Category Archives: Live Music

Model Citizens “NYC 1978-1979” A Vibrant Blast Of No Wave Skirting The Edges of Pop

We’ve mentioned Model Citizens’ upcoming re-issue of their John Cale produced EP from 1979 along with live sets to flesh out a full album; giving us a glimpse of their other material, to be released by Modern Harmonic this Friday, … Continue reading

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Vicious Pink Phenomena Caught In Live Snapshot From 1982 As A Download

Gloryoski! I recently found a still zipped DL on my file server that dated back to about a year ago, when there was much moving of the needle on the Vicious Pink legacy with their fabbo “West View” compilation. There … Continue reading

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“Look At The Moon!” Saw Bowie Curating His Live Set With A Crack Team [pt. 2]

[…continued from last post] Disc one ended with a lovely take on “Under Pressure” with sparkling piano from Mike Garson in addition to Gail Ann Dorsey’s duet vocals with David Bowie being a particular calling card in this period of … Continue reading

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“Look At The Moon!” Saw Bowie Curating His Live Set With A Crack Team [pt. 1]

“Look At The Moon! [Live Phoenix Festival ’97]” was a snapshot of the very next tour David Bowie undertook for the “Earthling” album of 1997. The same band as the 1995 “Outside” tour were here, though Carlos Alomar, George Simms, … Continue reading

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“Ouvrez Le Chien” Captures Re-energized Bowie Eschewing Compromise

In theory, the issue of the limited edition set of 1990s Bowie tour albums as the Brilliant Live Adventures series, was a cool and wonderful thing. The 90s were all about Bowie re-finding his mojo after the excesses and compromises … Continue reading

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Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 8]

[…continued from last post] CONCLUSION Fans of “Rage In Eden” have been waiting a while for this box and it’s proved to be quite interesting. I can remember in 2008 when the 2xCD edition came out, following a few years … Continue reading

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Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 6]

[…continued from past post] LIVE @ HAMMERSMITH ODEON 1981 CD2 The next set of tunes here were almost preordained as the band bit into the three song suite that capped their “Rage In Eden” disc. The way these songs flowed, … Continue reading

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