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“We were part of the Manchester punk explosion – The Sex Pistols and the Clash were exciting and glamorous, we were quite avant garde”: Steve Diggle on the Buzzcocks’ surprising legacy and why he still relies on a 50-year-old solid-state amp

With the classic-era guitarist at the helm, U.K. punk-rock originals the Buzzcocks are nowhere near calling it quits

Guitar World

"He glared out into the audience like he wanted to kill each and every one of us, one at a time." The story behind the gig which inspired the birth of Joy Division

The night that changed Manchester's music scene forever

Louder

Record Store Day 2025: the full list, plus 5 great albums you need to bag on April 12

Record Store Day 2025 promises tons of unmissable music for every kind of music fan –here are my picks.

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Mickalene Thomas and Linder at the Hayward: two must-see subversive shows

5/5 Two shows at the Hayward are visceral attacks on the male gaze and startling odes to the power of transformation

Evening Standard

‘I was always obsessed with death’: how Linder turned pornography and trauma into art

At 70, Linder is having a retrospective at the Hayward Gallery – after years of being overlooked by the art establishment. She discusses punk, porn and politics

The Guardian - UK

“The Moors Murderers’ Manchester was the same as our Manchester”: Buzzcocks’ Steve Diggle on growing up next door to Myra Hindley and Ian Brady

The guitarist and co-founder says he had a close shave with the notorious killers as a kid

Louder

20 Years Later, Mike Myers Reveals How 'Shrek 2' Pulled Off the Impossible

Shrek himself and the team behind the Dreamworks sequel tell Inverse how they improved the animation and created a perfect soundtrack — and reflect on the rise of the Shrek Rave.

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A musical tour of Manchester: from the Hallé to the Happy Mondays

Every genre of music has made its mark on Manchester, including dialect ballads, classical, TV theme tunes and all the strands of post-punk. Welcome to the north-west sound

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Roundhouse is the jewel in Camden's crown — and this is why we should support it more

As long as I’ve been in London, the Roundhouse has been part of my life. It is as symptomatic of the city as the Post Office Tower, Buck House, the Millennium Wheel or the 100 Club. Not only is it architecturally idiosyncratic (it was declared a National Heritage site in…

Evening Standard

"The doubters have all gone now": Steve Diggle on continuing Buzzcocks without Pete Shelley

Now fronted by Steve Diggle, Buzzcocks play North American shows this month, with UK and European shows to follow

Louder

A beginners' guide to Buzzcocks in 10 songs of boredom, thwarted love and mid-life confusion

10 essential pop-punk classics from the band who wrote the book

Louder

“Tony Hicks from the Hollies popped into the studio and said, ‘That’s my guitar.’ I thought, ‘F**k me, I’ve bought a stolen Les Paul!’” Steve Diggle of the Buzzcocks on the making of their 1978 punk classic, Another Music in a Different Kitchen

Fast-paced, big hooks, and one almighty left turn, the Buzzcocks’ incendiary debut is one of the most important punk albums of all time. Here is its story

Guitar World

Wolfgang Van Halen, the year's best gear and 2023's guitarists of the year – only in the new Guitar World

Plus! The year's biggest and wildest guitar news, a transcription of Jeff Beck's final masterpiece, Dethklok, Buzzcocks, Paul Stanley's son and more!

Guitar World

"It was the punk gig of dreams": what happened when The Clash brought Buzzcocks, The Slits and Subway Sect to Manchester

On May 1, 1977, The Clash started their first ever UK tour. A week later they played at the Electric Circus in Manchester, a night that changed the lives of those lucky enough to be there

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Forget Manchester: Leeds was the REAL home of 80s alternative music

Often derided as ‘Goth City’, Leeds defined the independent music scene of the 80s from post-punk to weird-pop and dark electronica. No Leeds, no Trent Reznor

Guitar World

Guy Pratt: “I always thought that the second I walked out the studio, the producer would be on the phone to Pino Palladino”

The session stalwart discusses his career as a sideman, gigging with Pink Floyd, and chatting to Noel Gallagher and Suzi Quatro for his music podcast, The Rockonteurs

WhatToWatch

The Greatest Auction: release date, items, interview and everything we know

The Greatest Auction will see a range of fascinating items and collectables go under the hammer

Manchester Evening News

How Manchester changed during the Queen’s 70 years on the throne

A constant in an ever-changing world, the Queen was the longest serving-monarch in the United Kingdom’s history.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Invention, grace and bloodlust ballet’: post-punk guitarist John McGeoch

McGeoch sent a jolt through the scene with Magazine, Siouxsie Sioux and more. Johnny Marr, James Dean Bradfield and others salute an overlooked musician

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