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The Buzzcocks: Repeat Offenders

on 30-04-2006 07:07

Published in : , Music

by Marika Ley (for The Prague Post)

Where has the Orgasm Addict gone? The Buzzcocks on tour are older, wiser and apparently still able to whip up a frenzy — but is Viagra at the root of their continuing musical and masturbatory melodies?

Born in the aftermath of a 1976 Sex Pistols concert in Manchester, the Buzzcocks are among the last bands standing after contemporaries such as the Clash and the Ramones succumbed to the trials of time and hazardous living. Pondering the demise of the aforementioned luminaries — along with the Jam and an epidemic amount of start-up outfits from the early days of punk — Buzzcocks lead guitarist Steve Diggle is well-aware that his band has defied the odds. "Out of all those bands, we're the only ones that are left," marvels Diggle, who also contributes vocals. "With Joe Strummer dying, and most of the Ramones, well ..." He laughs nervously.

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