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Howard Devoto (born Howard Andrew Trafford, 15 March 1952) is an English singer and songwriter, who began his career as the frontman for punk rock band Buzzcocks, but then left to form Magazine, an early post-punk band. After Magazine, he went solo and later formed indie band Luxuria.
Mar 15, 2021 · Learn about Howard Devoto, the influential punk and post-punk songwriter and visionary. Discover his six definitive songs with Buzzcocks and Magazine, and how he shaped the DIY and new wave movements.
Magazine were a British rock band formed in 1977 in Manchester in England by singer Howard Devoto and guitarist John McGeoch. After leaving the punk group Buzzcocks in early 1977, Devoto decided to create a more progressive and less "traditional" rock band.
Oct 18, 2011 · Howard Devoto, the quixotic wit and reluctant poppist of post-punk, talks about sex, band politics and religion in this 2011 interview. He also reveals how he was sucked into doing a new album with Magazine after their 2009 reunion gigs.
Feb 1, 2024 · Learn how Howard Devoto, the zany frontman of Magazine, brought punk to Manchester in 1976 and helped shape post-punk music. Discover his story from his first encounter with the Sex Pistols to his departure from Buzzcocks and his solo career.
Feb 8, 2009 · Howard Devoto, punk pioneer, post-punk progenitor and obscure figure of hero worship, is in a photographic studio in east London waiting for another round of close-ups in which he will do his...
Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band that singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto formed in Bolton in 1976. During their career, the band combined elements of punk rock, power pop, and pop punk.
