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Released: Oct 24, 2011

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General Info

Genre: Indie / New Wave / Post punk
Location Manchester, Un
Profile Views: 461799
Last Login: 11/24/2011
Member Since 8/6/2008
Website www.wire-sound.com
Record Label Wire-Sound
Type of Label Indie
Bio
Enduringly credible, Magazine have always been the connoisseur's choice and frequently name checked by some of the most gifted musicians of recent years including Radiohead, Morrissey, Jarvis Cocker, U2 & Maximo Park. This year, NME.com included Magazine in a poll as one of the most influential bands of all time... .. Magazine's front man, Howard Devoto co-formed Buzzcocks with Pete Shelley after the pair had seen The Sex Pistols in early 1976 and promoted the now legendary Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall gigs. Devoto left in 1977, after the seminal "Spiral Scratch" EP had been released, and created Magazine. Their first record was the post-Punk anthem "Shot By Both Sides"... .. Four ground breaking albums later and the band had parted company, leaving behind an influential body of work which was re-released by Virgin EMI last year .. .. In February 2009 Original members Howard Devoto, Dave Formula, Barry Adamson and John Doyle were joined by former Luxuria collaborator Noko on guitar to play a handful of concerts across the UK. It is the first time Magazine had played live together since 1980. The "Real Life & Thereafter" shows were quickly sold out and received widespread critical acclaim.. .. This summer, Magazine played "The Soap Show: Episode 2009" at the Royal Festival Hall. They also played selected European festivals with a set culled from the "Real Life & Thereafter" tour... .. The band rounded off the year's activities with appearances on BBC TV's "Later - with Jools Holland" and The BBC Electric Proms... .. Magazine have released a brand new live DVD and CD "Real Life & Thereafter: Live at Manchester Academy 17.02.09".
Members
Howard Devoto: Vocals. John Doyle: Drums. Dave Formula: Keyboards. Noko: Guitar. Jon "Stan" White: Bass.
Influences
Magazine return with their first new recorded material in 30 years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiuKlxTeiGg 'No Thyself' – the 10 track general release CD / digital download will be available worldwide on 24 October 2011 to coincide with the band's November UK tour. But before that, a strictly limited edition 11 track Digipak CD version of 'No Thyself', featuring the lead-off tracks 'Hello Mister Curtis (with apologies)', 'Holy Dotage' and the exclusive bonus track 'Blisterpack Blues' is now available to pre-order ONLY at http://www.wire-sound.com/shop. Order today as a single item or be tempted by the top value pre-tour bundle featuring the 11 track Digipak CD, the exclusive 'Hello Mister Curtis (with apologies)' / 'Holy Dotage' 10" vinyl + digital download and the 2011 'Pretty Polyp' T.Shirt. Your chance to get more Magazine sooner. This edition is only available through Wire–Sound. Items will be shipped out at the start of October. 'No Thyself' / Tracklisting 01. Do The Meaning 02. Other Thematic Material 03. The Worst Of Progress.... 04. Hello Mister Curtis (with apologies) 05. Physics 06. Happening In English 07. Holy Dotage 08. Of Course Howard (1979) 09. Final Analysis Waltz 10. The Burden Of A Song Bonus Track Blisterpack Blues
Sounds Like
'What's striking is not only that they sound fantastic, but how contemporary their 30-year-old material seems. ' - Alex Petridis / The Guardian / 2009.... "Any fears that a 28-year layoff might have diminished the impact of Magazine's canon have been all but obliterated". - Pete Paphides / The Times / 2009.... "Devoto, let's just say, for the hell of it because the story has to start somewhere, with a bang, or a legendary punk gig, was the man who changed Manchester because he had an idea about what needed to happen at just the right time in just the right place. He arranged for the Sex Pistols to play in Manchester before the rest of the country had caught up with the idea that there was any such thing as a Sex Pistol. In the audience for the shows were Mark E Smith, Ian Curtis, Morrissey and Devoto himself, four of the greatest rock singers of all time, directly challenged to take things on." Paul Morley / The Observer / 2006.... "Magazine are the most criminally underrated band in the past 25 years of British pop in my view. Howard Devoto was a total pop genius, but he was a slightly misshaped pop star and I think nobody really got him. Simple Minds should not have been big, but Magazine should have - someone made a clerical mistake somewhere." Jeremy Vine / The Daily Telegraph / 2007.... "Saying that Devoto has a cult following is like saying that King Kong was a big hairy gorilla: it's superfically accurate but doesn't really convey the full scale picture. On that 'So It Goes' he came on with the most powerful presence I'd seen since the first time I clapped eyes on Johnny Rotten… the kind of guy who's going to get a big hoopla but who deserves it" Charles Shaar Murray / NME / 1978.... "mmm… not bad, for New Wave." Bob Harris / The Old Grey Whistle Test / 1978....