Tag Archives: 2001

Record Review: Skids – Days In Europa [part 1]

Posted on December 13, 2016 by postpunkmonk

Skids: Days In Europa UK CD [2001] Animation Charade Dulce Et Decorum Est [Pro Patria Mori] Pros & Cons Home Of The Saved Working For The Yankee Dollar The Olympian Thanatos A Day In Europa Peaceful Times Masquerade Out Of … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review, Scots Rock | Tagged 1979, 2001, Bill Nelson, DLX RM, The Skids | 5 Comments

Collecting Simple Minds In The 21st Century

Posted on September 21, 2016 by postpunkmonk

I am a Simple Minds collector [within reason]. One thing that has stuck in my craw was that in the new millennium, it suddenly became very challenging to buy all of the tracks/mixes of this band due to their many, … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Record Collecting, Scots Rock | Tagged 12" single, 2001, 2002, CD single, DJ Mixes, Simple Minds | 9 Comments

It’s Immaterial Prehistory In Need Of Compiling…Can It Be Done?

Posted on June 10, 2016 by postpunkmonk

Yesterday we looked at the much-needed compilation of the first album period on Circa/Virgin by It’s Immaterial, but by that time, the band had a four year history that had gone all over the indie label map. Of course, the … Continue reading →

Posted in New Wave Compilations, Want List | Tagged 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2001, 2002, It's Immaterial | 7 Comments

David Bowie Memory Palace [part 30]

Posted on March 15, 2016 by postpunkmonk

2000 [continued] Something changed in my home in the year 2000. As my wife and I made the decision to move away from where we lived to another place, the need to have internet access at home arose, so we … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowie, Core Collection | Tagged 1977, 2000, 2001, Beauty + The Beast, David Bowie, live album, Liveandwell.com | 2 Comments

Three British Bands That I Liked In The 90s: #2 – Pulp

Posted on August 17, 2015 by postpunkmonk

In 1994 I actually heard a British band on the radio that made me go out and buy the album immediately. The band were Pulp and the song was “Do You Remember The First Time?” I heard it in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Surviving The 90s | Tagged 1991, 1995, 1998, 2001, Jarvis Cocker, Pulp | 11 Comments

Simple Minds Sidebar 1: Ranking The Cover Art [part 8]

Posted on May 4, 2015 by postpunkmonk

ALBUM 14: Our Secrets Are The Same| 1999/2004 | designer: Unknown The next Simple Minds album recorded was released after the next two in this sidebar, but since this was its intended order for release, and we’ve not otherwise considered the … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Scots Rock | Tagged 1999, 2001, 2004, cover art, Neon Lights, Our Secrets Are The Same, Simple Minds | Leave a comment

Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 46]

Posted on February 12, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Neon Lights – 2 [continued from previous post] The album reached a fevered peak with the next track. I’d heard Neil Young’s “The Needle + The Damage Done” before. There’s a copy of “Decade” in my Record … Continue reading →