Magazine (band)

Magazine were a British rock band formed in 1977 in Manchester, England by singer Howard Devoto and guitarist John McGeoch. After leaving the punk rock group Buzzcocks in early 1977, Devoto decided to create a more progressive rock band. The original lineup of Magazine was composed of Devoto, McGeoch, Barry Adamson on bass, Bob Dickinson on keyboards and Martin Jackson on drums. Their debut album, Real Life (1978), was critically acclaimed and later considered one of the first British post-punk albums.