Tag Archives: 2024

Bruce Woolley Getting DLX RM of “English Garden” Including The Second Album That Never Was

Posted on August 28, 2024 by postpunkmonk

When I was at the Cherry Red HQ to get the lowdown on the Bill Nelson box we posted about yesterday, how could I have not posted hot on its heels about this fabbo new Bruce Woolley boxed set devoted … Continue reading →

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Selling Banality [And A Whole Lot More]: Bill Nelson’s “Quit Dreaming & Get On The Beam” Getting An Ultrabox Release

Posted on August 27, 2024 by postpunkmonk

We got notice of this one from commenter schwenko over the weekend. Cherry Red/Esoteric Recordings march through the New Wave era of Bill Nelson has moved forward with the next album, “Quite Dreaming And Get On The Beam” getting the … Continue reading →

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PPM Reader Ranking Of The Pet Shop Boys Studio Albums

Posted on August 26, 2024 by postpunkmonk

When running the review of the latest Pet Shop Boys album in the last two posts, there was a lot of commenter input on the albums that I missed after 1993 . though I have the 2002, 2006, and 2024 … Continue reading →

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I Bought The New Pet Shop Boys Album On CD… Finally. [No, That’s Not The Title] [part 2]

Posted on August 24, 2024 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] The third single from the album was the apparently synth-free sweeping ballad, “A New Bohemia.” Though the band swear there’s electronics on every track, the orchestra carried the weight here with producer James Ford contributing what … Continue reading →

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I Bought The New Pet Shop Boys Album On CD… Finally. [No, That’s Not The Title] [part 1]

Posted on August 22, 2024 by postpunkmonk

I certainly have gone on about how I stopped buying Pet Shop Boys cold before their singles campaign for the “Very” album was fully over. Yes, the dull, soulless daaaaaance music remixes were giving me headaches so if I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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China Greatness Is Assured…For The Most, Part On New Revisionist Compilation

Posted on August 21, 2024 by postpunkmonk

In June we first mentioned the new, and different, China Crisis compilation of a different color “China Greatness.” Now it’s sitting in my Record Cell, thanks to a generous commenter who had purchased more CDs from the band’s label than … Continue reading →

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March Violets Touring North America With Rosegarden Funeral Party To Monastic Delight

Posted on August 19, 2024 by postpunkmonk

I was catching up on the Trouser Press forum last weekend and saw one member discussing the Rebellion Festival held three weeks ago in the UK. The writer of the post, being American, concentrated their attendance on bands who weren’t … Continue reading →

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