Tag Archives: 2023

Blow Monkeys Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Charts The Band’s Many Peaks In Their Triumphant Phase Two

Blow Monkeys: Time Storm Greatest Hits Vol. 2 – UK – CD [2023] It’s been a long time coming for the second volume of The Blow Monkeys Greatest Hits as “Time Storm” was released last Friday. Their first assay of … Continue reading

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Monkey Talk: Dr. Robert Of The Blow Monkeys Discusses Bands Fertile Second Phase [part 2]

[…continued from last post] HAVING IT YOUR WAY… Post-Punk Monk: I really enjoyed the deep dive into Bolanesque Pop Rock on “If Not Now When?” That was an immediate grabber and a real delight for me to hear. I mean, … Continue reading

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Monkey Talk: Dr. Robert Of The Blow Monkeys Discusses Bands Fertile Second Phase [part 1]

One of the real pleasures of the 21st century has been the occasion of favorite bands reforming and giving it another try before it’s too late to bother. In the case of groups like OMD, it was a sense of … Continue reading

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Coming Attractions: Dr. Robert On The Blow Monkeys Renaissance In Interview Next Week

This is just a note to say I’m feverishly editing the interview I recently had with longtime favorite Dr. Robert of The Blow Monkeys. Talk was primarily on their productive streak of excellence since reforming in 2008. Expect to see … Continue reading

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…Then They Burn The Parking Lot To The Ground: The Even More Troubling Sale of Bandcamp to Songtradr

Last year, the sale of online music sales platform Bandcamp to video game company Epic games seemed to make no sense at all. At the time, It boded poorly for Bandcamp’s future, but until last month, the much-loved platform was … Continue reading

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Komprehensive Klark Kent Deluxe Reissue Program Finally Happens!

Yumpin’ Yimminy! We’ve made our own CD since the one stab at a Komplete Klark Kent CD was briefly released into the wilds 28 years ago and it’s hovered near three figures ever since. I have all of the 7″ … Continue reading

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Bryan Ferry’s “Mamouna/Horoscope” DLX Box Scheduled To Ship In A Month

It was earlier this summer that the Ferryshpere was abuzz with the news of a DLX RM box of The Maestro’s 1994 opus, “Mamouna.” It was to be a 3xCD set with disc one being the original album. Disc two … Continue reading

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