47 years ago
Buzzcocks at Band On The Wall, Manchester May 1977.
Band members were bassist Garth Smith, drummer John Maher, singer and guitarist Pete Shelley and guitarist Steve Diggle.
Remembering the great and unforgettable Pete Shelley, singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of the British punk band Buzzcocks, born on this day in 1955, Leigh, Lancashire, England.
47 years ago today
Spiral Scratch is an EP by English punk rock band Buzzcocks, and the only studio record with original singer Howard Devoto, released on this day in 1977.
Remembering Pete Shelley who died today 6 December 2018
“We were sick of those boring old farts from America and, if our songs sounded bleak, well that’s normal if you live in Manchester. It’s grim up North,”
In memory of Pete Shelley, founding member and later singer of the punk rock band Buzzcocks, who died on this day in 2018 at the age of 63 of a suspected heart attack.
Hello hello les mastopotes
Alors, je vous ai beaucoup parlé de Pete Shelley mais il faut aussi parler de Steve Diggle, l’autre auteur-compositeur et parfois chanteur de #buzzcocks.
On lui doit par exemple la splendide Autonomy
Souriez, c’est vendredi🤘🏻
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Dans le deuxième album studio des #buzzcocks se cache cette merveille qui a fait le tour du monde. Shelley était ouvertement bisexuel et y parle ici de son amour d’un copain, qui lui était tombé dessus sans prévenir (l’amour, pas le copain).
Bonne journée à toustes 🤘🏻
Hello hello les mastopotes #buzzcocks toujours pour nous aider à passer la mi-semaine.
Incisif, drôle, énergique, Pete Shelley nous manque.
Bonne journée à toustes🤘🏻
Hello hello les mastopotes
1977
Les #buzzcocks changent de gratteux, Howard Devoto étant parti fonder Magazine.
Premier album pro, première censure à la BBC, ça démarre très fort.
Bonne journée à toustes 🤘🏻
45 years ago today
Love Bites is the second studio album by English punk rock band Buzzcocks, released on this day in 1978 featuring the single 'Ever Fallen In Love'
45 years ago today
"Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" is a song written by Pete Shelley, performed by his group Buzzcocks and released on this day in 1978.
45 years ago
Pete Shelley of the English punk band The Buzzcocks performs on stage at the Rock Against Racism festival at Alexandra Park on July 15, 1978
A year ago today, the mural honoring the great and late Buzzcocks legend Pete Shelley was completed in his hometown of Leigh, designed by graphic designer Malcolm Garrett and graffiti artist Akse P19