Tag Archives: 2025

Sparks Really Show How To Rock It As A “70s-80s Band” At Atlanta’s Tabernacle: Sept. 5, 2025 [part 2]

Posted on September 19, 2025 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] At the set’s midpoint came one of my all time Sparks Favorites: the ironic flipside to Pulp’s “Common People,” quite probably. That hilarious mockery of privileged class slumming, “Suburban Homeboy.” More amazingly, as Russell exited the … Continue reading →

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Sparks Really Show How To Rock It As A “70s-80s Band” At Atlanta’s Tabernacle: Sept. 5, 2025 [part 1]

Posted on September 17, 2025 by postpunkmonk

The previous night in Atlanta [September 4th] had me sharing a seat with my friend Sandra for Pulp in the front and center upper balcony while my friend Pam had secured general admission on the floor behind the front seating … Continue reading →

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Pulp @ The Tabernacle, Atlanta Bring Classics Both Old And New To Eager Ears [part 2]

Posted on September 16, 2025 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] The incisive “Mis-Shapes” came next in the set and I loved how the song began tentatively, only to flow into a headlong rush of energy as the increasingly agitated Mr. Cocker outlined the tenets of this … Continue reading →

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Pulp @ The Tabernacle, Atlanta Bring Classics Both Old And New To Eager Ears [part 1]

Posted on September 15, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Having a double-header concert out of town is always something quite electric. It’s only happened once before for me but the 2002 trip to Washington D.C. to see The Rezillos one night and Simple Minds the next was legendary! That … Continue reading →

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Avfall Explore “Weltschmerz” From Over A Dozen, Distinct Perspectives

Posted on September 12, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I recently got some outreach from Sweden’s Novoton label regarding a new release, out today, from the group Avfall and carrying the title “Weltschmerz.” I was delighted to find that this band were strongly following a boldly multifaceted approach in … Continue reading →

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Sunshine Blind Follow Through With Their New Single “Scarred But Fearless”

Posted on September 3, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Not even six weeks ago I reviewed the “new” single from Sunshine Blind that had been rescued from their DAT tape archive from the 90s in front of new material manifesting and at the time I concluded, “maybe now you … Continue reading →

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Record Shopping Road Trip: Monk Turns Over New Leaf At Time Traveler Records

Posted on September 2, 2025 by postpunkmonk

So last week I was on vacation. I’ve touched down back to work for a few days, so now we can blog. You may know the rules of PPM, but if you don’t it’s easy: we blog during our lunch … Continue reading →

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