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

“The Sparks Brothers” Is the Sparks Documentary We’ve Been Waiting A Half Century For

Posted on February 4, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Great Googly-Moogly! Somehow this flew under my radar until this morning,this year’s Sundance Film Festival, a documentary on the iconic band Sparks made its premiere and on January 30th and February 1st, we actually could have seen this premiere, through … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Steven Jones + Logan Sky – Lovers + Losers DL

Posted on February 3, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Steven Jones + Logan Sky: Lovers + Losers | GER | DL [2021] Lovers + Losers (Edit) 04:24 Lovers + Losers (Extended Remix) 06:34 Lovers + Losers (Vandal Moon Remix) 03:47 Lovers + Losers (May Be Horizon Remix) 04:29 Politics … Continue reading →

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Want List: Ultravox! Live At The Rainbow 1977 Streaming Only Album

Posted on February 2, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Ultravox!: Live At The Rainbow 1977 – UK – STREAM [2021] I Came Back Here To Meet You Modern Love Slipaway T.V. Orphans I Won’t Play Your Game Wide Boys Satday Night In The City of the Dead The Wild, … Continue reading →

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REVO Remastering – David Werner – Imagination Quota [REVO 093]

Posted on February 1, 2021 by postpunkmonk

David Werner: Imagination Quota – US – CD-R [2020] Imagination Quote Prose Cold Shivers Thoughts Of You In An Around You Talk When Starlight’s Gone Aggravation Non-Stop Body + Soul When we last looked at the career of David Werner, … Continue reading →

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Record Review: The Monochrome Set – The Independent Singles Collection UK CD [part 4]

Posted on January 29, 2021 by postpunkmonk

The last single we discussed was from 1982 and Cherry Red’s “Eligible Bachelors” album, but from that point to 1986, the band had an album on Blanco Y Negro; and that period was not the purview of this compilation. It … Continue reading →

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Record Review: The Monochrome Set – The Independent Singles Collection UK CD [part 3]

Posted on January 28, 2021 by postpunkmonk

I have to admit it. When I hear the incredible single “The Mating Game” it’s very difficult to shake the sensation that I am hearing the origin point of The Smiths right then and there. The archness in Bid’s featherlight … Continue reading →

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Record Review: The Monochrome Set – The Independent Singles Collection UK CD [part 2]

Posted on January 27, 2021 by postpunkmonk

The band’s first single made a splash on Rough Trade in 1978. “He’s frank” was all uncomfortable “Dutch” angles over a repetitive guitar figure that coiled and uncoiled throughout the brief song. that only spilled over into indie jangle for … Continue reading →

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