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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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Record Shopping Road Trip: Atlanta, October 2018 – Day 3

Posted on October 23, 2018 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Wuxtry Records | Decatur, GA The ladies had a glass blowing event scheduled for noon on the day of the Simple Minds event [covered earlier] and we picked up Echorich and headed to the Ware compound. … Continue reading →

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Record Shopping Road Trip: Atlanta, October 2018 – Day 2, Store 2

Posted on October 21, 2018 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from previous post] Wax ‘N Facts | Atlanta, GA We strolled the 400 feet from Criminal Records to Wax ‘N Facts, and entered the now open store to hit the CD stock first. The prices were very modest with … Continue reading →

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Record Shopping Road Trip: Atlanta, October 2018 – Day 2

Posted on October 19, 2018 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] So the plan was that the wives of Mr. Ware and I had scheduled high tea at Tipple + Rose, an Atlanta tearoom for Sunday at noon. This left the gentlemen to their own devices, so … Continue reading →

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