Superior homo pop music

Not so much about buzz as about cocks ... Well not really true either. We wanna talk about cocklovers!

The buzz is out on new wave heroes Buzzcocks. They have a new album out, «Flat-pack Philosophy», and are currently on a tour, which will take them to Elm Street, Oslo tonight.
Buzzcocks have some amazing tunes full of spunk, joy, speed and energy – like «Orgasm Addict», and of course the timeless «Ever Fallen In Love».

But the reason Homo Popaganda puts the spotlight on Buzzcocks is of course Pete Shelley. Founder of Buzzcocks and bisexual, or gay ... or...? Well, he likes cock as much as us that should count for soemthing!


1981, the year Buzzcocks broke up, Shelley released his first solo single «Homosapien». The song was actually meant to be on the next Buzzcocks album, but with the group gone he released it himself. The song was banned by the BBC for «explicit reference to gay sex», which didn't stop it from becoming enormously popular in dance clubs in Europe and North America.

At this time, Pete Shelley also talked about his bisexuality, which had been implicit in many of the Buzzcocks songs he had written but now came to attention due to «Homosapien» and the BBC ban.
The single married a synthy disco beat to lyrics about gay sex. And the line everyone objected to was «homo superior / in my interior».

Scary stuff? Nah! It`s a great tune – and refreshing to hear these days. Pure pop ala Pete Shelley.

Enjoy Pete Shelley «Homosapien»

As we are such nice homosexualists we give you this one as well: «Homosapien» Martin Rushent dub