UNBELIEVABLE: Buzzcocks | History Defined

John Cooper Clarke looks back: ‘Getting older sucks – it’s marginally better than being dead’

The punk poet on his heroin years, dressing like Ronnie Wood, and achieving his boyhood ambition

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4

“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 · Jul 7

"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 · Jun 5

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.

Inverse · May 30, 2024

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 · Apr 23, 2024

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 · Mar 11, 2024

"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 · Mar 4, 2024

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 · Feb 12, 2024

“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 · Jan 16, 2024

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 · Dec 1, 2023