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“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.

Inverse

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

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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

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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

Louder

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

Louder

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

Guitar World

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

WhatToWatch

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.

Manchester Evening News

‘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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