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Buzzcocks at Royal Albert Hall: a holy celebration of music, memories and Pete Shelley
This was supposed to be a regular Buzzcocks show. A celebration of the Manchester band’s remarkable songwriting prowess these last forty-plus years, at the...
Surviving Buzzcocks members and special guests are staging a tribute show for Pete Shelley
The surviving members of the Buzzcocks have announced plans to stage a special tribute show to late frontman Pete Shelley.
The band will be joined by a...
Scott Hutchison, Pete Shelley, Vinnie Paul among names omitted from Grammys ‘In Memoriam’
Last night's 2019 GRAMMY Awards annual 'In Memoriam' segment has attracted criticism for failing to include a number of names.
Paying tribute to those within...
Campaign launched in support of tribute statue to Buzzcocks frontman Pete Shelley
A campaign has been launched in a bid to raise funds for a tribute statue to Buzzcocks frontman Pete Shelley.
The lead singer of legendary...
Buzzcocks: the brilliant punk band’s ten best songs
Picking the 10 best Buzzcocks songs – such is the wealth of brilliance within their catalogue – feels a little bit like shooting fish...
Buzzcocks back campaign to get ‘Ever Fallen in Love…’ to Number One after Pete...
Manchester punk icons Buzzcocks have backed a campaign to get their seminal hit 'Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)' to Number One...
Pete Shelley: a musical pioneer who gave us lusty, essential punk pop
Pete Shelley’s standing as a rock ‘n’ roll great was assured long ago, thanks to a cannon of perfect pop-fuelled punk. But even so,...
Green Day and The Sex Pistols lead tributes as Buzzcocks singer Pete Shelley dies...
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong has led tributes to Pete Shelley, after the punk icon died at the age of 63 of a suspected...
Buzzcocks to re-release debut EP alongside demos album
Buzzcocks have announced plans to reissue their debut EP, 1977’s ‘Spiral Scratch’.
Initially self-released via their own New Hormones label, the EP celebrates its 40th...
Buzzcocks guitarist says punk was born in Manchester, not London
Steve Diggle marks 40 year anniversary of punk in new interview
