A big part of the reason SCARS has the moniker “The Magazine That Leaves Marks” rather than “Horror That Leaves Marks” is because it gives us free license to cover all different transgressive parts of culture that we like. For example, we can report on the fact that the only surviving band of the original trinity of British punk, Buzzcocks, have decided to launch a massive US tour. At their age!
Buzzcocks have been making a push back into our collective cultural consciousness lately, with MUTE having done beautifully restored and expanded re-releases of three of their albums – Another Music in a Different Kitchen, Love Bites and A Different Kind of Tension. Each album has unreleased tracks, demo tracks, live versions, and all the sorts of stuff you’d dig as a collector.
Check out Buzzcocks 2010 tour dates below. Those in our SCARS locale can check them May 17 at the Paradise in Boston.
- Tuesday, May 11, 2010 Washington, DC Black Cat
- Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
- Thursday, May 13, 2010 New York, NY The Filmore at Irving Plaza
- Friday, May 14, 2010 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
- Saturday, May 15, 2010 Farmingdale, NY Crazy Donkey
- Monday, May 17, 2010 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
- Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Montreal, QC Le National
- Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Toronto, ON Opera House
- Friday, May 21, 2010 Cleveland, OH Peabody’s
- Saturday, May 22, 2010 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
- Sunday, May 23, 2010 Chicago, IL Double Door
- Monday, May 24, 2010 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café
- Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Winnepeg, MB Pyramid Cabaret
- Friday, May 28, 2010 Edmonton, AB New City Compound
- Saturday, May 29, 2010 Calgary, AB Republik
- Monday, May 31, 2010 Vancouver, BC Venue
- Tuesday, June 1, 2010 Portland, OR Berbati’s Pan
- Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Seattle, WA El Corazon
- Friday, June 4, 2010 Oakland, CA Uptown
- Saturday, June 5, 2010 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia at L.A. Live
- Sunday, June 06, 2010 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
- Monday, June 7, 2010 San Diego, CA House of Blues
Streaming fun: Buzzcock classics. And if you desperately need a horror connection here it is. The third track, “Everybody’s Happy Nowadays,” was featured on the Shaun of the Dead soundtrack. So there you have it.
Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love by MuteUSA
Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love by MuteUSA
Buzzcocks – Everybody’s Happy Nowadays by MuteUSA
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