Tag Archives: 2017

Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 33]

Posted on February 22, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Languid tremolo guitar and delicate strings personified the summery Soul vibe of “Fortune’s Wheel.” The spoken middle eight from Dr. Robert shared the spotlight with the buttery sax of Neville Henry and all was well with … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 32]

Posted on February 21, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from this post] Dr. Robert had promised an album that got back to their Soul roots following as Pop/Rock and album as they had ever made and the first of his solo albums in nearly a decade. The sleeve … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 31]

Posted on February 17, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] 2016 brought unexpected news; Dr. Robert was planing on making a solo album. His first since The Blow Monkeys regrouped back in 2008. Like the last Blow Monkeys album, “Out There” was also crowdsourced on Pledge … 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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Record Review: Sparks – Hippopotamus EURO CD [part 2]

Posted on December 6, 2019 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Like many, I was astonished when the band seemingly came out of nowhere with their game-changing opus “L’il Beethoven” in 2002. I got the feeling that Ron had been listening to a lot of Philip Glass … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Sparks – Hippopotamus EURO CD [part 1]

Posted on December 4, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Sparks: Hippopotamus EURO CD [2017] Probably Nothing Missionary Position Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me) Scandinavian Design Giddy Giddy What The Hell Is It This Time? Unaware Hippopotamus Bummer I Wish You Were Fun So Tell Me Mrs. Lincoln … Continue reading →

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Record Review: The Cars – Candy-O US DLX RM [part 3]

Posted on November 7, 2019 by postpunkmonk

[;continued from last post] That organ sound was also at the forefront of the driving “Got A Lot On My Head” and this time it was joined by squelchy, squirting DEVO-esque synths that lurched throughout the song. In 1979 could … Continue reading →

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