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Magazine were an influential British post-punk band founded in 1977 by former Buzzcocks singer Howard Devoto and guitarist John McGeoch. The other members of the band's classic lineup included bassist Barry Adamson, keyboardist Dave Formula, and drummer John Doyle. The band burst onto the scene with the single Shot by Both Sides and released four albums before disbanding in 1981. In 2009 the band resurfaced for half a dozen live performances in the UK, with Noko (who collaborated with Devoto in the late 80s in Luxuria) filling the position of guitarist. These performances, which earned very favourable reviews, took place in February in Manchester, London and Glasgow. Later the same year there were more festival appearances. in 2011 Magazine returned with their first new recorded material from the band in 30 years, though Adamson had left the reunion by this point. Magazine's music continues to be an influence in modern music today. While having roots in the punk and new-wave movements, Magazine combined elements of avant-garde and pop. Radiohead in particular draws on the lyrical style of the group, and have performed Shot By Both Sides in concert. What's more, Radiohead's 1995 single Just, with its ascending guitar hook, bears a passing resemblance to Shot By Both Sides. Former Smiths singer Morrissey, a fan and acquaintance of Devoto's, covered A Song From Under The Floorboards as a B-side to his 2006 single The Youngest Was the Most Loved. Floorboards was covered by My...

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