Category Archives: Live Music

Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 66]

Posted on May 29, 2018 by

OMD – Architecture + Morality – Dazzle Ships | 2016 – 3.5 [continued from this post] On the face of it, I had to admit that the band had some cheek to release two live albums drawing from the same … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 59]

Posted on May 2, 2018 by

[continued from this post] The year after OMD released “History Of Modern” they fulfilled a long-standing dream by actually crossing the Big Pond and playing a US tour early that Spring. They came as close as Atlanta [where I had … Continue reading →

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Shriekback Kickstarted That Much Mooted US Tour Campaign 72 Hours Ago

Posted on January 25, 2018 by

Good news for modern man!  We just got the word on the Shriekback mailing list on Tuesday morning that the promised 2nd Kickstarter campaign for a Shriekback US tour in 2018 has been going down for almost 72 hours now, … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 27]

Posted on January 11, 2018 by

Round Two – January 1986 [continued from last post] Of course, with another OMD concert, this time just 50 miles away instead of 450 or so we had to attend again! This time with a closer posse of friends. I … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 25]

Posted on January 9, 2018 by

[continued from last post] Commenter Jordan in the previous post made a supremely cogent comment about OMD’s creative conundrum by 1985: “What was the missing link? It could not have been just trying to write bland music for the market. … Continue reading →

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Zola Jesus @ The Mothlight 9-29-17

Posted on October 19, 2017 by

I’m so focused in my music buying. Often, I am building up a collection of this or that artist in preparation of a REVO CD or BSOG, that I forget to broaden my horizons. When an act that I’ve read … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: British Electric Foundation, live in Birmingham, 21-Oct-16 (part two)

Posted on August 29, 2017 by

Following the events detailed in part one of this post — wherein your humble narrator enjoyed front-row seating for once-in-a-lifetime performance of Heaven 17’s Penthouse & Pavement straight through and live —we enjoyed a 20-minute break during which the management … Continue reading →

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