Category Archives: film

‘New Wave: Dare To Be Different’ Charts WLIR-FM History In Fantastic New Documentary

Posted on February 18, 2019 by postpunkmonk

This was certainly the week for Midge Ure appearances in music documentaries! First he figured in the Conny Plank film and now he’s even showing up in the menu for “New Wave: Dare To Be Different;” this fabtastic look at … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 55]

Posted on April 6, 2018 by postpunkmonk

[continued from last post] At the same time as their return to the concert stages of Europe and the UK, 2007 also brought with it news that an OMD fan, who was a filmmaker at Aspect Television, got the approval … Continue reading →

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Dazzling Go-Betweens Documentary Lights The Fire Anew

Posted on February 22, 2018 by postpunkmonk

I can’t believe I haven’t written about The Go-Betweens in the nearly eight years of this blog. For many years I thought that I first heard of them when the video for “Spring Rain” was a staple of the early … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Good Vibrations

Posted on November 12, 2015 by postpunkmonk

I happened to see a wonderful film that’s hopefully right up the alley of anyone who reads this blog. I hadn’t heard of “Good Vibrations” [2013] before, and I didn’t know the story of Belfast DJ Terri Hooley at all. … Continue reading →

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