Buddy Love

Buddy Love

Buddy Love is a French hip-hop act. The name also refers to a power pop project formed in 1980 by Doug Khazzam and Alan Milman on Long Island, New York. That project grows out of a small local network of related bands and recordings, including Alan Milman Sect and ManKazaM, with several musicians moving between the line-ups.

Early recordings and related projects

Before Buddy Love, Khazzam and Milman record a 7-inch EP called Stitches in My Head under the name Alan Milman Sect. That release becomes sought after by punk collectors. They also begin in another group, ManKazaM, and issue the EP Spankathon. Some players appear across all three projects.

Buddy Love releases

The first Buddy Love line-up appears on the 1980 7-inch single Sheila, issued on a small private label. In 1982 the group releases a self-titled LP on Davco Records, which is the last official material released during its active period. Later demos are collected on Sheila And Other Delights.

Live activity and scene

Buddy Love plays venues around New York City including Max's Kansas City, CBGB's and Tramps. The group shares bills with Justin Trouble and opens for The Dead Boys and Squeeze. Khazzam describes the surrounding East Coast environment as one in which punk and new wave are active while power pop is widely expected to be the next major trend.

Later activity

Doug Khazzam later plays with Gary Feldman in Radio Flyer. Feldman also plays bass in ManKazaM during the “ManKazaM Goes Surfin” period, and has earlier connections with Radio City and The Breakaways.