTP performances, etc.
― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Sunday, 10 April 2005 07:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Nick H (Nick H), Sunday, 10 April 2005 13:37 (nineteen years ago) link
buzzcocks fans with descendents hate are like run-dmc fans who hate public enemy. don't hate the playa, hate the game, etc...
― peteshelleygoestocollege, Sunday, 10 April 2005 18:48 (nineteen years ago) link
Blame it on X-Ray Spex.
― Atnevon (Atnevon), Sunday, 10 April 2005 19:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Sunday, 10 April 2005 20:01 (nineteen years ago) link
By the way, Buzzcock's are as classic as it gets. A little maudlin sometimes, but aren't we all.
― Fa Fa fa FA, Fa fa Fa fa FA Fa (poop), Sunday, 10 April 2005 20:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― Fa Fa fa FA, Fa fa Fa fa FA Fa (poop), Sunday, 10 April 2005 20:06 (nineteen years ago) link
Anyway, I liked my lyrics better. Call Pansy Division. If they haven't already gone to it.
― Atnevon (Atnevon), Monday, 11 April 2005 04:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Monday, 11 April 2005 04:31 (nineteen years ago) link
Another Music in a Different Kitchen / Singles Going Steady: Pretty awesome.
Afterwards, progressively losing the plot.
― Sasha (sgh), Monday, 11 April 2005 07:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 11 April 2005 07:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Monday, 11 April 2005 14:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 11 April 2005 16:44 (nineteen years ago) link
By the time you get to "Airwaves Dream," you're a million miles from "Orgasm" (one of the few songs I knew) - it's positively Joy Divisionish.
― paulhw (paulhw), Thursday, 20 October 2005 21:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 20 October 2005 21:43 (eighteen years ago) link
"Ever Fallen In Love" might be the my favorite single by a first-wave UK punk band.
― A|ex P@reene (Pareene), Thursday, 20 October 2005 21:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― lemin (lemin), Thursday, 20 October 2005 21:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 20 October 2005 21:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― lemin (lemin), Thursday, 20 October 2005 21:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 20 October 2005 21:55 (eighteen years ago) link
OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!!!!
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 20 October 2005 21:57 (eighteen years ago) link
Over-familiarisation with their music ruined the Buzzcocks for me big time.
― Bob Six (bobbysix), Thursday, 20 October 2005 22:15 (eighteen years ago) link
― zeus (zeus), Thursday, 20 October 2005 22:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― dr x o'skeleton, Tuesday, 28 March 2006 09:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 09:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― dr x o'skeleton, Tuesday, 28 March 2006 10:35 (eighteen years ago) link
Try the Fastbacks. "The Question Is NO" is their "Singles Going Steady" (and is just as good says me).
― drench, Tuesday, 28 March 2006 14:48 (eighteen years ago) link
Get the fuck in, Peter Shelley. What a band.
― Venga (Venga), Tuesday, 28 March 2006 23:26 (eighteen years ago) link
Devoto
― dr x o'skeleton, Wednesday, 29 March 2006 12:56 (eighteen years ago) link
Right, they've done Jonathan Ross and Simon thingy as guest presenters.
Let's be having Pete Shelley up next you bbc you.
― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 29 March 2006 13:00 (eighteen years ago) link
We need a new recd from Howard about now I think.
Anyone see the Devoto/Shelley piece in Q's Machester Special? Good Slaughter and The Dogs article too.
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Wednesday, 29 March 2006 13:59 (eighteen years ago) link
Yes.
― Mark G, Monday, 15 January 2018 08:03 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfKdzpta-Ss
― What Do I Blecch? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 10 December 2018 13:39 (five years ago) link
Anyone rep for the post-reunion stuff? I could go for a nice cherry picking of the best bits.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 10 December 2018 16:05 (five years ago) link
Why did they break up after A Different Kind of Tension? Never heard much of a story about this.
― the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Monday, 10 December 2018 20:03 (five years ago) link
They did three (double A-side?) singles after that. Substance problems was one contributing factor.
― What Do I Blecch? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 10 December 2018 20:20 (five years ago) link
Discussion of the end of the first run here: Buzzcocks Are Everything
― What Do I Blecch? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 10 December 2018 21:06 (five years ago) link