Steve Diggle from the Buzzcocks and Flag Of Convenience

Episode 304:

There's no boredom around here! On this episode, Damian is joined the LEGEND: STEVE DIGGLE from the godly Buzzcocks! Listen in as the two discuss the birth of punk in the UK, Krautrock, Gorilla Biscuits, touring with Nirvana & tons of other goodness! From "A conscientious objector to work" to punk icon: NOT TO BE MISSED! 

Also, grab that ESSENTIAL Buzzcocks singles boxset out now on Domino Records!



Also Touched On: 



Influencing everybody



Sick of Yes



The Pistols and the Ramones



Forming two days before the Clash



The R and B influence of Pub rock



The slowness of everything in 70’s music



the Kraut rock influence 



Thrift store punks



Malcolm McLaren’s mistake completes the Buzzcocks



Promises was a political song



pre-Buzzcocks’ Buzzcocks demos



The Buzzcocks’ practice space becomes Joy Division’s  



Jamming for the first album in a rehab centre



Autonomy: An English person trying to sound like a German person singing English



“The riff of Manchester”



“I love those weird little bits you do in those songs!” - Joey Ramone



“We aren’t entertainers!”



Getting paid not to play a biker bar



the 100 club



the Screen on the Green



the kids in Slaughter and the Dogs



Morrissey cribbing notes



Hearing the Gorilla Biscuits’ cover for the first time



Flag Of Convenience



Meeting with Seymour Stein and saying you wanna sound like the Stooges 



reforming the band



Touring with Nirvana



AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!





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