Punk pioneers keep up the buzz
British quartet Buzzcocks, who are playing at Zirca this Friday, are considered one of the most influential punk bands who pioneered the genre back in the mid-1970s.
eddino abdul hadi
Tue, Nov 24, 2009
The Straits Times
British quartet Buzzcocks, who are playing at Zirca this Friday, are considered one of the most influential punk bands who pioneered the genre back in the mid-1970s.
The pop-punk template - short, catchy and melodic songs played with a raw and fast backbeat - that they helped to invent influenced many bands who came after them.
Even though the fans whom they inspired went on to form multi-million-selling outfits such as Green Day and Nirvana, mainstream popularity and success have eluded the Buzzcocks themselves.
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