Category Archives: New Romantic

A personal favorite Post-Punk subculture. The bastard sons of Roxy Music and David Bowie.

Who Better Than Robert Elms To Write ‘The Book’ On The New Romantic Movement?

Posted on November 25, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Robert Elms, the gent who began his career by writing the suitably poetic liner notes to “Journeys To Glory” by Spandau Ballet, will be at the Design Museum in London. The museum is currently hosting a must-see exhibition “Blitz: The … Continue reading →

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Ultravox Offer Something Old, Something New With “Love’s Great Adventure” EP

Posted on November 21, 2025 by postpunkmonk

This arrived while I was bouncing between concert destinations like a tennis ball. It’s been a while since we had an Ultravox review. [I’m hopelessly behind on the last two ultraboxes] so why not take the effort today? When this … Continue reading →

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Ultravox Go There: “The Collection” In Ultrabox Form Coming In December ’25

Posted on October 15, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Knock me over with a feather! When the Blank + Jones remix EP of “Love’s Great Adventure” manifested last month I mistakenly pegged it for the very last tracks to be issued from the “Lament” ultrabox campaign. What it really … Continue reading →

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Ultravox Release Blank + Jones so80s Reconstruction Remix of “Love’s Great Adventure”

Posted on September 29, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Following the expansive 11 disc reissue program Chrysalis Catalogue undertook for the “Lament” album by Ultravox, It’s astonishing that anything was left over but October 17th sees the release of a new EP of “Love’s Great Adventure” with several loose … Continue reading →

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Lost 80s Live A Virtual Top 40 Of New Wave [part 1]

Posted on August 7, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I could hardly wait to attend the stop of the Lost 80s Live Tour in Cary, North Carolina last Sunday. Against incredible odds, we would be seeing Peter Godwin, one of our favorite artists who we’ve collected for 43 years. … Continue reading →

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Spandau Ballet Early Years Ultrabox Mixes Analog + Digital While Covering All The Bases And More

Posted on June 20, 2025 by postpunkmonk

While I was stunned by the realization yesterday, that I was finally going to get to see Lene Lovich perform live…along with DEVO as as a bonus [!!], in came the missive from Spandau Ballet Central that coming soon was … Continue reading →

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B-Movie Have [Finally!] Released Their Buried Treasure Album From 1982 Called “Hidden Treasures”

Posted on June 16, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Sometimes, we may diligently wait years before an expected album is in our hands. And that can be the best case scenario! There are other times that we can wait decades… up to half a lifespan, to have the musical … Continue reading →

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