Where the Power Is
Magazine were an influential British post-punk band founded in 1977 by form… Read Full Bio ↴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 Friend The Chocolate Cake on their 1994 album Brood. Half Man Half Biscuit have performed live covers of a number of Magazine songs. "The Light Pours Out Of Me", from the album Real Life, has been covered by both Peter Murphy and Ministry. Swedish punk band No Fun At All did a cover of "Shot By Both Sides" on their record "And Now For Something Completely Different". Devoto co-wrote two songs with Mansun, "Everyone Must Win" and "Railings", contributing vocals to the latter, and the band later covered "Shot By Both Sides" for John Peel.
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Where the Power Is
Magazine Lyrics


A Song from Under the Floorboards I am angry, I am ill and I'm as ugly…
About The Weather The weather's variable, so are you Changes, changes But I ca…
Back to Nature Back to nature I can't go on like this I want to…
Because You're Frightened You love me because you're frightened And I'm falling in lov…
Definitive Gaze Got this bird's eye view and it's in my brain Clarity…
Feed the Enemy It's always raining over the border There's been a plane cra…
Motorcade I believe all that I read now Night has come off…
Parade They will show me what I want to see We will…
Permafrost Thunder shook loose hail on the outhouse again Today I bumpe…
Rhythm Of Cruelty I brought your face down on my head It was something…
Shot By Both Sides This and that, they must be the same What is legal…
Sweetheart Contract We drank from cups on standard issue sofas under scaffolding…
The Light Pours Out Of Me Time flies Time crawls Like an insect Up and down the walls …
This Poison She's wearing the shoes today She's kicking her dog in the…
You Never Knew Me I don't want to turn around And find I'd got it…


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