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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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It Was The Ultimate New Wave Tour: Lene Lovich, The B-52’s & DEVO @ PNC Music Pavilion, October 24, 2025 (Part 2)

Posted on November 3, 2025 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] I heard from my former co-worker while we had been talking that tonight’s show had DEVO closing and he was right as by 7:45 p.m. the video screen began to light up. An animated skull with … 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 1)

Posted on November 2, 2025 by postpunkmonk

This concert had been very long-awaited with three acts I loved on a single bill. I’d only seen The B-52’s prior in 1989-1990. I had muffed my one chance to have seen both Lene Lovich and DEVO on the occasion … Continue reading →

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David Ball: 1959-2025

Posted on October 29, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It was Thursday night when I saw that Dave Ball of Soft Cell had died. I hadn’t been following Dave closely and I was unaware of his myriad of health issues he’d been dealing with in the last few years. … Continue reading →

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Scenius Offer “13 Billion Dark Years” For An Inviting Blend of Voice And Synths Where The Song Rules

Posted on October 23, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Scenius, by way of the UK and France, have been a new band I first heard in the latest “Generation Blitz” compilation from the State Of Bass label earlier this summer. I’ve enjoyed the singles they have issued leading up … Continue reading →

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