Tag Archives: 2006

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 →

Posted in Canadian Content, Remastering, Want List | Tagged 12" remix, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2024, Men Without Hats | 11 Comments

Want List: Sparks Release DLX RMs Of Their Dazzling 21st Century Canon

Posted on April 29, 2022 by postpunkmonk

We just got the email from the Sparks mailing list today with the great news that the first three of Sparks 21st Century reissue program has begun today with the first three of the seven titles out today with well … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Want List | Tagged 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2022, DLX RM, Sparks | 18 Comments

The Night Of The Proms: Middlebrow Eurokitsch?…Or The Final Frontier Of Your Obsessive Collection?

Posted on April 28, 2022 by postpunkmonk

It was during the medium-high internet record collecting years around the turn of the century, that I became aware of a European phenomenon called “The Night Of The Proms.” This was begun in 1985 in Belgium by two students and … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Live Music, Your Prog Roots Are Showing | Tagged 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, Alphaville, Bryan Ferry, Grace Jones, Heaven 17, Joe Jackson, Kid Creole + The Coconuts, Martin Fry, Midge Ure, OMD, Simple Minds, Tears For Fears | 7 Comments

Billy MacKenzie Fandom In The Aftermath: It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst of Times [part 5]

Posted on January 27, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Part 5: Death As A Career Move… The next seven or eight years following Billy’s death saw all manner of his recordings get a release from various labels and concerns. While MacKenzie was gone and would no longer create music … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Scots Rock, Surviving The 90s | Tagged 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017, Alan Rankine, Associates, BillyMacKenzie | 12 Comments

Record Review: The Cosmopolitans: Wild Moose Party US CD

Posted on November 3, 2021 by postpunkmonk

The Cosmopolitans: Wild Moose Party – US – CD [2006] [How to Keep Your] Husband Happy Wild Moose Party Chevy Baby Psychic Joan Party Boy Talkin’ Bout You Siam Dancin’ Lesson Doug pH Factor Sophisticated Boom Boom Gloryoski! Just three … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 1980, 2006, Mitch Easter, orphaned albums, The Cosmopolitans | Leave a comment

I Can’t Believe That I Just Found Out About The OTHER Heaven 17…

Posted on March 11, 2021 by postpunkmonk

I was getting ready to write a quick post about Montreal’s technopop titans, Men Without Hats, when during the hasty [yet undeniably real] research portion of my post, I came across some new data that was slightly mind blowing! And … Continue reading →

Posted in Buried Treasures, Canadian Content, Want List | Tagged 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 2006, 2008, Canadian Content, Heaven 17, Men Without Hats | 18 Comments

The Return Of Scooped: Peter Gabriel – Flotsam + Jetsam Competes With My Own Set From 2006 [part 2]

Posted on September 19, 2019 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] So yesterday we covered what I’m missing: six tracks from the early-mid solo era. Two of them were unleashed only for this set, and I actually had one of the missing tunes without knowing it! The … Continue reading →