Skupina první anglické punkové vlny, vznikající pod vlivem newyorské new wave a londýnských Sex Pistols v Manchesteru v r. 1976.
Už po realizaci prvního EP Spiral Scratch (leden 1977) odchází H. Devoto a zakládá Magazine. Krátce na to dochází...
Heading for bad weather
Hard rain is gonna come
Everybody shakes to the sound of a gun
You might think you're clever
This thing will strike you dumb
Everybody shakes to the sound of a gun
You can live forever
Just like everyone
Everybody shakes to the sound of a gun
Bullets flying everywhere
What they hit they don't care
A sonic sound is in the air
This time it's now or never
Like a rabbit on the run
We could live together
The time has got to come
Everybody shakes
To the sound of a gun
