Shelley may be the songwriting genius, but I've long considered Diggle to be the engine room of the band - pushing, driving and cajoling - not to mention throwing a few shapes for all he's worth! That being said, over the years Steve Diggle has come up with a fair few little nuggets of his own.
Today is Diggle's 57th birthday and it's (unbelievably) 33 years since he was good enough to give some of his time to a bunch of ne'er-do-wells with a cheap cassette player and access to a photo-copier.
Happy birthday Steve - here's one of your nuggets.
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Saw Buzzcocks about a month before you spoke to them. Joy Division were support. Amazing.
A 57-year-old Buzzcock?!! Oh it all seems a bit surreal!
Must've been a great experience for you. Do you still have the complete 'Strange Ways' fanzine?! Would love a little peek at some of the articles if you ever feel so inclined to share! (Also I knew someone from a band called the Straps for a while around that time, wonder if it was the same band?)
After further research (ie opening the fanzine & actually having a look at the dates!) I note that it was November 1980, not 1979, when I saw Buzzcocks at the Lyceum, which explains my memories of them performing later tunes, 'Why She's a Girl From a Chainstore' & the marvelous 'Are Everything' and of course why I have no memory of Joy Division supporting! Apologies for the poor research!
'Articles' is probably too structured a concept for what you'll find within Strange Ways stapled pages C, but i'll certainly try to get some images over to SDS Towers asap!
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