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Die Buzzcocks sind eine Punkband der ersten Punk-Welle und wurden 1976 in Manchester, England gegründet. Sie gelten als Wegbereiter des Pop-Punks. Durch ihren poppigen Sound gepaart mit roughen Gitarren und teilweise ironisch gebrochenen Texten über alltägliche Themen (meistens Liebe) hob sich die Band von den rohen, destruktiven Bands der restlichen britischen Punk-Bewegung ab.
Nachdem Pete Shelley und Howard Devoto zwei Konzerte der Sex Pistols besucht hatten, waren sie dermaßen begeistert, dass sie beschlossen, selbst eine Band zu gründen. Ihr Debüt gaben die Buzzcocks im Vorprogramm der Pistols. Howard Devoto verließ die Gruppe bereits nach der ersten EP "Spiral Scratch", wodurch...
There are at least two bands named the Fighting Cocks:
1) A rather chaotic Essex Gypsy electro-punk band. Two albums released on their own label FGZ, Come And See - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, and Music For Lapdancers.
2) The Fighting Cocks were a Seattle band in the 90's consisting of members:
Steve Aliment ~ Guitar, Lead Vocal
Jeff Kathan ~ Drums
Steve Pearson ~ Guitar, Vocals
Mike Wansley ~ Bass, Vocals
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There are 2 bands with the name The Hitchcocks.
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Is a psychobilly band formed in early summer of 2006, and having started out as a three-piece, The Hitchcocks have already established themselves as a force to be reckoned with. After a slight alteration of the band and another guitar player added, The Hitchcocks have moved into high gear. The music is reminiscent of The Ramones added a little Misfits, and grained up with lyrics that pays tribute to the late Alfred Hitchcock and to the horror genre in general. With most of the songs clocking in just around the...
The Peacocks are a Rockabilly Band from Switzerland.
The first peacocks show happened in 1990. The band back then was Hasu on guitar, Adi on drums and Michi on double bass. It was very rockabillyorientated poppy psychobilly with lots of coverversions.
After playing a few birthday parties the band sort of broke up because Michi quit the band, but they restarted one year later when Simon, Hasu's brother, who learned the double bass, joined the band.
This line-up lasted some 5 years and did some seven inches the first album "come with us" and also played more than 100 shows....
Punk Rock Waco Texas style since 1993, David Koresh was rumored to try out for the band, but was denied. 7 storage sheds, 1 Goat Farm and a Monolithic dome later 3/4 of the cocks are now in Dallas and the legandary train wreck continues on. Drunks, sluts and perverts.. raise your middle fingers high up in the air for the FUCKING HAMMEROCKS!!! .
