Tag Archives: 2025

The Twistettes Link Up With Last Night From Glasgow For Album Soon, Single NOW

Today is the day for the second single from the upcoming album by Glasgow’s ferocious Punk Duo The Twistettes. We loved their “Tory C***s” single and I was also blown away by the relentless “Big Boned” single that was actually … Continue reading

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Ductape Make A Great Thing Better With “Echo Drama Deluxe”

It was about a year ago when I heard about the album “Echo Drama” by the great Post-Punk duo Ductape. We loved that album. It’s still on our personal device and easily made the grade as one of my top … Continue reading

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Yorkshire Synthpop Band The Mood Return To Print With “Singles 1981-1984”

The Mood were one of the many groups that hit the US shores during the reign of “New Music.” The post-MTV branding for what was previously called “New Wave, ” but with a lot of synthesizers! I don’t think I … Continue reading

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Funeral March Reach A Final Album Plateau With “It All Falls Apart”

It was the darkest of ironies. When Rockford, Illinois Post-Punk band The Funeral March [of the marionettes] were planning their latest album over two years ago, there wasn’t an overarching theme in mind necessarily. But as vocalist Joe Whiteaker and … Continue reading

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A Fantastic New Single By Ariel Maniki + The Black Halos That You’ll Love To “Pieces”

This single was released on Wednesday, and I found out about it yesterday and I’m wasting any time in discussing it right now. I’d not heard of Ariel Maniki + The Black Halos before this hit my inbox yesterday and … Continue reading

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John Foxx’s Single With Numan Partner Ade Fenton Now Reaches Wider Audience

Almost a month ago I got an email from John Foxx’s Bandcamp account touting his new single with Ade Fenton; Gary Numan’s aide de camp for the last decade or so. Naturally, when one learns of a new Foxx DL … Continue reading

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Torn Apart: Punk + New Wave Graphics, Fashion + Culture 1976-1986 @Orlando Museum Of Art

It was over a month ago when I found myself traveling to Orlando, Florida not for a roots check, but to visit the Orlando Museum of Art on the final [HELD OVER!] day of the third, and largest, exhibit of … Continue reading

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