In this short and unofficial biography of Pete Shelley and the Buzzcocks, Colin Burrowes uses personal anecdotes and documented history to introduce one of British punk's most seminal figures to the uninitiated. Burrowes digs deeper into the past of Shelley, notably exploring his queer identity and how that echoes and resonates with numerous other musicians.
48 pages, 5.5'x8.5 zine/bookette
Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
You can purchase directly from Microcosm Publishing in Portland microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/10620#
Go Listen to a Spotify playlist inspired by the zine open.spotify.com/user/22adrk3ojnn34jpohki7jfqaq/playlist/0Ccehw0Hb9iKw6kkIYfcP7?si=cYUR6druQtmABU-nBJ14ig
Obviously we can't give you any Buzzcocks music but I have made a Spotify playlist of bands mentioned in the zine or by the bands who talk about Pete Shelley's influence on them. The playlist includes Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Stranglers, Subway Sect, Generation X, The Slits, Buzzcocks, Nirvana, U2, Pete Shelley, The Velvet Underground, The Smiths, Joy Division, The Fall, The Damned, Magazine, Yoko Ono, Roxy Music, Pansy Division, Screeching Weasel, Even In Blackouts, Chachi On Acid, Vivaldi, The Mr. T Experience, Kill The Hippies, Death Valley Girls, Miesha and the Spanks, Ramones, Voice of Addiction and Steve Diggle.
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Chachi On Acid Listowel, Ontario
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