Tag Archives: 1984

The Long Lost JYL Album Offers Analog Joy And Many Personae To Inhabit These Technopop Gems

Posted on October 18, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I had written about this album in 2021 when I discovered that it had been released but sometime things flow slowly around Monk Central. Nevertheless, when I sold some CDs the money garnered had me thinking about a few LPs … 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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Gary Numan Turns Attention in 2025 to His Numa Label Releases With “Berserker” Box Now in Pre-Order First Out April 25th

Posted on March 24, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Though in 1978-80 I was a dyed-in-the-wool [if not hair] Gary Numan fan, owing to a single playback of “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” on the what-were-they-thinking FM Rock of the day, I will admit that by 1983 I’d moved on. I … Continue reading →

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Ten Years Ago, The World Became A Little Less STRANGE [pt. 3]

Posted on February 14, 2025 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] By 1983 the members from Ultavox and Magazine; ostensibly the raison d’etre of the collective band were long gone. A desire for management change saw Rusty Egan and Steve Strange break ties with Morrison/O’Donnell [who also … Continue reading →

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NZ’s Car Crash Set Returns To Print…Just In Time This Friday

Posted on September 18, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Car Crash Set have long been one of those “heard of but not heard” phenomena for my ears.. Referenced here and there over the years, but I’ve certainly never seen the goods in any bins! Given that their 40 year … Continue reading →

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Maybe It’s Time For That Unnamed Men Without Hats Rarity Project™?

Posted on August 5, 2024 by postpunkmonk

After last month’s rippingly great Men Without Hats show, I’ve been on a MWH jag, understandably! I only have the first three albums, and have penciled in the others into the endless want list®, but the fact remains, that I … Continue reading →

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Monk Agog As Ultravox “Lament” Ultrabox Drops With Multiple Surround Formats

Posted on June 27, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Well, we knew that there would be a Lament” ultrabox sooner or later after the implications of the RSD Steven Wilson remix EP that managed to drop my jaw on the floor as I went from “will I buy it?” … Continue reading →

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