Tag Archives: 2014

The Great Record Stores: Amoeba Haight-Ashbury [part 1]

Posted on May 21, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Tireless readers of this blog may have noted that in October of last year, my wife and I took a Full Monty genuine big vacation to the West Coast where I was spawned, but had not returned to in well … Continue reading →

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Heaven 17 Return Triumphantly To 12″ Singles

Posted on May 19, 2015 by postpunkmonk

  Heaven 17: Pray UK 12″ [2014] Pray [October 2014 mix] Illumination [October 2014 mix] If one can remember back to the distant hazy time of September 2014, I had posted about the “Tour Of Synthetic Delights” that stalwart synth … Continue reading →

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Simple Minds Sidebar 1: Ranking The Cover Art [part 14]

Posted on May 14, 2015 by postpunkmonk

ALBUM 21: Big Music | 2014 | designer: Peacock Of course, there was also a deluxe edition box with a second CD, DVD, and poster in the usual EMI box [which probably has a name, I need to research this]. … Continue reading →

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Simple Minds Sidebar 1: Ranking The Cover Art [part 13]

Posted on May 13, 2015 by postpunkmonk

ALBUM 21: Big Music | 2014 | designer: Peacock When Simple Minds dropped the first preview images of their latest album, “Big Music,” many could not help but think of Depeche Mode’s iconic cover to their album “Music For The Masses.” … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 75]

Posted on April 21, 2015 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from previous post] While past members were not the way forward for the band, the past music held the key to the way forward. Early Simple Minds were starting to get name checked, coupled with the fact that the last time … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 69]

Posted on April 10, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Big Music – 3.5 [continued from previous post] For the sake of argument, let me state that the second disc in the deluxe edition of “Big Music” ended up having no bearing on the rating that I … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 68]

Posted on April 9, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Big Music – 3.5 [continued from previous post] Back in the dark ages of 1986, when I first saw Simple Minds, they had The Call as their opening act. That probably colored my view of them to … Continue reading →

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