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Soft Cell’s “Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret” Sidestepped Synthpop Clichés In 1981 To Stand Apart From The Crowd [pt. 3]
[…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
Posted in BSOG, Live Music, Record Review, Want List
Tagged 1981, BSOG, David Ball, Marc Almond, Mike Thorne, Sire Records, Soft Cell, Vicious Pink Phenomena
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NEW ORDER – SUBSTANCE: Reissued in 4xCD DLX RM…Finally!
Another day. Another New Order oriented posting. Oh, how we couldn’t wait for New Order’s “Substance” package back in 1987. A double CD with basically every 12″ A-side and most of the B-sides as well? Yes, please! I unwisely unloaded … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Content, Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, Live Music, seminal single, Want List
Tagged 1987, 2023, DLX RM, New Order
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Midge Ure Has A Gift Box Ready For Our Ears
Yow! The “Quartet” ultrabox has barely cooled from shipping [I’ve not started reviewing it yet owing to lack of time] and already the next step in the Midge Ure SDLX reissue program is ready to hit the pavement! In a … Continue reading
Posted in BSOG, Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, Live Music, Mid-80s Malaise, New Romantic, Scots Rock, Want List
Tagged 1985, 2023, boxed set, Midge Ure, The Gift
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Want List: Simple Minds Finally Issue ‘New Gold Dream’ Live Album With Sky Arts Concert Tonight
Today I received an email from Simple Minds that had me blindsided. It feels like this should have already happened, but while there have been concerts featuring it, there has never been an album released with all of “New Gold … Continue reading
Posted in Assorted Images, Core Collection, Live Music, New Romantic, Scots Rock, Want List
Tagged 2023, live album, Simple Minds
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John Foxx Plans Rare Solo Piano Set In Hannah Peel’s Radio 3: Night Tracks Live Concert
In 2020, I had a trip planned to the UK to see the Heaven 17/Human League concert before the pandemic scuttled that one for me. While such a show was really a thing of wonder, my greatest fear at the … Continue reading
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
Posted in Deadpan Women, Live Music, Record Review
Tagged 1978, 1979, CD reissue, Model Citizens, Modern Harmonic
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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
Posted in Immaterial Music, Live Music, Record Review
Tagged 1982, 2021, Bandcamp, Vicious Pink Phenomena
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