Category Archives: BSOG

ZTT Royalty Frankie Goes To Hollywood + Propaganda Get 40th Anniversary BSOG/Blu-Ray Treatments

Posted on September 23, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Sometimes you are on the road when big news drops. I’ve been in the middle of a whirlwind for the last month or two [as if one couldn’t tell from the lack of posting here at PPM], and when news … Continue reading →

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Bruce Woolley Getting DLX RM of “English Garden” Including The Second Album That Never Was

Posted on August 28, 2024 by postpunkmonk

When I was at the Cherry Red HQ to get the lowdown on the Bill Nelson box we posted about yesterday, how could I have not posted hot on its heels about this fabbo new Bruce Woolley boxed set devoted … Continue reading →

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Selling Banality [And A Whole Lot More]: Bill Nelson’s “Quit Dreaming & Get On The Beam” Getting An Ultrabox Release

Posted on August 27, 2024 by postpunkmonk

We got notice of this one from commenter schwenko over the weekend. Cherry Red/Esoteric Recordings march through the New Wave era of Bill Nelson has moved forward with the next album, “Quite Dreaming And Get On The Beam” getting the … Continue reading →

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Bryan Ferry Gets Boxed Set Reviewing 50 Solo Years

Posted on August 2, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Gloryoski! Has it really been 15 years since the last Bryan Ferry solo compilation? “The Best Of Bryan Ferry” from that year sported not only 21 songs, but also a DVD of music videos chronicling the same period. It’s been … Continue reading →

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Monk Agog As Ultravox “Lament” Ultrabox Drops With Multiple Surround Formats

Posted on June 27, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Well, we knew that there would be a Lament” ultrabox sooner or later after the implications of the RSD Steven Wilson remix EP that managed to drop my jaw on the floor as I went from “will I buy it?” … Continue reading →

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Rusty Egan’s Blitz Playlist Can Be Yours To Take Home In New Boxed Set

Posted on June 24, 2024 by postpunkmonk

After 43 years this Monk still feels the gravitational pull of the New Romantic movement. The push and pull of the music associated with it still remains the North Star that guides my taste in music. Looking back I almost … Continue reading →

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Soft Cell’s “Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret” Sidestepped Synthpop Clichés In 1981 To Stand Apart From The Crowd [pt. 3]

Posted on October 12, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] The Hippie Generation had their classic morning-after song in Kris Kristofferson’s “Sunday Morning Coming Down.” The Punk Generation got their equivalent in one of Soft Cell’s greatest singles. Written with empathy for the new club kids … Continue reading →

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