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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 will play "The Soap Show: Episode 2009" at the Royal Festival Hall. They will also be playing selected European festivals with a set culled from the “Real Life & Thereafter” tour.

Magazine will shortly be releasing a brand new live DVD and CD "Real Life & Thereafter: Live at Manchester Academy 17.02.09" as a limited edition through Wire Sound.

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Music:

Member Since: 06/08/2008
Band Website: www.wire-sound.com
Band Members: Howard Devoto: Vocals
Barry Adamson: Bass
John Doyle: Drums
Dave Formula: Keyboards
Noko: Guitar

Influences:
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

Record Label: Wire-Sound
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Sheffield

Thanks for making tonight a fantastic gig.My own personal high spot was "Give Me Everything".Just downloading the stills from tonight and here's one of Howard. I'll put some more up after the weekend....
Posted by on Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:02:00 GMT

Dr. Devoto I presume?

Students and staff came together to celebrate on Thursday 9 July  2009) at the University of Bolton as two days of degree congregation  ceremonies began.The graduation ceremony was also a homecoming ...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:57:00 GMT

DVD delay

Hi everyoneSorry for the delay in getting your discs. I'm putting up a blog about it today but fear not, Howard wanted to make some changes to the sound mix which took longer than anticipated. These c...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:54:00 GMT

'The Light Pours Out of Me' - 2009 added to player

We've added 'The Light Pours Out of Me' from the Manchester 17th February show, mixed by Mike Nielson. Mike has mixed the entire concert and it will be available as the sound track to the  'Real Life ...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:01:00 GMT

The Soap Show: Episode 2009 - Additional Dates

Magazine, come the end of August and creeping into September, will embark on a 3-city outing performing The Soap Show : Episode 2009 at prestigious concert hall venues. This show will cull its con...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:53:00 GMT

Facebook + RSS News Updates

May we invite you to join Magazine over at Facebook too?Click through now to join ... Magazine on FacebookWe have slightly different content over there and in some ways its easier to keep up-to-date w...
Posted by on Wed, 27 May 2009 06:51:00 GMT

Live DVD available on Pre-Order NOW

'Real Life + Thereafter' special edition 2 disc set now available for pre-order from the Wire Sound Shop.Strictly limited to 2,000 copies world...
Posted by on Wed, 20 May 2009 03:48:00 GMT

Electric Picnic

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Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 14:07:00 GMT

The Plug, Sheffield

Tickets now on general sale
Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT

DVD Coming Soon

Details of the Magazine Live DVD will be released VERY soon. Please check back for full details. Here's a shot from Glasgow. Cheers Graeme
Posted by on Sat, 09 May 2009 14:08:00 GMT