Category Archives: Those First Impressions

Those First Impressions: Johnny + The Self-Abusers – “Saints + Sinners” UK 7″

Posted on March 21, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Johnny + The Self-Abusers: Saints + Sinners – UK – 7″ [1977] Johnny + The Self-Abusers was not the first name the band that would eventually become Simple Minds ever had. That would be the even weirder Biba-Rom! But Johnny … Continue reading →

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Those First Impressions: Yello – “I.T. Splash” Yellow Vinyl 12″ Reissue

Posted on January 10, 2023 by postpunkmonk

I’ve loved Yello since that fateful night in 1980 when I heard their debut Ralph Records single on WUSF-FM. They were a college radio station with a Friday night New Wave show that I could barely receive on my stereo, … Continue reading →

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That First Taste Of Transvision Vamp On A Freebie Record Mirror EP

Posted on May 26, 2022 by postpunkmonk

There I was. Minding my own business in the late 80s. Trying to get some nourishment from the thin gruel of the UK music scene of the time, when during one of my weekly MTV sessions during 120 Minutes [all … Continue reading →

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My Tragically Late Recognition of Associates Changed Everything [part 2]

Posted on January 24, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Part 2: The EPIPHANY… As we was in said last post, I had many opportunities to be exposed to both Billy MacKenzie and The Associates and I was curiously deaf to the evidence. Nothing clicked for me. Until that fateful … Continue reading →

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Billy MacKenzie Has Been Gone For 25 Years Now… [part 1]

Posted on January 22, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Part 1: My STUPID YEARS… Where does the time go? It feels like he just died last month. I can remember the awful pit in my stomach when I discovered, somehow, on the internet [which in 1997, I only had … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 2]

Posted on November 17, 2021 by postpunkmonk

The Blow Monkeys: Live Today, Love Tomorrow – UK – 7″ [1981] Live Today, Love Tomorrow In Cold Blood Every story begins with a first step and the one that matters here is the one that happened when Robert Howard … Continue reading →

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Those First Impressions: Tiger Lily – Ain’t Misbehavin’ UK 7″

Posted on March 2, 2021 by postpunkmonk

I almost can’t believe that I have never written about this debut single, but today’s the day to put that to rest! The fact of the matter was that for every truly stunning band that leapt fully formed, as if … Continue reading →

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