Tag Archives: 2025

Bryan Ferry Archives Busy This Time Of Year With “Love Is The Drug” 12″ + DLX RM of “Bête Noire”

I saw today that a new Roxy Music 12″ single was released; an omnibus collection of the foundational single “Love Is The Drug.” That got me looking at the Bryan Ferry website as well and wouldn’t you know it, a … Continue reading

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Cabaret Voltaire Just Wrapped Up Their Final Tour…Then Announce REALLY Final Tour For Next Year

I got an email a few days ago from a commenter here at PPM. Shelf, a.k.a. DJ Shelf has been a part of this community for years now but he’s now doing it from over 1600 east of his former … Continue reading

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Record Shopping Road Trip: McKays – Winston Salem

MC KAY’S | WINSTON SALEM I’ve been traveling an awful lot in recent months. For what seemed like most of my life, any travel to other cities came with an autonomous response of looking up what record stores this city … Continue reading

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Black Boiler With Bloom Weave Dark Disco Spell With “Pilot”

This was something sleek and black so I thought we’d investigate this today. Black Boiler is the electric project of Laurent Audouin by way of Angers, France. Where he was once in an electropop band, Kyu, with Fabrice Nau of … Continue reading

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Mitch Easter Revisited The Let’s Active Canon In A Spectacular Fashion @The Ramkat On 11-30-25 [pt. 2]

At a quarter after nine, Mitch’s Gang ambled onstage, followed by the man himself. I’d seen Mitch earlier at the merch table before the opening set talking with someone and now he was onstage with the other five members of … Continue reading

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Mitch Easter Revisited The Let’s Active Canon In A Spectacular Fashion @The Ramkat On 11-30-25 [pt. 1]

Last Saturday we hit the road to Winston Salem to catch a one-off concert by Mitch Easter at a local venue to commemorate the fact that one can now hear Let’s Active’s music online in streaming and downloads. For decades, … Continue reading

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Catching Up With Fluid Japan: A Burst Of Recent Singles Reveal New Facets

Fluid Japan are A-list Bandcamp royalty to my ears during the last few years. I’ve been trying to follow their movements closely, but with the amount of travel and concerts I’ve seen lately, this has proven tricky. But today, we … Continue reading

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