Category Archives: metablogging

Coming Monday: Neue Deutsche Welle Week

Starting Monday there will be a theme week here at Post-Punk Monk as we examine some of the bands that made Germany’s NDW movement of the early 80s so delightful.

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Second Anniversary Retrospective

Well, it’s that time of the year again. No, not the new fiscal year! I mean the “birthday” of this blog, Post-Punk Monk! As you may remember from last year, I was a little careless, and only acknowledged the anniversary … Continue reading

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10,000 Pages Served

I had noticed that my blog stats were creeping up to the 10,000 page views level last month and even as late as last week, I thought it would happen a week or two later, but the blog has seen … Continue reading

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Music Purchases Enhanced

This is just a quick note to point out that the lengthy “Music Entering The Collection” pages are being broken up unto discrete months on the dropdowns, and each month will now display a grid of purchased covers [like shown … Continue reading

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1st Anniversary Already In Rear View Mirror

Holy Toledo! I just looked and noticed that I have been blogging for over a year now. My 1st anniversary actually happened on June 24th. In the last 377 days we have seen: 149,379 words 5,284 page views Average page … Continue reading

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Trying To Turn Over A New Leaf

I am trying to make some changes in my life. Typically, this is how The Monk rolls. A passing obsession with about 150 artists over time develops into a urge to make a BSOG. I then start buying every single … Continue reading

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Vacation [All I Ever Wanted]

The Monk leaves his cell tomorrow for a week of vacation in Music City, U.S.A. That’s right, it’s NashVegas for us and there are a few record stores that initial research shows may be worth a visit or three. You’ll … Continue reading

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