Buzzin Music

We’ve Got A Fuzzbox and We’re Gonna Use It!! were formed in Birmingham in 1985, the all-female quartet originally consisted of Vix (Vickie Perks), Magz (Maggie Dunne), Jo Dunne and Tina O’Neill.
Three years after the release of their debut album ‘Bostin Steve Austin‘, We’ve Got A Fuzzbox And We’re Gonna Use it!! returned in 1989 [...]

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A rare rehearsal recording of The Smiths has been posted on YouTube.  The demo is from 1983 & predates their debut release.
Mike Joyce (The Smiths drummer) tweeted a link to the demo, saying: “A fan of The Smiths? An early recording you’ve probably never heard before”.
The Smiths – The Pablo Cuckoo Tape Demo tracklisting:
You’ve [...]

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The chance to see ten bands in a day is always to be given due consideration, especially if The School and Allo Darlin are in the mix. Add in the fact that this was an all-age  bash, thereby allowing my daughter to attend her first gig, and hopefully satisfy her persistent questions as to why [...]

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London Pop Fest, well the all-day aspect of it, approached with a mixture of the usual anticipation that beer, fun and fab music promises to deliver, tinged with the sad knowledge that it would be the final trip out for the Standard Fare bus. More of them later.
Big Wave, quite possibly the only band able [...]

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Shrag have issued a statement about their imminent break up:
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Debt
Kind-hearted and recklessly indulgent indie promoters up and down the country will be relieved to learn that Shrag have decided to call it a day. We’re old, we’ve done this band for nearly TEN YEARS, and we [...]

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