Tag Archives: 1990

…But What About Falco?

Posted on August 23, 2021 by postpunkmonk

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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Record Review: Bow Wow Wow – “See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over Go Ape Crazy!” UK CD [part 2]

Posted on August 6, 2021 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] “Mickey Put It Down” was a case of McLaren using Disney archetypes to tell a story as old as rock and roll. Girl pines for boy to pay attention her when he’s smitten with his guitar. … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Bow Wow Wow – “See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over Go Ape Crazy!” UK CD [part 1]

Posted on August 5, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Bow Wow Wow: See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over Go Ape Crazy! – UK – CD [1990] Jungle Boy [7″ Remix] 3:33 Chihuahua (12″ Version) 5:47 Sinner, Sinner, Sinner (12″ Version) 4:13 Mickey Put … Continue reading →

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The Arcadia Project: Down The Black Lace Rabbit Hole [part 4]

Posted on July 6, 2021 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] There were two violinists credited on “So Red The Rose.” It was that sort of album, so it’s hard to know if both were playing on the one track that featured them prominently or not. We’ll … Continue reading →

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The Arcadia Project: Down The Black Lace Rabbit Hole [part 3]

Posted on July 2, 2021 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from this post] “Missing” was the only song of this project that existed in Simon LeBon’s notebooks prior to Nick Rhodes calling him up and telling him that he wasn’t going on a holiday for six months, but was … Continue reading →

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The Arcadia Project: Down The Black Lace Rabbit Hole [part 2]

Posted on July 1, 2021 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Throughout it all one could hear Carlos Alomar’s rhythm guitar arcing an elegant line throughout the percussive mix. And it was a very percussive mix with not one but two, top flight percussionists throughout the album. … Continue reading →

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The Arcadia Project: Down The Black Lace Rabbit Hole [part 1]

Posted on June 30, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Arcadia: So Red the Rose – JPN – CD [1990] Election Day Keep Me In The Dark Goodbye Is Forever The Flame Missing Rose Arcana The Promise El Diablo Lady Ice As an early adopter, I had gone sour on … Continue reading →

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