Tag Archives: B.E.F.

Guest Post: Penthouse & Pavement @ 35, live in Birmingham, 21-Oct-16 (part 1)

Posted on August 28, 2017 by chasinvictoria

Our second Heaven 17 show while in the UK for other reasons was more of a rendezvous (… with destiny!) than a planned evening out, though we had gotten tickets to the first gig we saw (see Friday’s entry) before … Continue reading →

Posted in Concert Review, Core Collection, Live Music | Tagged B.E.F., Heaven 17 | Leave a comment

Record Review: Arlene Philips’ Hot Gossip – I Don’t Depend On You

Posted on April 21, 2017 by postpunkmonk

Arlene Phillips’ Hot Gossip: I Don’t Depend On You UK 12″ [1982] I Don’t Depend On You [12″ remix] Depend On Us I always thought highly of the one-off single by The Human League under the name ‘The Men.’ While … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 1982, B.E.F., Hot Gossip, Martyn Ware | 9 Comments

REDUX: Record Review – Hot Gossip – Geisha Boys + Temple Girls

Posted on April 18, 2017 by postpunkmonk

June 21, 2013 Arlene Phillips Hot Gossip: Geisha Boys + Temple Girls UK CD [2007] Circus of Death Morale Word Before Last Geisha Boys + Temple Girls I Don’t Depend on You Houses In Motion Burn For You Soul Warfare … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged B.E.F., Geisha Boys + Temple Girls, Hot Gossip, Human League, Ian Craig Marsh, Martyn Ware | 4 Comments

It’s Spring And Mari Wilson Is Popping Up Everywhere

Posted on April 18, 2016 by postpunkmonk

Any regulars at PPM might have remembered the post that I made last year outlining my hyper-deluxe “Showpeople – Footlights edition” BSOG® that I had made years ago in 2008. As a sop to several readers clamoring for their own … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Organ Auction Live Event | Tagged B.E.F., BSOG, crowdsourcing, discographical research, Live Concerts, mari wilson, Pop Deluxe | 7 Comments

Finest Remixes [part 5]

Posted on April 9, 2014 by postpunkmonk

I still have not had the time to really dig through the Record Cell, and yesterday I had to cut my lunch hour short due to [gasp] work, so here are more mixes that impress off the top of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection | Tagged 12" remix, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1998, B.E.F., Billy Mackenzie, John Foxx, Scritti Politti, Simple Minds, Zeus B. Held | 11 Comments

Ultimate Virgin Compilation: New Gold Dreams

Posted on October 15, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Various: New Gold Dreams UK 3xCD [2013] Disc 1 Public Image Limited – Death Disco 12” Version (June 79)  Magazine – Permafrost (Apr 79)  Fingerprintz – Dancing With Myself (Jan 79)  Essential Logic – Wake Up (May 79) The Men … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, New Wave Compilations | Tagged B.E.F., China Crisis, core collection, David Sylvian, Heaven 17, Howard Devoto, Human League, Japan, Magazine, Mick Karn, OMD, Simon Draper, Simple Minds, Virgin Records | 9 Comments

B.E.F. VS The Monkees…Not a Dream! Not an ‘Imaginary Story!’

Posted on September 19, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Yesterday I revealed that B.E.F. in the guise of Martyn Ware with Glenn Gregory singing had covered the venerable Neil Diamond Monkees classic, so you’d better know that I didn’t sit around waiting for the tune to fall out of … Continue reading →