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Cabaret Voltaire Just Wrapped Up Their Final Tour…Then Announce REALLY Final Tour For Next Year

Posted on December 11, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I got an email a few days ago from a commenter here at PPM. Shelf, a.k.a. DJ Shelf has been a part of this community for years now but he’s now doing it from over 1600 east of his former … Continue reading →

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Record Shopping Road Trip: McKays – Winston Salem

Posted on December 10, 2025 by postpunkmonk

MC KAY’S | WINSTON SALEM I’ve been traveling an awful lot in recent months. For what seemed like most of my life, any travel to other cities came with an autonomous response of looking up what record stores this city … Continue reading →

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Black Boiler With Bloom Weave Dark Disco Spell With “Pilot”

Posted on December 9, 2025 by postpunkmonk

This was something sleek and black so I thought we’d investigate this today. Black Boiler is the electric project of Laurent Audouin by way of Angers, France. Where he was once in an electropop band, Kyu, with Fabrice Nau of … Continue reading →

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OMD Up The Ante With DLX RM Of Breakthrough American Album “Crush” [pt. 2]

Posted on December 8, 2025 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] The rest of disc two offers a large [but not complete] sampling of the various B-sides and remixes that accompanied the original album release campaign but as usual, the devils [or in this case, the angels] … Continue reading →

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OMD Up The Ante With DLX RM Of Breakthrough American Album “Crush” [pt. 1]

Posted on December 5, 2025 by postpunkmonk

In 1985, OMD finally managed to gain a foothold in the American Top 40 with their single “So In Love,” which matched the Top 30 performance of the song in the UK charts almost to a number. Number 27 in … Continue reading →

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DEVO/B-52’s/Lene Lovich Cosmic De-Evolution Tour Continues In The UK In 2026…With Bonus Added Rezillos!!

Posted on December 4, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It’s no secret that the Cosmic De-Evolution Tour that North America received from the DEVO/Lene Lovich/B-52’s teamup this year was a very potent New Wave bomb of epic proportions. All of the bands were on their game and delivered their … Continue reading →

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Mitch Easter Revisited The Let’s Active Canon In A Spectacular Fashion @The Ramkat On 11-30-25 [pt. 2]

Posted on December 3, 2025 by postpunkmonk

At a quarter after nine, Mitch’s Gang ambled onstage, followed by the man himself. I’d seen Mitch earlier at the merch table before the opening set talking with someone and now he was onstage with the other five members of … Continue reading →

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