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Record Review: A Focus On Fashion Phase One Gives Us “Fàshiön Music” Reissued And Expanded UK 2xCD [part 3]
[…continued from last post] 1978 Demos The last six tracks on disc one were 1978 demos. The single conceit of the title, which was almost all of its lyric content, was the crux of “I Don’t Take Drugs, I Don’t … Continue reading
The Night Of The Proms: Middlebrow Eurokitsch?…Or The Final Frontier Of Your Obsessive Collection?
It was during the medium-high internet record collecting years around the turn of the century, that I became aware of a European phenomenon called “The Night Of The Proms.” This was begun in 1985 in Belgium by two students and … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Live Music, Your Prog Roots Are Showing
Tagged 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, Alphaville, Bryan Ferry, Grace Jones, Heaven 17, Joe Jackson, Kid Creole + The Coconuts, Martin Fry, Midge Ure, OMD, Simple Minds, Tears For Fears
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Record Store Day 2022 Dangles Monkbait…I May Have To Act [part 1]
Ah yes. Record Store Day. That fake holiday that doesn’t give, but instead, takes. It’s coming again this year, and pandemic be damned, they are going ahead with the traditional April 23rd time frame. None of the periodic “drops” throughout … Continue reading
Posted in Bowie, Core Collection, Live Music, Scots Rock, Want List
Tagged 2022, Blondie, David Bowie, Erasure, FGTH, Kid Creole + The Coconuts, Lou Reed, Record Store Day, Simple Minds, Ultravox
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Mitch Easter Celebrates Let’s Active’s 40th Anniversary In Special Concert Event
The last 24 hours has seen a lot of traffic at this site over my review of “Big Plans For Everybody,” my favorite Let’s Active album. I like all of them very much. They each have their own unique character, … Continue reading
Record Review: The Waitresses – “King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents” US CD
The Waitresses: King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents – US – CD – [1997] Intro Quit No Guilt Wise Up I Could Rule The World If I Could Only Get The Parts I Know What Boys Like Pussy Strut Wasn’t Tomorrow … Continue reading
Second Chance For Bowie’s “Brilliant Live Adventures” 1990s Live Sets
Last fall, the news came that a series of 1990s live albums; two from three separate tours of David Bowie would be released under the banner “Brilliant Live Adventures.” At the time the series of six albums was teased with … Continue reading
Posted in Bowie, Core Collection, Live Music, Want List
Tagged 2021, Brilliant Live Adventures, David Bowie, limited edition
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The “1980 Tour: The Finale” Captured Peak Midge Ure [Part 2]
[continued from last post…] I immediately noted how synth player Joseph O’Keefe held back the tempo of the piano intro to “Private Lives” to prolong the timing of the throwback intro for maximum impact. which made his pitch bending on … Continue reading
Posted in Concert Review, Core Collection, Live Music, New Romantic, Scots Rock, The Great B-Sides
Tagged 2021, livestream, Midge Ure, Ultravox, Visage
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