Oh dear. A rather worrying review of the much vaunted - and now it seems - controversial, Buzzcocks 'Back To Front' gig in Manchester last week, on Louder Than War. It seems Mr. Diggle 'hit the sauce more than usual' as a friend and fellow Buzzcocks fan put it.
That same friend saw Buzzcocks in Dublin recently and reports that Stevie D (to give him his football nickname) was 'fairly restrained'. Let's hope Joe Whyte's view that "the sooner Shelley dumps Diggle, the better" doesn't prove to be the case - however understandable the sentiment may be in the light of the "poor, under-rehearsed shambles of a gig" he witnessed.
Shelley & Diggle have often been likened to a bickering couple, who despite everything, know they are better together than apart. I've seen it myself some years ago at a fairly unpleasant 'punk all-dayer' with Diggle reveling in the drunken chaos, while Shelley looked like he couldn't get off-stage soon enough.
The body language that night suggested a band that was falling apart, but they carried on then, although the fallout from a high profile home town gig may be harder to patch up.
Buzzcocks recent albums (particularly 2003's self titled 'Buzzcocks') have been excellent. But 'Flat Pack Philosophy', their most recent set of new material, was released in 2006. Perhaps it's time to get back in the studio and get off the nostalgia treadmill?
That same friend saw Buzzcocks in Dublin recently and reports that Stevie D (to give him his football nickname) was 'fairly restrained'. Let's hope Joe Whyte's view that "the sooner Shelley dumps Diggle, the better" doesn't prove to be the case - however understandable the sentiment may be in the light of the "poor, under-rehearsed shambles of a gig" he witnessed.
Shelley & Diggle have often been likened to a bickering couple, who despite everything, know they are better together than apart. I've seen it myself some years ago at a fairly unpleasant 'punk all-dayer' with Diggle reveling in the drunken chaos, while Shelley looked like he couldn't get off-stage soon enough.
The body language that night suggested a band that was falling apart, but they carried on then, although the fallout from a high profile home town gig may be harder to patch up.
Buzzcocks recent albums (particularly 2003's self titled 'Buzzcocks') have been excellent. But 'Flat Pack Philosophy', their most recent set of new material, was released in 2006. Perhaps it's time to get back in the studio and get off the nostalgia treadmill?
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