Tag Archives: 2025

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

Posted on December 9, 2025 by postpunkmonk

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 →

Posted in Deadpan Women, Immaterial Music, Record Review | Tagged 2025, Bandcamp, Black Boiler, Bloom | Leave a comment

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

Posted on December 3, 2025 by postpunkmonk

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 →

Posted in Concert Review | Tagged 2025, Let's Active, Mitch Easter, The Ramkat, Winston-Salem | 16 Comments

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

Posted on December 1, 2025 by postpunkmonk

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 →

Posted in Concert Review | Tagged 2025, Bass Battery, Let's Active, Mitch Easter, The Ramkat, Winston-Salem | 2 Comments

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

Posted on November 26, 2025 by postpunkmonk

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 →

Posted in Immaterial Music, Record Review | Tagged 2025, Bandcamp, Fluid Japan, Remixes | 1 Comment

Who Better Than Robert Elms To Write ‘The Book’ On The New Romantic Movement?

Posted on November 25, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Robert Elms, the gent who began his career by writing the suitably poetic liner notes to “Journeys To Glory” by Spandau Ballet, will be at the Design Museum in London. The museum is currently hosting a must-see exhibition “Blitz: The … Continue reading →

Posted in New Romantic, Want List | Tagged 2025, 2026, art show, Blitz Club, Book, New Romantic, Robert Elms | 9 Comments

Men Without Hats Have Released Two Albums This Year: “Live” And “On The Moon”

Posted on November 24, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It’s no secret that the Men Without Hats concert we saw in 2024 is still sticking with us over a year later. It was so vibrant and exciting that it took me from a Men Without Hats fan to possibly … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Content, Immaterial Music, Record Review | Tagged 2024, 2025, Bandcamp, live album, Men Without Hats | 3 Comments

Ultravox Offer Something Old, Something New With “Love’s Great Adventure” EP

Posted on November 21, 2025 by postpunkmonk

This arrived while I was bouncing between concert destinations like a tennis ball. It’s been a while since we had an Ultravox review. [I’m hopelessly behind on the last two ultraboxes] so why not take the effort today? When this … Continue reading →