New track on Joyzine comp CD |
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 |
A version of our new track 'The Lawyers And Their Wives' is on a CD compilation celebrating 20 years of independent music site Joyzine. The "Volume 2" CD is available from the Joyzine site here. Proceeds go to HOPE Not Hate.
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New track on London Callin' EP |
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 |
We have a new track on the London Callin' label's 12 Bar Legacy Collection EP featuring four bands who regularly played the much-missed 12 Bar Club. The limited edition (300) mustard coloured seven inch vinyl is available from the Blang shop here. 1 David Cronenberg's Wife - Lose It 2 Sergeant Buzfuz - Down With The Creeps 3 Slate Islands - Diamonds 4 The Awkward Silences - The Pirate Code |
Joe interview on Bad Punk radio show |
Tuesday, 12 October 2021 |
Joe was interviewed about Blang Records on last Friday's Bad Punk show on Resonance FM hosted by Johny Brown of The Band Of Holy Joy. Tune in here. |
Thursday, 06 August 2020 |
Fox Pop is reviewed in this month's Shindig mag |
Thursday, 06 August 2020 |
Here's a lovely review of Fox Pop from OndaRock in Italy. Click the button at top for charming translation |
I Don't Hear A Single review |
Thursday, 16 July 2020 |
"a
workshop in great lyric writing... magnificent... highly recommended" New Fox Pop review at I Don't Hear A Single |
Tuesday, 07 July 2020 |
"it grabs by the neck and fills your head and heart with joy....
will make you think, laugh and dance a lot, possibly all at the same time" Album review at Angry Baby |
Tuesday, 07 July 2020 |
"the very English charm of a Syd Barrett solo album, and a host
of melodies that recall the wistful observations of The
Kinks or The Small Faces.... a very satisfying listen" Album review at God Is In The TV |
Saturday, 04 July 2020 |
Joe talks Joyzine through Fox Pop track by track here |
Hello Goodbye radio interview |
Wednesday, 24 June 2020 |
Last Saturday's Hello Goodbye show on London's Resonance 104.4 FM had a feature on Sgt Buzfuz.
An interview with Joe about the Fox Pop album and four tracks. Listen here
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Saturday, 06 June 2020 |
Interview with Joe about Fox Pop with Vents magazine. |
Friday, 15 May 2020 |
Folk Radio are previewing the new video for Theresa McKee which is a track from our new album Fox Pop due in July. Click here to watch. |
Theresa McKee on Gideon Coe show |
Thursday, 07 May 2020 |
Gideon Coe played Theresa McKee from our upcoming Fox Pop album on his 6 Music show last night. You can listen at 3:07 on this link. |
Another track previewed on 6 Music |
Friday, 17 April 2020 |
Last night Gideon Coe played another track from Fox Pop (due in July) on his 6 Music show. he played the Sheffield medley Who Art In Seven Hills (our version of the Lord's Prayer) and Rare & Racy (about a sadly lost record/book shop). Listen here at 1 hour, 11 mins. |
Tuesday, 14 April 2020 |
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New single previewed on 6Music |
Tuesday, 07 April 2020 |
Gideon Coe played our forthcoming single 'There's Idiots, Then There's idiots With Money' on his BBC 6 Music show last night. Second track in on 4 minutes but the whole show is great. Listen here. |
Joss second album & interview! |
Tuesday, 28 January 2020 |
Joss has released his second solo album 'Indefinite Particles' on Ian's Gare Du Nord label. Check out Joss talking about all kinds of things in this interview with Strange Brew. |
Thursday, 02 January 2020 |
William Barr - 12 string guitar, mandolin
Ian Button - drums Joss Cope - bass Stu Crane - guitar Polly MacLean - vox Eilish McCracken - fiddle, keyboards, flute, whistle Joe Murphy - vox, guitar
Sergeant Buzfuz are a seven piece popular beat combo based in London and Sheffield. The seventh Buzfuz album, Fox Pop, is due in 2020. Sergeant Buzfuz have played BBC 6 Music sessions for Tom Robinson (twice) and Marc Riley. |
Tuesday, 24 December 2019 |
Buzfuz have been to Abbey Road to master the new album. Here are Joe, William and Ian visiting the famous Studio 2 which happened to be free that day.
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Sunday, 29 July 2018 |
We begin recording a new album in late August at One Cat in South London. Joe plays a solo set at Rockstock & Barrel Fest near Derby in late September. Joe and Polly are now living in Sheffield.
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Joss Cope "Unrequited Lullabies" review |
Tuesday, 22 August 2017 |
Our bassist Joss Cope has a solo album our on our drummer Ian Button's Gare Du Nord label in the Autumn. Here is the first review from Retro Man.
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Thursday, 09 February 2017 |
Gideon Coe played "Humble Pie", the title track of our upcoming EP on his BBC 6Music show last night. You can hear it here at 37 mins:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08ch5by
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Wednesday, 14 September 2016 |
"London: A Love Story", the 30 minute documentary film by Susanna Hellden, was screened at the Portobello Film Festival last night. The film features 4 musical acts from London including Sergeant Buzfuz. The Buzfuz footage includes the band miming to "Danny's Room" in their Hollway Road rehearsal studio and an interview with Joe in St James's Church Garden in Clerkenwell.
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Thursday, 01 September 2016 |
Interview with Joe at Public Pressure about Blang Records.
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PennyBlackMusic interview |
Sunday, 29 November 2015 |
New interview with Joe and Jules Dakin talking about ten years of Blang Records. |
Thursday, 23 July 2015 |
The July/August edition of R2 magazine includes a half page feature on Sergeant Buzfuz. Available at all good newsagents (mostly the larger ones). The covermount CD includes "Move, Carmelita" from the new album. Here's a scan of the article. |
Monday, 01 June 2015 |
Joe contributes a cover of "Adieu To All Judges And
Juries" to a new Shirley Collins tribute album. Starting life as a digital
collection of songs recorded by various artists for the Crowdfunding campaign
for independent documentary film "The Ballad Of Shirley Collins", the
album has grown into the triple vinyl "Shirley Inspired" out
now on Earth Recordings, with a CD version available in the Autumn. The limited (1000) vinyl album features contributions from Alasdair
Roberts, Lee Ranaldo, Graham Coxon, Will Oldham, Trembling Bells, Stewart Lee,
Bonnie Dobson, Rachael Dadd, Sharron Krauss, Sally Timms with the Mini Mekons,
Rozi Plain, Olivia Chaney, Tunng and Farao, Orlando and Tom Furse (The Horrors)
and fellow Blang artist and Sergeant Buzfuz backing singer Slate Islands (AKA
Polly MacLean).
This review from The Vinyl District mentions Joe's and
Polly's songs: |
Podcast of Croydon Radio Joyzine session |
Monday, 11 May 2015 |
Podcast of Joe, William and Polly on last week'd Joyzine show on Croydon Rado. Three songs and interviews. Here |
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