Category Archives: New Romantic

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

Claudia Brücken + Zeus B. Held Team Up…Finally, To Map “4 Ways To The Blitz”

Posted on January 14, 2026 by postpunkmonk

I was attending a fitness class with my wife last Saturday when the email arrived from Bandcamp and the Claudia Brücken xPropaganda account; stopping me in my tracks. A new single with Zeus B. Held and Claudia had just dropped … Continue reading →

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Ten Years…

Posted on January 10, 2026 by postpunkmonk

When I had the long Bowie obituary thread ten years ago today, it was done as a not-quite-obituary; more of an examination of Bowie’s presence in my timeline, and it was in any case before I adopted the trait of … Continue reading →

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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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