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POST 3000: 15 Years And Counting

Posted on July 29, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I noticed a few months ago that a momentous occasion was coming in a few months. Today marks the 3000th post here at Post-Punk Monk. Sure, sure. We’re bending the rules a little bit as I’ve had a handful of … Continue reading →

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2024: The Year In Buying Music [part 2]

Posted on December 30, 2024 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] 2024 BUYING STATS Total titles purchased: 185 [↑78% 2023]Total expenditures: $1201.55 [↑87% 2023]Average cost: $6.25/title [↑3.6% 2023] I spent a lot of money on music this year. More than I have in a while and more … Continue reading →

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2024: The Year In Buying Music [part 1]

Posted on December 27, 2024 by postpunkmonk

2024 was a watershed year for us. There were so many huge events that distorted the fabric of the year. Most of 2023 was spent preparing for our first excursion into the UK and the second in Europe since 1999. … Continue reading →

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Contact Form Issues?

Posted on December 8, 2024 by postpunkmonk

This is just a note to indicate that the PPM contact form is possibly not working. All contact form submissions come to my email as always, but I am getting email that indicates a person’s name and nothing else. No … Continue reading →

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Has It Been A Dozen Years on WordPress Already?

Posted on August 10, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Gosharootie. I just logged into my dashboard this morning for a look under the hood of PPM and to what to my won’dring eyes did appear, but a badge proclaiming that I’d been blogging on WordPress for a stately dozen … Continue reading →

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2021: The Year In Buying Music

Posted on January 6, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Every year I say it. I’m like a broken record repeating, ad nauseum …the same old, same old. But it’s always so difficult to actually achieve what I spout out. every year. Without fail. Here’s exactly what I said last … Continue reading →

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Coming Next Week: Gleaming Spires Week

Posted on September 11, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Next week we will be diving deep into Omnivore Recordings’ ambitious program of DLX RMs of the three Gleaming Spires albums on the silver disc. And to cap it off, we’ll have an interview with David Kendrick where we discuss … Continue reading →

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