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

Andrew Krivine’s “Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die: Punk + Post-Punk Graphics 1976-1986” Is A Weighty Tome Encompassing The Many Schools Of Design Attached To The Music Of The Period

Andrew Krivine: Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die – Punk And Post-Punk Graphics 1976-1986 – UK – hardcover [2020] I had written about this book when I got wind of its imminent release in five years ago. While … Continue reading

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Loosen The Clamps! The Last Version Of Cabaret Voltaire Are Playing The Final Gigs This Fall In Sheffield And The UK

Our eyeballs got an electric jolt first thing this morning at 4:35 as I woke and checked The Guardian’s home page to begin the day’s doomscrolling. I saw that Chris Watson and Stephen Mallinder were playing their first gig together … Continue reading

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So We Didn’t Miss EXTC…And It Was A Great Night Out!

We’ve not posted much this week as I’ve been taking time off work since my old friend The RAHB trekked in from The Piedmont of North Carolina to see EXTC with me at The Grey Eagle last Tuesday evening. We … Continue reading

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Scenius Gift Us A Languid Post-Punk Synthpop Confection In “Beat The Light”

When we reviewed the 4th volume of Generation Blitz recently, I had my curiosity piqued by the French-Anglo duo Scenius. They not only took their name from a Brian Eno concept, but their finely etched Synthpop featured distinctive bilingual vocals … Continue reading

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The Next Blow Monkeys Album, “Birdsong” Is Already Preparing For Takeoff This August

It seems like we just got the latest Blow Monkeys album and we’ve not even managed to find the time to review it yet, and the next opus is prepping for launch. When we last spoke to Dr. Robert, the … Continue reading

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EXTC On US Tour – “It Would Be A Shame To Miss This,” Muses Monk

I’ve been known to be a hardliner on the dreaded scourge of “tribute acts.” I’ve grown used to seeing the bulk of club and venue dates in my hometown become overrun by these tribute acts to the point where it … Continue reading

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Henry Badowski’s “Life Is A Grand” Has Finally Reached Monastic Ears After 44 Year Wait

This is just ludicrous. I can recall seeing the viddy for “My Face” in some pre-MTV situation and thinking to myself, “this sounds good, I should get that album!” The album in question was called “Life Is A Grand” by … Continue reading

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