Tag Archives: 2025

New Wave Acts Start Making Scents

Posted on May 6, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Last month, I was poking around on the Gary Numan website to dig into the upcoming “Berserker” DLX RM and I was viewing the merch and came across the funniest thing I’d seen in ages. It immediately went out on … Continue reading →

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“Generation Blitz 4: Mutant Electro” Takes the Current Pulsebeat Of Modern Synthpop In Its Myriad Forms

Posted on May 2, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Various: Generation Blitz 4 – Mutant Electro – UK – 2xCD-R [2025] This has been a series that I’ve been aware of for years, but until now, I’ve not heard. As curated and compiled by the State Of Bass label … Continue reading →

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Record Trading Road Trip: Lunchbox Records In Charlotte Gets Another Visit Eight Years Later [Part 2]

Posted on April 30, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Among the many delights of Lunchbox Records on my last visit; eight years ago, were not only the caliber of the discs in stock, but also the accoutrements that made what I felt to be a very successful record store. … Continue reading →

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Record Trading Road Trip: Lunchbox Records In Charlotte Gets Another Visit Eight Years Later [Part 1]

Posted on April 29, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I was last at Lunchbox Records in Charlotte in 2017. It made a fantastic impression on me then. As first the pandemic conspired to keep me out of record shops for several years, and then the degeneration of the shops … Continue reading →

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Roy Thomas Baker: 1946-2025

Posted on April 28, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I was all set up last week to discuss the death of famed [if divisive] producer Roy Thomas Baker when the death of David Thomas of Pere Ubu blindsided me. In the cosmic scheme of things, Thomas is a towering … Continue reading →

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David Thomas: 1953-2025

Posted on April 24, 2025 by postpunkmonk

This was not unforeseen, as anyone who had seen David Thomas in the last dozen or so years could attest to his declining health. Yet is still bad news that packs a harsh sting. The person who steered the ship … Continue reading →

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Just Cause For Joy: The Lene Lovich Band Has Released An Official Bootleg That We Can All Now Buy

Posted on April 22, 2025 by postpunkmonk

One of the few upsides I’ve noticed to the 21st century was the fact that PPM Heroine Lene Lovich [her image should be in every dictionary adjacent to the “New Wave” entry] had gotten back into the fray and was … Continue reading →

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