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Lost 80s Live A Virtual Top 40 Of New Wave [part 3]

[continued from last post] CHINA CRISIS With China Crisis music director Jack Hymers onstage with Peter Godwin, it made all the sense in the world to have them perform next. Like Peter Godwin, but only moreso, I have a lot … Continue reading

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Lost 80s Live A Virtual Top 40 Of New Wave [part 2]

[continued from last post] THE POLECATS Then came something a bit more raucous when The Polecats took to the stage. Lead singer Tim [Worman] Polecat was a flurry of movement. Well, it came with the territory. If you’re standing still … Continue reading

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Lost 80s Live A Virtual Top 40 Of New Wave [part 1]

I could hardly wait to attend the stop of the Lost 80s Live Tour in Cary, North Carolina last Sunday. Against incredible odds, we would be seeing Peter Godwin, one of our favorite artists who we’ve collected for 43 years. … Continue reading

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OMD Tease “Crush” Deluxe Editions Coming In October

If this Monk had a nose full of nickels for every wag who has been crying out for a Deluxe Remaster of OMD‘s 1985 “Crush” album, I could retire from my labors right now. The tale of how their third … Continue reading

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Scorpion Milk Hit The Nail On The Head With “Another Day, Another Abyss”

I have to admit…Mat McNerny was not on my musical radar. His roots in the Norwegian Black Metal scene are outside of my realms of interest. But when this song came over the transom it slipped right into that sweet … Continue reading

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Yet More Band Shirts That This Monk May Need…

Just when we were poring over the tour shirts that we had sold off many years ago, we got a missive from the Spandau Ballet mothership alerting us to a set of t-shirts from every album they released in the … Continue reading

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POST 3000: 15 Years And Counting

I noticed a few months ago that a momentous occasion was coming in a few months. Today marks the 3000th post here at Post-Punk Monk. Sure, sure. We’re bending the rules a little bit as I’ve had a handful of … Continue reading

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