Category Archives: Designed By Peter Saville

Another 80s Package Tour Rolls Tantalizingly Close Next Summer

Posted on December 20, 2024 by postpunkmonk

There’s a change in the air. I’ve never been one to dally with retro 80s tours in the past. There always seemed to be as many bands on the bills that I disliked as liked in the past. And then … Continue reading →

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Record Shopping Road Trip: Orlando, Florida – Can You Go Home Again? [pt. 4]

Posted on December 6, 2024 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] The main store was next and the space was maybe three times as large as their original space on Park Avenue. One major difference to shopping here was that I never knew the owner, Sandy Bitman … Continue reading →

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Two More CDs Coming Bring “Lament” 40th Anniversary Tally “Up To 11”

Posted on October 16, 2024 by postpunkmonk

The “Lament” 40th anniversary ultrabox that just arrived last month is something that I’ve just begun to get into in the last week of pseudo-normality. It was seven CDs and a DVD with the Steven Wilson 5.1 surround remix as … Continue reading →

Posted in 5.1, Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, DVD, New Romantic, Record Store Day, Scots Rock, Want List, Wilson Never Sleeps | 17 Comments

Midge Ure Rocks His Canon At Alberta Rose Theater, Portland Oregon 8-25-24

Posted on September 3, 2024 by postpunkmonk

When I’m out of town (and not posting regularly) and my friends and commenters occasionally send emails to me that are for all the world posts that I would be making on PPM were I in their circumstances, the thought occurs; … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowie, Concert Review, Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, New Romantic, Record Review, Scots Rock | 7 Comments

OMD’s “Architecture + Morality: The Singles” Casts A Fresh Eye On An Old Standard

Posted on August 9, 2024 by postpunkmonk

I had posted on this disc in it’s pre-release/announcement phase. But that didn’t mean that I heard it until almost three years later! Sure, sure. I’m usually all over OMD material like white on rice, but in 2021 I was … 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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Steven Wilson Earns That Money With Stunning “Lament” 12″ Remixes From Ultravox [part 2]

Posted on June 19, 2024 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] So far, Steven Wilson had added depth to “White China” and fully brought the Celtic aberration of “Man Of Two Worlds” fully onto the Ultravox playing field. Filling it with mystery and intrigue. Where would the … Continue reading →

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