Tag Archives: 1996

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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Jesse Rae Is Back On The Wax For A Scot-Funk Attack

Posted on June 26, 2024 by postpunkmonk

A while back I was pining for the work of Jesse Rae; the distinctive Scotsman in a kilt, battle helmet, and usually wielding a 5 ft claymore. I first encountered him with airplay of his early music videos in the … Continue reading →

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The Second Power Station Album Was The Clear Runt Of The Litter…For ALL Involved

Posted on August 30, 2023 by postpunkmonk

As much as anyone was wowed by The Power Station Album in 1985, we were all taken by surprise by the appearance of a second album by the übergroup eleven years later. By then, Robert Palmer was just coming off … Continue reading →

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Billy MacKenzie’s “Satellite Life” Box With Steve Aungle, Stands As His Definitive Late Statement [part 1]

Posted on April 18, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Billy MacKenzie: Satellite Life Recordings 1994-1996 – UK – 3xCD [2022] Disc 1: Winter Academy 1. Sing That Song Again2. Winter Academy3. Wild Is The Wind4. Blue It Is5. The Soul That Sighs6. Mother Earth7. And This She Knows8. When … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 21]

Posted on December 29, 2021 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] As the 90s dawned and all of the Classic Rock was out on CD format, the market expanded to allow the first stirrings of 80s nostalgia, and the budget compilation market exploded by the decade’s mid … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Yukihiro Takahashi – “Wild + Moody” FR CD

Posted on August 11, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Yukihiro Takahashi: Wild + Moody – FR – CD [1996] Wild + Moody Stranger Things Have Happened Kill That Thermostat Helpless The Price to pay Bounds Of Reason + Love Walking To The Beat Recently, we were discussing Masami Tsuchiya’s … Continue reading →

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Cherry Red Unleashes BSOG [Boxed Set Of God…] From The Revillos

Posted on March 6, 2020 by postpunkmonk

Fall down the Visage DLX RM rabbit hole, miss a few lunch hours due to extenuating circumstances, and the world… she keeps on spinning. At least three weeks ago commenter Nick A dropped me a line to let me know that … Continue reading →

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