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The Next Group Of Oingo Boingo Deluxe Remasters Is Nearing Takeoff
Last summer ace reissue label Rubellan Remasters graced us with four Oingo Boingo remastered CDs [“Only A Lad,” “Nothing To Fear,” “Good For Your Soul,” “Dead Man’s Paarty”] and since then, the So-cal New Wave band has been blowing the … Continue reading
Posted in Want List
Tagged 1984, 1986, 1990, Danny Elfman, DLX RM, Oingo Boingo, Rubellan Remasters
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New Wave Blind Spots: Squeeze
There’s almost 2500 posts at PPM and this is the first one on Squeeze. There’s a reason for that. In all candor, they were never a group that really excited me in any way. I know many at the time … Continue reading
Making Up For Lost Time In The 90s With Associates [part 3]
Part 3: Obsession MAGNIFICENT… With my perceptions permanently altered by my encounter with Associates, I really started purchasing vinyl records once again after pretty much a five year layoff. By the early 90s, it was apparent that whole swaths of … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Scots Rock, Surviving The 90s
Tagged 1990, 1992, Associates, BillyMacKenzie, Solo Album
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My Tragically Late Recognition of Associates Changed Everything [part 2]
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
Posted in Core Collection, Scots Rock, Surviving The 90s, Those First Impressions
Tagged 1990, Associates, Billy Mackenzie, Sire Records
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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 18]
[…continued from last post] After the last burst of energy, it was time to dial down the intensity to finish the album. “Fruits of The Earth” was a slice of downtempo House with lead vocals from Bryan Powell. Dr. Robert … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Rock GPA, Scots Rock
Tagged 1990, ambient, Blow Monkeys, house music, Monk's Road Records, worldbeat
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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 17]
[…continued from last post] “Be Not Afraid” was the sort of song title that, when you get right down to it, never wears out its welcome in the world. The band boldly handed the reins of this song to Khaled, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990, Blow Monkeys, house music, worldbeat
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…But What About Falco?
Last week we posted on the notion of “New Wave Or Novelty…?” and the elephant in the room, even though he was not included in the artists and records discussed, was Austria’s Falco. I have been dismissive of Falco for … Continue reading
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