Tag Archives: B-52s

DEVO/B-52’s/Lene Lovich Cosmic De-Evolution Tour Continues In The UK In 2026…With Bonus Added Rezillos!!

Posted on December 4, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It’s no secret that the Cosmic De-Evolution Tour that North America received from the DEVO/Lene Lovich/B-52’s teamup this year was a very potent New Wave bomb of epic proportions. All of the bands were on their game and delivered their … Continue reading →

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It Was The Ultimate New Wave Tour: Lene Lovich, The B-52’s & DEVO @ PNC Music Pavilion, October 24, 2025 (Part 2)

Posted on November 3, 2025 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] I heard from my former co-worker while we had been talking that tonight’s show had DEVO closing and he was right as by 7:45 p.m. the video screen began to light up. An animated skull with … Continue reading →

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MONK MELTS DOWN: DEVO and The B-52’s Join Together For North American Tour…WITH LENE LOVICH OPENING!!

Posted on June 19, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Great Googley Moogley!! Yesterday I heard in comments from strange_idol asking if I knew that Lene Lovich was the opening act on a tour with DEVO and The B-52’s teaming up even though the latter had officially “retired?” Uh, “NO!!!” … Continue reading →

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Record Review: B-52’s – “Give Me Back My Man” UK 7″

Posted on August 17, 2021 by postpunkmonk

The B-52’s: Give Me Back My Man – UK – 7″ [1980] I lucked into this record in the first of two [!] visits to Time Traveler Records in Akron, Ohio during 2019. Even today, there are no copies of … Continue reading →

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Hard To Believe That There’s A Universe Where The First B-52’s Album Hadn’t Always Existed! [part 2]

Posted on April 30, 2021 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] “Lava” was a fantastic deep cut with all three vocalists trading lines off of each other, while the only organ line in the song was the monophonic rhythmic pulse at various points in the song. I … Continue reading →

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Hard To Believe That There’s A Universe Where The First B-52’s Album Hadn’t Always Existed! [part 1]

Posted on April 29, 2021 by postpunkmonk

B-52’s: B-52’s – US – CD – [1987] Planet Claire 52 Girls Dance This Mess Around Rock Lobster Lava There’s A Moon In The Sky [Called The Moon] Hero Worship 6060-842 Downtown For months it stared at me. Daring me … Continue reading →

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OMD Make Another Summer Shed Tour – This Time With B-52s + Berlin

Posted on May 24, 2019 by postpunkmonk

The B-52s were very generous with the poster real estate here for their special guests – very classy, guys If you were paying attention to the comments on yesterday’s post, you knew that OMD were in Charlotte this summer. The … Continue reading →

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