Tag Archives: 2025

Spandau Ballet Early Years Ultrabox Mixes Analog + Digital While Covering All The Bases And More

Posted on June 20, 2025 by postpunkmonk

While I was stunned by the realization yesterday, that I was finally going to get to see Lene Lovich perform live…along with DEVO as as a bonus [!!], in came the missive from Spandau Ballet Central that coming soon was … Continue reading →

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MONK MELTS DOWN: DEVO and The B-52’s Join Together For North American Tour…WITH LENE LOVICH OPENING!!

Posted on June 19, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Great Googley Moogley!! Yesterday I heard in comments from strange_idol asking if I knew that Lene Lovich was the opening act on a tour with DEVO and The B-52’s teaming up even though the latter had officially “retired?” Uh, “NO!!!” … Continue reading →

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Tour Shirts No Longer With Us [part 1]

Posted on June 18, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Throughout my youth I had a tumultuous relationship with T-shirts. I occasionally wore them [never with printing] as a child in the 1970s. But as I grew older, I came to associate them with Physical Education class in secondary and … Continue reading →

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Thomas Dolby Is Planning An East Coast Jaunt This Fall Break

Posted on June 17, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Thomas Dolby has recently announced a Brief East Coast US tour and not surprisingly, it coincides with the fall break at The Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University, where the popstar adds frissons of celebrity as he has taught there … Continue reading →

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B-Movie Have [Finally!] Released Their Buried Treasure Album From 1982 Called “Hidden Treasures”

Posted on June 16, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Sometimes, we may diligently wait years before an expected album is in our hands. And that can be the best case scenario! There are other times that we can wait decades… up to half a lifespan, to have the musical … Continue reading →

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René Peraza: Then And Now As 1989 Meets 2025

Posted on June 13, 2025 by postpunkmonk

So we’ve enjoyed the singles of René Peraza in the last couple of years. Songs like “The Siren [Aye Aye] ” and “Nothing New [Under The Sun]” had a lot of sticking power with me. And when I first wrote … Continue reading →

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Douglas J. McCarthy: 1966-2025

Posted on June 12, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It’s been a bad week for losing iconic musicians. Sly Stone and Brian Wilson were rightly feted for their tremendous contributions to the Classic Rock canon. Examples of which reside in my Record Cell because, well, every home should have … Continue reading →

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