A lust for life … my years backstage with the giants of punk
From Ramones to Iggy Pop, photographer Michael Grecco met them all. An exhibition of his work recreates the movement’s glory days
March 2020
The filth and the fury: punk graphics - in pictures
Andrew Krivine has been collecting punk memorabilia since 1977. His book Too Fast to Live Too Young to Die contains over 650 posters, flyers, record sleeves and adverts, charting a DIY ethos that changed graphic design for ever
August 2019
All bands on deck: aboard the Belle and Sebastian Med and music cruise
Tempted by dolphins, flamingos, golden twilights and great bands, 2,000 fans signed up for the Boaty Weekender, some even coming from New Zealand. We join them in the hot-tub
Pete Shelley, lead singer of punk band Buzzcocks, dies at 63
Co-founder of seminal punk band suffered suspected heart attack
October 2017
Turned on again – Buzzcocks' Orgasm Addict sleeve revisited
To mark 40 years since the release of Orgasm Addict by Manchester punk legends Buzzcocks, original sleeve designer Malcolm Garrett invited a new generation of creatives to reinterpret its bold and controversial cover art
January 2017
How Buzzcocks invented indie (with help from the Sex Pistols, a Renault and the Quo)
It’s 40 years since the Manchester band’s first release reshaped pop music. With no industry support, they pressed and sold the EP themselves, and kickstarted a revolution
December 2016
Filth and fury: Buzzcocks, Sex Pistols, the Clash and fans – in pictures
In lustrous monochrome images, photographers Kevin Cummins and Ian Dickson captured punk in all its nihilistic glory. Their images of Sid Vicious, Poly Styrene, Vivienne Westwood and the Damned are now on show in Brighton
October 2016
Brief letters
After Bob Dylan, it’s time to honour WS Gilbert
Brief letters: WS Gilbert | I, Daniel Blake | Grouse shooting | Indie origins | New pound coin | Hair Force One
August 2016
The lonely island: abandoned houses of the Hebrides – in pictures
Ex-Buzzcocks drummer John Maher photographs abandoned crofts in the Outer Hebrides – complete with sheep skeletons, tin walls and Technicolor interiors
March 2016
Happy Birthday Punk: the British Library celebrates 40 years of anarchy and innovation
To mark the movement’s anniversary, the library is unpacking its punk archive. The show’s curator talks us through some of the highlights
September 2015
Sound, style or spirit – what does indie mean today?
As a new BBC series charts the era of bands such as Buzzcocks and labels such as Rough Trade, leading figures of the genre discuss how indie evolved – and recommend artists that embody its spirit today
