{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Inside the Milky Way - A Look at Early Alternative Music","title":"Buzzcocks - The Music and the Birth of \"Indie\"","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9b67ac05\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1429,"description":"The impact Buzzcocks had on music was beyond what Pete Shelley could have imagined when he started the band with Howard Devoto in 1976. Beyond organizing a legendary concert in Manchester that would kickstart the journey of a number of incredible bands, and combining punk rock with elements of pop to become a successful and influential artist, they would release their debut EP on their own independent label in 1977. The success of this self-release led to other punk and post-punk bands following suit, birthing the term \"Indie\" music.This episode tells the story of Buzzcocks beginning, their impact on music and beyond, their work through the break-up of 1981, and the beginning of Pete Shelley's solo career.Episode 3.24","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Rp8eCMMSqyIeffvnVh9lhEwwRmGagSM6v4bC8-pUQJ4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wYWQ5/ZmViMjJiMzc0YzRj/NDFhMzc4MTkyODZk/NjExNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}