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Bob Gaulke Still Maxing Out His Credit Cards – With Shriekback’s Help This Time On A Trio Of Releases [pt. 2]

Posted on December 23, 2025 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Bob Gaulke: (S)words – US – CD-R [2025] “Our Tiny Struggle” began with the emphatic piano rhythm courtesy of Mr. Barry Andrews boring a hole in our brain that wouldn’t let go as Gil Olivera on … Continue reading →

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Bob Gaulke Still Maxing Out His Credit Cards – With Shriekback’s Help This Time On A Trio Of Releases [pt. 1]

Posted on December 22, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Bob Gaulke is an interesting guy! He’s a very busy musician with 34 releases in the last decade. Nine of those were released in 2022 alone! I happened to really get to know Bob on the occasion of his tribute … Continue reading →

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Sparks Got “Mad!” and “Madder!” In 2025 [pt. 2]

Posted on December 19, 2025 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] I was immediately enraptured by the formalist fortissimo of “I-405 Rules.” An almost Rococo, orchestrally driven expansion of their “L’il Beethoven®” ethos as resulting in a paean to their local Interstate highway. The subtlety of the … Continue reading →

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Sparks Got “Mad!” and “Madder!” In 2025 [pt. 1]

Posted on December 17, 2025 by postpunkmonk

While it’s true Sparks new album, “Mad!” was released on May 23rd, I was hung up on the domestic issues I struggled with on a daily basis this year. I did not actually buy their new CD until August 10th, … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Adele Bertei – When It’s Over 12″

Posted on December 16, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Adele Bertei: When It’s Over – UK – 12″ [1985] I will admit to being wrongly biased against Adele Bertei and it all came down to first hearing her [intentionally] strident performance on Thomas Dolby’s obnoxious single “Hyperactive” where she … Continue reading →

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Sorry We Weren’t Here Before Full EP “Forest Lights” Balanced Melody And Intensity To Hit A Post-Punk Target

Posted on December 15, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Last June we enjoyed the debut single of Berlin’s Sorry We Weren’t Here Before and have been waiting for the full EP which was released late October on Germany’s Agoge Records label. The trio have once more plowed deeply into … Continue reading →

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Bryan Ferry Archives Busy This Time Of Year With “Love Is The Drug” 12″ + DLX RM of “Bête Noire”

Posted on December 12, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I saw today that a new Roxy Music 12″ single was released; an omnibus collection of the foundational single “Love Is The Drug.” That got me looking at the Bryan Ferry website as well and wouldn’t you know it, a … Continue reading →

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