Tag Archives: 2010

Record Review: Poeme Electronique – The Echo Fades GER CD

Posted on March 4, 2022 by postpunkmonk

The reason why I am the Post-Punk Monk is that, as I mentioned on the recent Billy MacKenzie thread, was that even when Post-Punk was all around me, and I was there trying to gulp it all down, you can’t … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Ten Years Of Post-Punk Monk On This Day

Posted on June 24, 2020 by postpunkmonk

Yow! It was exactly a decade ago today when I crossed that line in the sand and decided to begin blogging about music. I was not an early convert to the notion. This was basically down to the idea that … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Cold Cave – “Life Magazine” US 12

Posted on April 16, 2020 by postpunkmonk

Cold Cave: Life Magazine US – 12″ [2010]  Life Magazine (The Arthur Baker’s Not Going Back Remix) Life Magazine (An Optimo (Espacio) Mix) Life Magazine (Pantha Du Prince First Flash Remix) Life Magazine (Prurient Remix) I was an immediate convert … Continue reading →

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Scooped! When Personal CD Projects Get Superseded By Real Labels [part 2]

Posted on July 26, 2019 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last past] So the brief here was to discuss CDs I have made through great effort for my simulated label, that eventually actually get made by real labels. This was a weird phenomenon where there are no easy … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Midge Ure – The Gift DLX RM [part 5]

Posted on December 6, 2018 by postpunkmonk

[continued from last post] Live tracks from Ure’s Christmas ’85 date at Wembley Arena filled out the program. Two songs, “When The Winds Blow” and “After A Fashion” came from the “Call Of The Wild” 12″ B-side. Of the two, … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Midge Ure – The Gift DLX RM [part 4]

Posted on December 5, 2018 by postpunkmonk

[continued from last post] The second supplemental disc managed to round up almost every affiliated rarity that surrounded the album. There were a few items missing, which we’ll duly note. The 7″ version of “Call Of The Wild” was missing, … Continue reading →

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