Truer words have perhaps never been spoken: “The road is still fun—although perhaps not as much fun as it seems over some drinks where you decide, ‘Right, let’s do it!'” says Pete Shelley. Shelley, a ...

The Buzzcocks were born 40 years ago on stage at Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England, opening for the Sex Pistols in their first live performance. That legendary show, on June 4, 1976, ...

I was backstage with Buzzcocks at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston, November 1993, right after the four-piece group had played a ferocious life-and-punk-rock affirming set to a full house. It was just ...

The Buzzcocks were back in the Bay Area on Thursday night. Yet, it was a different kind of Buzzcocks that took the stage at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. It was the first time that ...

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit a punk classic, a paragon of songwriting about the ...

Punk rock legend and Buzzcocks leader Steve Diggle constantly is looking forward with his music, regularly constructing songs and thinking about what comes next for the band. Yet at the same time, ...