Category Archives: Blast From The Past

REDUX: Not Bryan Ferry …But An Incredible Simulation!

Posted on November 8, 2013 by postpunkmonk

November 10, 2010 In these days of a new Bryan Ferry solo opus, [“Olympia”], thoughts turn to the smaller fish that follow, like pilot fish, in the wake of the great grey whale of art that is Mister Ferry. Like … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast From The Past, Core Collection, New Romantic | Tagged Bryan Ferry, David Sylvian, Icehouse, Iva Davies, Japan, Jim Kerr, Roxy Music, Simple Minds, The Explorers | 9 Comments

REDUX: Three Seminal Singles – Number 3

Posted on October 25, 2013 by postpunkmonk

October 7, 2010 It began with a single guitar chord. Next, the bass player added an insistent bassline. A hint of noir sax wafted across the stereo field like steam from a manhole cover in the predawn hours. Footsteps. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast From The Past, Core Collection, seminal single | Tagged 1975, Atco Records, Love Is the Drug, Roxy Music, Seminal Single | 4 Comments

REDUX: Three Seminal Singles – Number 2

Posted on October 24, 2013 by postpunkmonk

October 1, 2010 I grew up loving the sound of keyboards. When I was a child, this meant electric organs were it for me. Even though it was a few years old when I started listening to pop music, Question … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast From The Past, Core Collection, seminal single | Tagged Autobahn, Kraftwerk, Seminal Single | 2 Comments

REDUX: Three Seminal Singles – Number 1

Posted on October 23, 2013 by postpunkmonk

September 29, 2010 I grew up listening to Top 40 radio on the AM band as a child. I was given a transistor radio and discovered Los Angeles’ KHJ [“Boss Radio”] sometime during the summer of 1970 while I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast From The Past, seminal single | Tagged David Bowie, Lou Reed, Mick Ronson, Seminal Single, Transformer, Walk On The Wild Side | 1 Comment

REDUX: The iPod®: It’s Not For Me

Posted on October 21, 2013 by postpunkmonk

September 28, 2010 I remember when the iPod was released. I was a lifelong Macintosh user who loved music even more than computers. I was presumably the ultimate target audience for this device. A friend received one as a gift … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast From The Past, Uncategorized | Tagged intangible music, iPod | 9 Comments

REDUX: John McGeoch – Post-Punk MVP

Posted on October 18, 2013 by postpunkmonk

August 31, 2010 It was some time in the mid eighties that I realized that I had every album that John McGeoch ever played on and furthermore, these were among my favorite records ever made. Scotland born, he moved to … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast From The Past, Scots Rock | Tagged Armoury Show, John McGeoch, Magazine, P.I.L., Post-Punk, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Visage | 10 Comments

REDUX: Remastering: Peter Godwin – Correspondence

Posted on October 17, 2013 by postpunkmonk

August 17, 2010 I posted last week about the first phase of my Associates BSOG®. I’m about 6 weeks into that project, and so I don’t get bogged down, just to keep fresh, I’ve decided to do a quick & … Continue reading →