Tag Archives: 2021

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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Record Review: Dr. Jan Guru – “Planet Japan” Limited CD-R [pt. 2]

Posted on July 15, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] The almost instrumental “Psychedelic Geisha” as aptly named as the trippy, yet deliriously happy nugget of technopop featured only spoken words from guest vocalist Mia Dambron in addition to the tapes and effects from Hoppy Kamiyama. … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Dr. Jan Guru – “Planet Japan” Limited CD-R [pt. 1]

Posted on July 14, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Dr. Jan Guru: Planet Japan – HK – CD-R [2021] Johnny F Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Psychotic Tokyo Hiroshima Mon Amour Sequential Sakura Woman Of Japan Psychedelic Geisha Revelation Raining Tomorrow Raining Part 2 Lose Yourself With Me … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Paul Haig’s “The Warp Of Pure Fun” Boxed Set Shows That He Should Have Ruled The Mid-80s [part 4]

Posted on June 13, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Disc four was a fascinating live album from a Japanese radio session for broadcast at the Laforet Museum in Harajuku in 1985 from the normally reluctant gigger where Haig performed in a Les Disques Du Crépuscule package tour with Anna … Continue reading →

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