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

‘Live Aid’ – Did It Hammer Nails Into The Coffin Of Post-Punk?

Posted on July 14, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It’s hard to believe that the Live Aid phenomenon happened 40 decades ago. I was 21 years old and a music fanatic when it occurred, and I’m 61 years old now. More than a few of the artists playing at … Continue reading →

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Tour Shirts No Longer With Us [part 5]

Posted on July 11, 2025 by postpunkmonk

We are back to the seemingly endless tour shirt culling thread. Yes. I guess after not wearing t-shirts for a decade, I went a little off the rails. buying tour shirts for almost every show. Often in multiple designs if … Continue reading →

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“Piqued” Is One Last Serving Of Post-Punk Warmth From Jeffrey Runnings

Posted on July 9, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I’ve been intrigued to hear much of what Independent Project Records has been releasing of late. The US Post-Punk scene of the that they document was primarily a West Coast scene that flew totally underneath my radar at the time. … Continue reading →

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Men Without Hats Resurface With New Single And I Love “I ♥ The 80s!”

Posted on July 3, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Yow! I just got an email from Fluid Japan‘s Todd Lewis hipping me to the fact that Canada’s mighty, mighty Men Without Hats, who thoroughly rocked our world last summer, had a new single out! After a pause of about … Continue reading →

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Tour Shirts No Longer With Us [part 4]

Posted on July 2, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Another day, another handful of tour shirts that I once owned, but now have only photos of. These photos were the actual files used to sell them off to new homes in the “wild west” days of eBay. When all … Continue reading →

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Simple Minds Shocker: Kerr Shares Memoir With Burchill In “Our Secrets Are The Same”

Posted on July 1, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I just got the email from the Simple Minds mothership minutes ago and I’m a little shocked at how reality has refused to bend to my expectations. I you can set the Wayback Machine for about five years ago, there … Continue reading →

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SURROUNDED BY RAMONES: Do Ramones In Dolby Atmos® Blu-Ray Make Any Sense?

Posted on June 30, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Last Friday you may have noticed the earth quaking to its very roots. No, it wasn’t yet another tedious lapse into authoritarianism action by the USA…those are as common as dirt, now. This was the announcement that Rhino have just … Continue reading →

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