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graphic design | software UI design | remastering vinyl • record collector • satire • non-fiction

Ten Years…

Posted on January 10, 2026 by postpunkmonk

When I had the long Bowie obituary thread ten years ago today, it was done as a not-quite-obituary; more of an examination of Bowie’s presence in my timeline, and it was in any case before I adopted the trait of … Continue reading →

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Don Was + The Pan-Detroit Ensemble Begin US Tour Today!

Posted on January 9, 2026 by postpunkmonk

Yow! I had to admit that I was aware of Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble; the new combo put together by Don Was featuring Jazz players from his hometown of Detroit. Full disclosure: I am a Was (Not Was) … Continue reading →

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2025 : The Year In Buying Music [part 4]

Posted on January 8, 2026 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] EPS OF THE YEAR There is always a joy in EPs beyond their modest length of playback. As the late 70s and the calcification of radio in the US brought the EPs to this shore as … Continue reading →

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2025 : The Year In Buying Music [part 3]

Posted on January 7, 2026 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] SINGLES OF THE YEAR There were a lot of singles this year. You’ve got to love them. I know I do! Even if they are mostly immaterial now. The joy of a single is that they … Continue reading →

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2025 : The Year In Buying Music [part 2]

Posted on January 6, 2026 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] 2025 BUYING STATS Total titles purchased: 154 [↓18% 2024]Total expenditures: $966.65 [↓21% 2024]Average cost: $6.30/title [↑1% 2024] Expenditures were down this year by over 20%. Good, but not great. I always like to shave the costs … Continue reading →

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2025 : The Year In Buying Music [part 1]

Posted on January 5, 2026 by postpunkmonk

The year 2025 has been a weird one. We knew going into it that the US had picked a President who promised to be a “dictator from day one” and then had the temerity to NOT lie for possibly the … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas Mr. Linton: Fluid Japan And Jan Linton Team Once More For Cover Of “Forbidden Colours”

Posted on December 30, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Jan Linton + Fluid Japan: Forbidden Colours – HK/US – DL [2025] Last winter we enjoyed the crystalline beauty of Fluid Japan’s cover of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence,” where Fluid Japan, working with a piano recording by Reiko … Continue reading →

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