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December 7, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 208 Pete Shelley

Late 2009. The Spines at that time were Les Knight on bass, Riki Gooch on drums and me. We had just recorded the Bloodmonster album and I was about 50 and drinking a lot at Bodega – a period of renaissance for the band. I’d always been a fan of the Buzzcocks in the early […]
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October 28, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Buzzcocks to play Four NZ Shows: 40th Anniversary Tour (March 2016)

The Buzzcocks will return to New Zealand in March of 2016 to play four shows – they’ll be celebrating their 40th Anniversary. Has there been a finer singles band? They surely have to rank up there with the best – razor-sharp pop-punk classics. The setlist will, again, be filled with gems. I saw them in […]
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