UK Punk Pioneers Still Kicking Ass

While singer Pete Shelley and his Buzzcocks bandmates are clearly excited by the resurgence of interest in the group that followed their tour opening for Pearl Jam, it hasn’t been easy for the former enfants terribles to get used to being known as punk’s elder statesmen. “Yes, this whole ‘godfathers of punk’ thing is a bit strange, but I suppose that’s better than grandfathers of punk,” he told Tim Perlich of the Now Toronto. “If I had my choice, I think I’d rather the Buzzcocks be known as the eccentric uncles of punk.” Read more.