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

New Shriekback Viddy For “The Wolfman Whinesplains”

Posted on March 15, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Gloryoski! We got notice a few days ago that the new Shriekback viddy was online in …that place. The Hodah-helmed clip was actually shot and featured the very real and not at all simulated Barry Andrews in the clip itself, … Continue reading →

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Adele Bertei Releases Memoir “Twist” Today From ZE Books

Posted on March 14, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Today there is the release of a new ZE Books memoir by Adele Bertei covering the crucial New/No Wave artist through her tumultuous origins in Cleveland before her move to New York City and a different world entirely. It’s the … Continue reading →

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Cristina Monet Zilkha’s Legacy Served Well With New CD Remaster Of “Sleep It Off” And Biographical Book/Website

Posted on March 13, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Last Friday was the release date of the CD that I never expected to see, but I should know better than to underestimate the powers of Rubellan Remasters. They are the plucky reissue label [run by one person – Scott … Continue reading →

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Fluid Japan Populate An Elegant “Afterlife” With Their Art Rock Chops

Posted on March 10, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Sometime it’s hell keeping a secret! Especially one you’d prefer to shout from the rooftops! In the case of the group Fluid Japan, I first encountered their member Todd Lewis [vox, synth, bass, drum programming] when he had played bass … Continue reading →

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Steve Jones + Logan Sky Smolder With “This Intensity”

Posted on March 9, 2023 by postpunkmonk

We were away on a rare instance of travel these days when the neü Steven Jones + Logan Sky EP dropped on March 3rd. So we had to catch up a few days later upon returning home. “This Intensity” will … Continue reading →

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Record Shopping Road Trip: Akron Ohio – 2023 – Time Traveler

Posted on March 8, 2023 by postpunkmonk

The one constant to any trips to Akron in the last 28 years have been that a visit to Time Traveler is a must! Scott Shepard has been in business from 1980 and he’s had a solid run through thick … Continue reading →

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Record Shopping Road Trip: Akron Ohio – 2023 – The Bomb Shelter

Posted on March 7, 2023 by postpunkmonk

During in the last week of February, we actually traveled to Akron, Ohio to visit family. We had not been there [or really, anywhere] since the pandemic but with 91-year old in-laws, no longer making the yearly pilgrimage to Florida … Continue reading →

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