Tag Archives: 2023

Sinéad O’Connor: 1966-2023

Posted on July 31, 2023 by postpunkmonk

I first encountered Sinéad O’Connor as the backing singer in a World Party video on 120 Minutes in early 1987. She was a young woman with a shaven head, dancing in a pixilated manner to the song she was singing … Continue reading →

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René Peraza Has Crisp New Single In “The Siren [Aye Aye]” That Ticks The Right Boxes

Posted on July 24, 2023 by postpunkmonk

One of the joys of having this blog are the people and music that enter over the transom that I might be otherwise completely unaware of. In recent weeks we’ve had René Peraza discuss both the general topics we all … Continue reading →

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Want List: Simple Minds Finally Issue ‘New Gold Dream’ Live Album With Sky Arts Concert Tonight

Posted on July 21, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Today I received an email from Simple Minds that had me blindsided. It feels like this should have already happened, but while there have been concerts featuring it, there has never been an album released with all of “New Gold … Continue reading →

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Latest Electronic Sound Comes With Extra Helping Of Spuds In Form Of DEVO EP

Posted on July 13, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Today there’s yet more protoDEVO coming our way. Spudophiles may already know about the “Art Devo 1973-1977” boxed set coming in September [more on that later…] but today we got notice of the latest issue of Electronic Sound having a … Continue reading →

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Midge Ure Celebrates His 70th Birthday With Royal Albert Hall Show This October

Posted on July 12, 2023 by postpunkmonk

We’ve gotten quite a bit of chatter on teh interwebs regarding an ultrabox for the first Midge Ure solo album, “The Gift.” We’ve looked at the 2010 DLX RM in some detail, but rumors have manifested over a 4xCD edition … Continue reading →

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The Inevitable Has Happened: Steven Wilson Has Remixed ABC★★★”The Lexicon of Love” Into 5.1 + Dolby Atmos Blu-Ray For Anniversary Fete

Posted on June 29, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Yesterday I was neck deep in Peter Gabriel’s third album when word came through the channels that ABC★★★ “The Lexicon Of Love” was getting another chance for fans of optical discs who might not have been moved by the recently … Continue reading →

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Want List: David Sylvian Preparing Comprehensive Box Of Mature Period Samadhisound Albums

Posted on June 23, 2023 by postpunkmonk

I was jolted from my David Sylvian coma yesterday with the arrival of an email touting a new BSOG of Sylvian’s Samadhisound projects in an elaborate [how could it be any other way?] ten disc set entitled “2003-2014 Do You … Continue reading →

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