Tag Archives: 2020

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

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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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“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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