I’m looking forward to this BIG time!!! They’re touring this in Euro next month and I’m sure they’ll be in the USA at some stage in the near future.
Piccadilly Records lowdown…
ABOUT THIS ITEM
‘No Thyself’, the first new material in 30 years from the connoisseur’s choice, Magazine. This is the band’s fifth studio album. 10 tracks from the very top drawer, to be released worldwide on 24th October 2011 on the Wire–Sound label. Magazine front man, Howard Devoto, co-formed Buzzcocks with Pete Shelley after the pair travelled down to London to see the Sex Pistols in early 1976 and promoted the now legendary Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall gigs. Devoto left in 1977, after releasing the seminal ‘Spiral Scratch’ EP and created Magazine. Magazine went on to release 4 ground breaking LP’s before parting company in 1981 and have been cited as influences on the likes of Morrissey, Jarvis Cocker, U2, Muse and, most notably, Radiohead. Leading the vanguard of post-punk new wave, Magazine’s sound focused on the double barrels of Dave Formula’s swirling keyboards and John McGeoch’s ahead-of-its-time innovative guitar work and showcased a band on top of their game.
In February 2009 original members Howard Devoto, Barry Adamson, John Doyle and Dave Formula, were joined on guitar by former Luxuria collaborator Noko to play a handful of concerts across the UK. It was the first time Magazine had played live together since 1980. These ‘Real Life + Thereafter’ shows quickly sold out and received widespread critical acclaim. In the Summer of 2009, they went on the play the Royal Festival Hall on London’s South Bank and at selected European festivals including Benicassim (Spain), Latitude( UK) and Electric Picnic (Ireland). The year culminated in BBC television appearances on ‘Later…with Jools Holland’ and ‘Electric Proms’.
