Tag Archives: 2021

Andrew Krivine’s “Reversing Into The Future: New Wave Graphics 1977-1990” Covered The Often Fine Distinctions Between Punk, Post-Punk, And New Wave Design

Posted on June 4, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Andrew Krivine: Reversing Into The Future – New Wave Graphics 1977-1990 – UK – hardcover [2021] Andrew Krivine laid the cards on the table. He had intended for a New Wave section in the “Too Fast To Live, Too Young … Continue reading →

Posted in Assorted Images, Badges, Book Review, Canadian Content, Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, graphic design | Tagged , , | 11 Comments

OMD’s “Architecture + Morality: The Singles” Casts A Fresh Eye On An Old Standard

Posted on August 9, 2024 by postpunkmonk

I had posted on this disc in it’s pre-release/announcement phase. But that didn’t mean that I heard it until almost three years later! Sure, sure. I’m usually all over OMD material like white on rice, but in 2021 I was … Continue reading →

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Dippping Into Contemporary Savage Republic Revealed A Band That Honored Their Artistic DNA While Buffing It To A Gleaming Gloss

Posted on June 13, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Last February we made up for lost decades with a review of the earliest recordings from a band that somehow slipped by me for decades before the surfaced in my ocean. The band were Savage Republic and they were perhaps … Continue reading →

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REVO Remastering: New Wave Comp – Blitz! [REVO 098]

Posted on April 11, 2023 by postpunkmonk

It took me 40 years, but in 2021, I finally made a CD of one of my favorite New Wave Compilation Albums: RCA’s “Blitz!” Way back in the New Wave era the record labels had a problem. That problem was … Continue reading →

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Vicious Pink Phenomena Caught In Live Snapshot From 1982 As A Download

Posted on March 30, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Gloryoski! I recently found a still zipped DL on my file server that dated back to about a year ago, when there was much moving of the needle on the Vicious Pink legacy with their fabbo “West View” compilation. There … Continue reading →

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“Look At The Moon!” Saw Bowie Curating His Live Set With A Crack Team [pt. 2]

Posted on March 20, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Disc one ended with a lovely take on “Under Pressure” with sparkling piano from Mike Garson in addition to Gail Ann Dorsey’s duet vocals with David Bowie being a particular calling card in this period of … Continue reading →

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“Look At The Moon!” Saw Bowie Curating His Live Set With A Crack Team [pt. 1]

Posted on March 17, 2023 by postpunkmonk

“Look At The Moon! [Live Phoenix Festival ’97]” was a snapshot of the very next tour David Bowie undertook for the “Earthling” album of 1997. The same band as the 1995 “Outside” tour were here, though Carlos Alomar, George Simms, … Continue reading →

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