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Coachella 2012: Radiohead Gets Communal; Buzzcocks, St. Vincent + Others Go Primal on Day Two (PHOTOS)

Radiohead, St. Vincent, Buzzcocks, tUnE-yArDs and others performed Saturday at Coachella, where a primal vibe persisted. ... Read More »

Sled Island Comes of Age With Help From Buzzcocks, Bison B.C. and Man Man

Spinner reports on the sights and sounds of Sled Island, which is helping to put Calgary, AB., on the music festival circuit map. ... Read More »

Sled Island Suits Up for Another Year, Celebrates Milestone

There's a sea of music lovers spilling out of a hot dog joint, tunes are blasting and sooner or later someone in a cowboy hat is going to saunter past. SXSW? No, Sled Island. ... Read More »

Buzzcocks' Steve Diggle Recalls Doing Kurt Cobain's Cocaine on Final Nirvana Tour

Buzzcocks singer-guitarist Steve Diggle talks to Spinner about 'A Different Compilation,' and reminisces about being on tour with Nirvana in 1994 shortly before Kurt Cobain killed himself. ... Read More »

Peter Bjorn and John Criticize Swedish Royals on 'Gimme Some'

After the upbeat pop sounds of 2006's 'Writer's Block' to 2009's more experimental and dark 'Living Thing,' Peter, Bjorn and John decided to make their upcoming album, 'Gimme Some,' resemble what fans experience during their shows. ... Read More »

Buzzcocks' Steve Diggle: Today's Bands Are 'Defeated' by Corporations

Buzzcocks co-founding member Steve Diggle says that the punk revolution of the mid-1970s was an artistic renaissance that impacted society as greatly as any literary or visual arts movement. ... Read More »

Buzzcocks Play Through Bomb Scare in New York

There were two good reasons to stay through the end of Thursday's Buzzcocks show at the Fillmore New ... Read More »

Superchunk's New Album Almost Complete

The long wait for a new Superchunk album is finally drawing to a close. The indie rock veterans ... Read More »

Buzzcocks' Steve Diggle Preps First True Solo Album

Buzzcocks co-singer and guitarist Steve Diggle will release his fist bona fide LP this spring. ... Read More »

Mike Joyce Says He Doesn't Need Smiths 'Ego Massage' Anymore

Mike Joyce, once the drummer in the Smiths, has spoken to Spinner about how being in the massively ... Read More »

Buzzcocks' Steve Diggle Recalls John Peel's Punk Spirit

BBC DJ John Peel became as much a rock legend as the bands he broke on his legendary late-night ... Read More »

Band of the Week: Eight Legs

Stratford-upon-Avon's young upstarts set literature to music. But it isn't Shakespeare. This ... Read More »

10 Orgasmic Vocal Performances

Beginning with the Summer of Love back in 1967, singers have gone to great lengths to tap into the ... Read More »

Buzzcocks Reissue First Three Albums

The Buzzcocks' first three albums -- 'Another Music in a Different Kitchen,' 'Love Bites,' and 'A ... Read More »

20 Singers Who Rock a Fake Accent

Rock is all about selling a persona, and sometimes you have to change more than just your haircut. ... Read More »

British Sea Power See Bright Side of Chinese Clampdown

What was to have been British Sea Power's first gig in Communist China was dealt a blow last week ... Read More »