Tag Archives: 2023

Restless Duo Steve Jones + Logan Sky Refine Their Aim On Ambitious “Sacred Figures” Album

When Steven Jones and Logan Sky team up for an album, this Monk always cocks his ear to see if they can keep pushing out the boundaries of their sonic art and like every album I’ve heard from them in … Continue reading

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Hey Kids!!! – FREE RECORDS!!! [a.k.a WHAT Vinyl Bubble?]

Leave it to UMG USA for a novel way to thin out their inventory backlog. By the most radical method available in a Capitalist society. They are simply giving the records away for the cost of postage! Albums that were … Continue reading

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Bryan Ferry’s First Deluxe Solo Reissue Will Be “Mamouna” And The Unreleased “Horoscope” Album

Bryan Ferry: Mamouna Deluxe Reissue – UK – 3xCD [2023] Disc 1 – “Mamouna” Disc 2 – “Horoscope” Disc 3 – “Mamouna Demos” In a break from all of the numerous 40th anniversary reissues, here’s a reissue that walks to … Continue reading

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When John Foxx Met Zeus B. Held…40 Years Later In Pair Of LPs

I was just having a moan about how I still need to pre-order the Ultravox “Quartet”ultrabox while it’s there to be had, and the next thing I knew, it’s time for yet more John Foxx material this year! Keeping in … Continue reading

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Harrison/Belew/Cool Cool Cool “Remain In Light” Tour A Gift We Never Expected

It seemed like a long time ago when I enthusiastically bought a ticket to the “Remain in Light” tour, but four months sped like the blink of an eye and last Friday I found myself in the company of chasinvictoria … Continue reading

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The Much-Mooted Culling Of The Record Cell Just Finally Got Real

I’ve been yammering on about selling off a hefty chunk of my collection for a while now…just on the principle of freeing up space in my very finite home for the music that I do care about. Which is currently … Continue reading

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John Foxx Plans Rare Solo Piano Set In Hannah Peel’s Radio 3: Night Tracks Live Concert

In 2020, I had a trip planned to the UK to see the Heaven 17/Human League concert before the pandemic scuttled that one for me. While such a show was really a thing of wonder, my greatest fear at the … Continue reading

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