Tag Archives: Blow Monkeys

Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 5]

Posted on November 29, 2021 by postpunkmonk

The Blow Monkeys Animal Magic 1986 4.0 1985 came and the only release by The Blow Monkeys in the September of mid-decade was the single “Forbidden Fruit.” It was a move to smoother, less spiky music with the Jazz factor … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 4]

Posted on November 24, 2021 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Acoustic guitars and strings fueled “Professor Supercool’s” rent boy melodrama. For a guy who was married at the time, there was a lot of queer energy running through the early Blow Monkeys material. Robert Howard attributes … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 3]

Posted on November 18, 2021 by postpunkmonk

The Blow Monkeys Limping For A Generation 1984 3.5 The first Blow Monkeys album arrived over two years following that debut indie single. Changes had occurred in the band with original drummer Angus Hines being replaced with Tony Kiley by … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 2]

Posted on November 17, 2021 by postpunkmonk

The Blow Monkeys: Live Today, Love Tomorrow – UK – 7″ [1981] Live Today, Love Tomorrow In Cold Blood Every story begins with a first step and the one that matters here is the one that happened when Robert Howard … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 1]

Posted on November 16, 2021 by postpunkmonk

It’s hard to believe, but I’ve been pining to dive into a Rock G.P.A. for The Blow Monkeys since day one here at PPM. I started this site in 2010, and the fact that there was that live album from … Continue reading →

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Want List: Blow Monkeys Crowdsource 40th Anniversary Album

Posted on March 9, 2020 by postpunkmonk

It’s been a few years since The Blow Monkeys issued their superb “The Wild River” album and it’s time for the band to once again put the groove down. The band and Dr. Robert solo had worked the Pledge Music … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Blow Monkeys – The Man From Russia UK 12″

Posted on October 21, 2019 by postpunkmonk

The Blow Monkeys: The Man From Russia – UK – 12″ [1984] The Man From Russia Resurrection Love Slither I was intrigued by The Blow Monkeys after seeing the unbelievably smarmy video for “Digging Your Scene” and sharing it with … Continue reading →

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