Tag Archives: 2015

Book Review: JAPAN – A Foreign Place [The Biography 1974-1984] [part 2]

Posted on January 23, 2020 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Writer Reynolds finally shed light on the curious happenstance of JAPAN being first feted in the country of their name. This was put down to the cultural tradition of young Japanese girls being drawn to androgynous … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, New Romantic, Your Prog Roots Are Showing | Tagged 2015, book review, Japan | 3 Comments

Book Review: JAPAN – A Foreign Place [The Biography 1974-1984] [part 1]

Posted on January 22, 2020 by postpunkmonk

I finally bought copies of this book from the UK last summer for gift giving purposes. I knew several friends who should have copies of this in their library and I piggybacked my purchase with one of the others to … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, New Romantic | Tagged 2015, Anthony Reynolds, David Sylvian, Japan, Mick Karn, Richard Barbieri, Rob Dean, Steve Jansen | 5 Comments

REDUX: Record Review: Stephen Emmer – International Blue

Posted on August 30, 2019 by postpunkmonk

June 2, 2015 L-R: Neil Crossley, Midge Ure, Glenn Gregory, Stephen Emmer, Liam MacKahey I had written almost a year ago about this project, and in late December, after a few sales from the Record Cell, I was able to … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 2015, Glenn Gregory, Midge Ure, Stephen Emmer | 3 Comments

Book Review: David Richards – ABC The Annotated Discography

Posted on August 14, 2019 by postpunkmonk

David Richards: ABC – The Annotated Discography In a world without the gatekeepers we grew up with, we have few limitations. Anyone, with the determination [and modest funding], can carve out a niche in which to build their own personal, … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Core Collection | Tagged 2015, ABC, book review, discographical research | 18 Comments

Scooped! When Personal CD Projects Get Superseded By Real Labels [part 4]

Posted on July 30, 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 →

Posted in Core Collection, Remastering, Scots Rock | Tagged 12" singles, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2009, 2012, 2015, Berlin Blondes, DEVO, Virgin Records | Leave a comment

30 Days: 30 Albums | Orchestral Manœuvres In The Dark – Access All Areas

Posted on September 30, 2018 by postpunkmonk

This album was conspicuously absent during the OMD Rock G.P.A. as it was always the most peripheral release of the band. I included all of the self-released live albums by the group but not this one. This was a BBC … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 Days - 30 Albums, Core Collection, DVD, Live Music, Record Review | Tagged 1980, 2015, Access All Areas, DVD, OMD | Leave a comment

Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 64]

Posted on May 22, 2018 by postpunkmonk

OMD – Dazzle Ships At The Museum Of Liverpool | 2015 – 3 [continued from this post] Late September of 2015 brought the DLX package of “Dazzle Ships At The Museum Of Liverpool” and it was the next step up … Continue reading →