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Lene Lovich Remains True To Her Artistic Principles In Thrilling Set @ Mount Dora Music Hall, 10-29-25 [pt. 1]

Posted on November 13, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Rare is the artist to get me to double dip on a tour. Acts I’ve seen more than once on the same tour can almost be counted on the fingers of one hand. Off the top of my head, there’s … Continue reading →

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The Night Of The Sopranos: Cult Of Venus + Night Tapes @ Grey Eagle, Asheville 10-25-25 [pt. 2 ]

Posted on November 12, 2025 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] NIGHT TAPES We didn’t have to wait a long time for the breakdown between sets for Night Tapes to take their place on the stage. And it was immediately apparent that Ms. Vesik was another soprano … Continue reading →

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The Night Of The Sopranos: Cult Of Venus + Night Tapes @ Grey Eagle, Asheville 10-25-25 [pt. 1]

Posted on November 11, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It was some time during the middle of October that I was on the receiving end of two different offline threads from friends where the band Night Tapes had been mentioned. As in “my album of the year” and “next … Continue reading →

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Gary Numan Giving Telekon’s 45th Birthday A Big Party With UK & North American Tours, New Song

Posted on November 10, 2025 by postpunkmonk

NEW SONG: LIKE A B-FILM Gloryoski! It was a fortnight ago when commenter Echorich in an offline thread told me that Gary Numan had released an unreleased “Telekon” track to herald a 45th Anniversary DLX RM of that album later … Continue reading →

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New Vamberator Single Today Offers Rolo McGinty Remixes – One Minimal, The Other Maximal

Posted on November 7, 2025 by postpunkmonk

We dearly loved the Vamberator album, “The Age of Loneliness” earlier this year, and now it’s gotten some remix attention from Rolo McGinty of The Woodentops. Mr. McGinty had long known Messrs. Tayle and Williams from the 80s and given … Continue reading →

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Ardala’s Superb “Halls Of Antiquity” Album Is Back In Print In A DLX RM

Posted on November 6, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It was not one of my finest moments when I got the Ardala album in its original, luxurious CD-R format back in 2023 on its release. The decadent 7″ x 7″ folio package was not quite as superb as the … Continue reading →

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It Was The Ultimate New Wave Tour: Lene Lovich, The B-52’s & DEVO @ PNC Music Pavilion, October 24, 2025 (Part 3)

Posted on November 5, 2025 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] I had fully given up hope that I’d ever see DEVO in concert! I’d come close. In 2018 I got to see Mark Mothersbaugh have a panel discussion with an old Kent State classmate who was … Continue reading →

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