Category Archives: Your Prog Roots Are Showing

Though Punk sought to wipe everything that came before from the map [with the best of intentions], Post-Punk wasn’t so rigid and thus some characteristics of Progressive Rock – Punk’s antithesis, thrived anew in the aftermath of Punk.

Ardala’s Superb “Halls Of Antiquity” Album Is Back In Print In A DLX RM

Posted on November 6, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It was not one of my finest moments when I got the Ardala album in its original, luxurious CD-R format back in 2023 on its release. The decadent 7″ x 7″ folio package was not quite as superb as the … Continue reading →

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ZTT Royalty Frankie Goes To Hollywood + Propaganda Get 40th Anniversary BSOG/Blu-Ray Treatments

Posted on September 23, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Sometimes you are on the road when big news drops. I’ve been in the middle of a whirlwind for the last month or two [as if one couldn’t tell from the lack of posting here at PPM], and when news … Continue reading →

Posted in 5.1, BSOG, Core Collection, Want List, Wilson Never Sleeps, Your Prog Roots Are Showing | 30 Comments

REVO Remastering: Neeva – “Neeva” [REVO 110]

Posted on March 20, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It was less than two months ago when I blundered by accident into the tale of the band Neeva, while lost in the Discogs infinite rabbit hole. Albums like this one are the reason why spelunking in Discogs is its … Continue reading →

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The Metamorph Reaches A Disquieting “Zenith” On New Dystopic Ambient Album

Posted on October 18, 2024 by postpunkmonk

The Metamorph: Zenith – UK – DL/CD/CASS [2024] The Metamorph continues apace on his fourth new release so far this year. Putting that charlatan, Bill Nelson very much in the shade! And this time he’s exploring what he describes as … Continue reading →

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How In The Hell Did I Ever Own: Asia – “Asia”

Posted on September 12, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Hello, my name is Post-Punk Monk and I’m an ex-Prog fan. [group welcomes and acknowledges Post-Punk Monk] As a kid who grew up in the 70s listening to AM/Top 40 radio from 1971-1978, I went off Pop radio in that … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Peter Baumann – Repeat, Repeat CD

Posted on August 6, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Peter Baumann: Repeat Repeat – US – CD [2022] I last wrote about this before it was released by Rubellan Remasters over two years ago. At the time I was “trying to cut down” and spend less on music as … Continue reading →

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Stick Men Lure Monk Into Club For First Time In Nearly Five Years

Posted on March 1, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Has it really been four years since I’ve seen a band playing indoors? Time flies when you’re having fun. According to this very site, the last club gig I saw was my neighbor’s blues cover band, The Unrepentant Heathens, at … Continue reading →

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