Buzzcocks Profile

Members:
Pete Shelley
Steve Diggle
Tony Barber
Danny Farrant

Former Members:
Phil Barker
Howard Devoto
Steve Garvey
Mike Joyce
John Maher
Garth Smith

Genres:
Punk rock
New wave

Formed: In 1975, in Manchester, England

Name Game: Band name derives from the English slang term "cock" meaning "youngster" and its use on the 1970s ITV television drama serial Rock Follies when the line "that's the buzz, cocks" or "give me a buzz, cock!" was heard

Debut Album: Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978)

Did You Know:
Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto both met at the Bolton Institute of Technology