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The Long Lost JYL Album Offers Analog Joy And Many Personae To Inhabit These Technopop Gems
I had written about this album in 2021 when I discovered that it had been released but sometime things flow slowly around Monk Central. Nevertheless, when I sold some CDs the money garnered had me thinking about a few LPs … Continue reading
Andrew Krivine’s “Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die: Punk + Post-Punk Graphics 1976-1986” Is A Weighty Tome Encompassing The Many Schools Of Design Attached To The Music Of The Period
Andrew Krivine: Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die – Punk And Post-Punk Graphics 1976-1986 – UK – hardcover [2020] I had written about this book when I got wind of its imminent release in five years ago. While … Continue reading
Sweet Pea Atkinson: Gone Five Years And I’m Still Missing Him…Badly!
When I noticed that the 5 year anniversary of Sweet Pea Atkinson‘s death was coming up, I made a note to write about it because the sad truth was that when Sweetpea died in 2020, in the midst of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, Don Was, Sweet Pea Atkinson, Was (Not Was)
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New Romantic Documentary “Blitzed! The 80s Blitz Kids Story” Covers The Movement Without Steve Strange To The Best Of Its Ability
No time for blogging today! So we’re cashing in a chip that long time friend and commenter chasinvictoria had floated just days ago on his own blog. I still need to see this, but until I manage that task, he’s … Continue reading
Tommy Frenzy: From Ground-Level Punk To Undignified Retirement [part 2]
[…continued from last post] We rejoin our look at the life and times of Tommy Frenzy today with the Post-Tuff darts years. We begin with his band Big Spender occupying the first few years, and then move out to the … Continue reading
Tommy Frenzy’s “You Yeah You” CD Doesn’t Waste Any Of Your Time
In case you didn’t know, Tommy Frenzy was the lead singer for the crucial NYC band Tuff Darts – a band I was aware of but had never heard. He first pinged my radar when he made a big impression … Continue reading
“The Quiet Man” Collection Of Short Stories Atomizes John Foxx’s Thematic Fascinations Into Clouds Of Prose Particles
It seemed as if I had been waiting half a lifetime for the book of short stories written by John Foxx to flesh out thematic material for his songwriting. No sooner had I become a fan in early 1981, then … Continue reading
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