These a mixture of conversational e-mails - other websites and guest book entries - by most recent first.
Sadly [John McGeoch] died on 2004-03-04. To many he was an inspirational guitarist and his talent on this and other instruments will be greatly missed.
Graeme Oxby the director of Shotgun Dave Rides East informs us that Dave did the music and the sound design for the film as detailed on the website.
Thanks to Joeri for providign these articles .
Dave is also playing live at the Charity Premier of the film in Doncaster on 25th September. again, details on site. This music is fantastic Hammond B3 and Clavinet based. There is a short MP3 on site.
From recent interview with Paul Barker and Al Jourgensan of Ministry - Jourgensan also recently named Howard Devoto as one of the five or so people he'd most like to work with.
"I'm really intrigued by the very faithful cover of Magazine's "The Light Pours Out of Me," which I know you've done as part of your live show for years now. What first attracted you to that song and how did you decide to finally record it properly?
Al: Ok, I'll take this one. [Paul says OK]. What attracted me to the song is that it's a fucking goddamn excellent song OK? And Howard Devoto's a god damn excellent songwriter, OK? He rules! We did that song live and a lot of people really said [adopting appropriate voice], "You guys sound good on that one." So, I bought a bootleg [laughs] of Ministry at a store one time, because there was me, on the cover, and this bald cinder block-head fucking guy on this bootleg. I bought it, because it said my name and they said that that was Nivek Ogre from Skinny Puppy, right? [Laughs] It's not Ogre. It's not human, basically."
On Forms Of Things Unknown - you can hear an mp3 edit of the luxuria song 'stupid blood' as covered by the artist forms of things unknown and purchase the cd should you feel inclined.
Howard (no that one) writes :-
New Ministry album is our called Animositisomina (it's a palindrome of animosity). Anyway, it includes a cover of The Light Pours Out of Me - you can hear a RealPlayer snippet from VH1
The new Buzzcocks album - "Buzzcocks" released 03-2003 contains versions of "Stars" and the Devoto penned "Lester Sands". It is being critically hailed and is thoroughly enjoyable.
See [Seven inches of heaven].
See [Mac King] and [Adamson Solo].
See [24 Hour Party People].
The magazine chatoom has been 'moved' to #dataclaw, though prepare to be assaulted if you say one wrong word about Apollo440 - o_o What can I say, I brainwashed the people that usually linger in there. So it's not as safe ground as #magazine would have been, but still a place to meet *big smile*.
[The Armoury Show] album [Waiting for the Floods] has been released on CD see Track Records.
Jack Prussia has provided a discography [Robin Simon].
The underrated Armoury Show album [Waiting for the Floods] gets a welcomed CD release Track Records.
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Added promos scans [buzzkunst Releases] see also [buzzkunst reviews] and See [ShelleyDevoto]. From buzzcocks.combuzzkunst released on February 25, 2002! (Release date is March 5 '02 in the US on spinART). A CD single - 'Til The Stars In His Eyes Are Dead - will be released in the UK on Feb. 18 and will include two addtional tracks. Two more exclusive tracks are to be included on the Japanese album release. A video promo clip has been produced for the single. |
Duncan points to the site for the forthcoming film 24 Hour Party People where he says - Spider from Coronation Street to play Devoto ! - and the man himself has a cameo role as a toilet cleaner.
A moving piece entitled [Cold Light of Day: Magazine and I /Jack Prussia].
Mr Formula has been busy in the recording studio performing keyboard duties see [Formula et The Angel Brothers And Satnam Singh]. And a review of A Finks Doncaster gig can be found at Eerie Powers.
Last night (2001-10-19), there was a signing session for a new and very large book on punk called 'Punk'. I was expecting Pete Shelley to be there, but instead there was Howard Devoto (sitting next to Steve Severin). I got them both to sign my book and asked Howard about the new album (with Pete), he said it should come out in the new year and he's really pleased with how it sounds. The book is really good, despite a lack of buzzcocks / magazine.
"Finnish minimalists Pan Sonic and imaginary soundtrack composer Barry Adamson have teamed up with Icelandic mavericks Kitchen Motors on an album for Edda, one of Iceland's leading eclectic labels. It's due this August."
Website: Edda.Is.
Howard Bell pints us towards a site dedicared to the Late Martin Hannett.
Magazine chatroom see [Magzine Chatroom].
The band Calvary have recorded a version of Shot By Both Sides. Their record company website Coucil Records impishly declares "There isn't much to tell-yet" but the song and other works by artists are well work the listen.
The version is excellent. It is based on 2 guitars and no keyboards - the guitarist (Ryan) has his part note perfect - and the vocal interpretation (Weeks) hits that paranoid/nonchalant compromise at the right level. Personally (and I'm biased) I think the bass (Song) should be turned up more in the mix - it does get to be heard during the guitar solo (?) when it plays the previous lead riff. Oh yes and the drummer's (Rice) is a real skin hitter.
Ian :- "So, the album is completed. That is good news, and am I right to assume that the "under four minute" nature of the songs is a facet you're quite pleased with? Have the songs you performed last September retained their, how shall I put it- volume?"
HD :- "Yes - short & sweet & sour, that's the way we like them these days. The four we did at the ICA are included, only slightly changed, so I suppose the volume is intact. However we are hoping to include a 'power to the people' insert with the finished product, which when correctly configured will enable the listener to reach over and turn the damn thing down."
Cherry Red Records who have recently re-released a superb CD of MOMUS as featured in [Momus Tribute].
It's what Raymond Scott, Bruce Haack or Gary Numan might have sounded like if they'd jammed their way through the back catalogue of Steeleye Span. It's Shakespeare rendered in Flash 5 by a superlucid hyperactive Japanese geek. It's those prolific medieval songwriters Trad. and Anon. finding the missing link between unicorns and Unix. It's preposterous, provocative and prescient. It's another Momus album.
@If this is of no interest to you, you can stop reading here!Remember how an online auction copy of HD's solo album [Jerky Visions Of The Dream] sold for £70+ now the Japanese Luxuria's Beast Box has just gone for US $222.51 (approx. £160.97).
News from London is that Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto have finished their album of all-new material! It should see release later this year (date and title to be determined). This is NOT going to be a Buzzcocks record - it's just the two of them working together for the first time in over 20 years.
Q's excellent Limited Edition Collector's Special of "The [Best 100 Record Covers] Of All Time" features Orgasm Addict.
The enticing interview [Ian Greaves Oct1999] with Dave Formula finally reaches your screens - and its well worth the wait.
Large article by Paul Morley in the The Guardian about a film being made about the Manchester scene - [Guardian 23Feb2001].
Nick Hornby (author of Fever Pitch which mentioned Buzzcocks) has recently compiled a selection of short stories by various authors - titled 'Speaking with the Angel'. One of the stories is written by Patrick Marber (playwright and co-star of many Steve Coogan comedies) and is called 'Peter Shelley' and involves two teenagers losing their virginity to the Buzzcocks single 'Love you more'.
I know this is more Buzzcocks stuff but, I was watching TV on Saturday night and stumbled across a programme featuring Pete Shelley. It was called 'The Alcohol Years' and was a documentary by Carol Morley (sister of Paul), who had gone back to Manchester and visited all her old friends and loves from the 80's (one of which was Pete), who told her quite frankly what they thought of her. Did anyone else see it?
Graeme reports after several great gigs - [Formula et The Finks] Finks will be recording in March.
Ian reports he is polishing of the Dave interview
Andrew writes:-
You asked which TV advert used one of his tunes. It was Bailey's Irish Cream that used The Big Bamboozle.
Having reacquainted oneself with the great album [Devoto et This Mortal Coil] the lyrics for
Duncan writes
:- I noticed that in this months Q magazine in the live reviews Mansun have added 'Shot By Both Sides' to their set list.Also noticed that ITV show 'The Grimleys' is using Buzzcocks 'Ever fallin' in love' as its theme tune.
Subtle rearrangement of the site for 2001 to allow easier navigation and storage of content.
buzzcocks.com reports :-
In New York Pete Shelley debuted to an American audience four new tracks he has written with Howard Devoto. Pete and Howard continue to work together on new songs and we just don't know yet what shape their collaboration is going to take - but it's looking good!
2001 is of course Buzzcocks 25th anniversary year - and we can expect some special activity during the year. It's simply too early to speculate on what might take place - but Howard Devoto will probably have at least a small roll to play.
The 'Great Intelligence' - Ian features in the on-line magazine 3 AM with his revamped and illustrated review of buzzkunst. Also in a letter published in 'The Wire' correcting a few of their errors in a recent article.
The story we couldn't report has leaked out at Secret Public.
Dec 1/2 2000 is "BUZZ'ism at the Bowery" Ballroom - New York. Both shows will feature the Steve Diggle Group - and 'Kunst PS' [Live ICA - Sat 02Sep00] with the American debut of new songs written by Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto! Although Howard won't be appearing in New York - he and Pete continue to work together on new songs - and they just might release an album next year
Visit the official Chameleons website ([Martin Jackson] replaced John Lever when he took a year off in 82-83.) A band I think I saw at a 'Leeds' Futurerama gig on the same bill as [The Armoury Show].
The first of 3 parts Clicks And Klangs.
After a partial repeat (2:02s) more vidcaps in [Top Of The Pops Feb78].
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Buzzcock (and name provider) Shelley appeared on 'Never Mind The' on 20Oct00. |
Two legends meet in [Uncut Oct00].
Mary writes :- The Blokes are coming back to the UK in December. Ben's currently playing a black 8-string Danelectro that's causing quite a stir in the US amongst guitar junkies.
Mute reports Barry is currently working on a new album due for release next year. A new version of "Red Right Hand" by Barry Adamson and Nick Cave is featured in the new Scream 3 movie.
I actually purchased this last year its a Magazine about '78's that is published quarterly - it has nothing to do with Magazine - I wished I'd scanned it before I binned it.
Within days of unearthing this someone fesses up [Interview Flexi]
With the release of the exqusitie [Time's Up 00] there remains only one song from [Howard Devoto] that is not covered. Dave takes up the story:-
'Peking Hooligan' was never recorded as a demo - the only known recording is on a bootleg tape from a Screen on the Green gig August 1976. It also appeared on a coloured vinyl bootleg EP. Dreadful quality as you can imagine-
You can officially download HD singing the track Holocaust for $2.99 from CdNow.
This is a v reputable firm and managed to send me a CD from the US in 3 days.
"Linder Sterling has an exhibtion on at Manchester Cornerhouse until May 14th. It does feature her sleeve artwork Real Life - Orgasm Addict - etc. It takes place at Manchester Cornerhouse (2 mins from Oxford Station) until May 14th."
Ian Greaves mentions "Devoto's immininent autobiograph" no more news than that.
The Beggars' site itself can be found at www.beggars.com. The site has also a kind of wanted-section where people can post a message so that someone might contact them to sell out-of-print cds which have not been re-released. If there were more people requesting Luxuria there too- Please put something about this thing on your site after you've taken a look at the message board and the site. If people start writing on the site, just maybe Luxuria cds will be re-released.
In The Guardian on Feb 4th 2k SJ contemplates that Abba have been offered £1bn (US i.e. a thousand million) to reform. In a box he wanders on to the prices of other bands to reform.
"£1bn for the original Buzzococks. Howard Devoto screaming 'Orgasm Addict!' and Pete Shelley playing the bare minimum of chords as fast as possible."
Great days indeed - oddly the Fall are in at £50k.
'Floorboards' is currently (15/12/99) being used as the backing music for a trailer of 'Gregory Peck' films on UK BBC 2. Presumably this is for its musical impact as the first line is 'I am angry I am ill and I'm as ugly as sin'.
Believe it or not - for tulpa infor see www.tulpa.com
ShotByBothSides.com/mag_news.htm
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