Tag Archives: 2025

OMD Announce A Very Different Kind Of Blu-Ray

So yesterday we were discussing the Dolby Atmos® attention being given to the late Imperial Period of the Simple Minds canon. Another former Virgin Records band that has also been active in the 21st century and carving out an extension … Continue reading

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Simple Minds Dip Into The Surround Sound Well A Second Time With Twin Blu-Rays In Dolby Atmos®

Of course commenter negative1ne has already acted swiftly on the comment thread of a post I made to commemorate “New God Dream [81, 82, 83, 84]” but I was away on travel for a memorial last weekend when I got … Continue reading

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First The Skids, Now Armory Show, Get Reformation Attention From Richard Jobson

It was only a couple of months ago when we had a copy of the new Skids album delivered unto us and found that singer Richard Jobson was very capable of building up an entirely new band lineup that more … Continue reading

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Hello, Cruel World…2025 So-Cal Festival Rounds Up a Mixture Of “Alternative” Rookies And Vets

Today, appropriately, I just received an email from DEVO Central touting their appearance at the Cruel World Festival for 2025. Inasmuch as I don’t really feel like writing at all today, I’m going to lean into this negative energy. For … Continue reading

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Countess Of Fife Crowdsourcing Album #2…Right Now!

We return to the action with many faves making active moves in our absence. The world spins and I’m a part of it, right? First up, The Countess Of Fife are re-issuing/re-pressing their “Star Of The Sea” album that was … Continue reading

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The Soundtrack To The Futuristic Dystopia That Never Was, “Metamatic” Returns In Grey-Vinyl Form On 45th Anniversary

Aaaaaand we’re back! We’ve picked ourselves up, performed a seemingly endless parade of heavy manual labor, gotten internet in our Asheville locale restored so we’re up to jump-starting this moribund blog now that we have a lunch hour again. Let … Continue reading

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