Category Archives: Blast From The Past

REDUX: The Blue Monday Ripoffs

Posted on April 11, 2018 by

March 3, 2014 It was almost 31 years prior to the day when  the seminal New Order single “Blue Monday” was initially released. The 12″ sporting a floppy disc inspired sleeve was issued by Factory on March 3, 1983 and … Continue reading →

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REDUX: Corn-Fed New Wave: Figures On A Beach, The Early Years

Posted on April 10, 2018 by

February 20, 2014 Ten days ago, commenter Rob C made an eloquent defense of Detroit’s Figures On A Beach and little did he know, but his words were only a portion of the FOAB event horizon that I find myself … Continue reading →

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REDUX: A Thousand Number One Albums In The UK

Posted on August 30, 2017 by

November 25, 2013 Today on the BBC was a feature examining the thousand albums that have topped the British charts since their point of origin in July 1956. I wondered how many of those best sellers would fall  under the … Continue reading →

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REDUX: Steel Cage Match – Simple Minds VS U2

Posted on June 21, 2017 by

September 24, 2013 Sure, sure. We all acknowledge that there’s a weird, almost reciprocal relationship between U2 and Simple Minds. I can’t shake the feeling that the each band has somehow used the other for artistic inspiration and that were it a … Continue reading →

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REDUX: The Mid-80s Malaise: 1983 – The Year David Bowie Became Fallible

Posted on June 8, 2017 by

July 22, 2013 What was it about the mid-80s that made it the harbinger of artistic disaster for so many artists that I had previously thought the world of? By 1985, there seemed to be a perfect storm of political … Continue reading →

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REDUX: Record Review – Holly Beth Vincent – Demos Federico

Posted on October 17, 2016 by

May 7, 2013 Holly + The Italians: Demos Federico US 2xCD [2002] Disc 1 It’s Only Me [Demo Version] Fanzine [Demo Version] Chapel Of Love [Demo Version] One More Dance [Demo Version] Honalu [Demo] Unoriginal Sin [Demo] Where Baby Walks … Continue reading →

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REDUX: Record Review – King Crimson – Discipline

Posted on May 10, 2016 by

March 14, 2013 King Crimson: Discipline US LP [1981] Elephant Talk Frame By Frame Matte Kudasai Indiscipline Thela Hun Ginjeet The Sheltering Sky Discipline 1981 was a heck of a year for music. One of the shocks that it held … Continue reading →

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