Tag Archives: Book

Who Better Than Robert Elms To Write ‘The Book’ On The New Romantic Movement?

Posted on November 25, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Robert Elms, the gent who began his career by writing the suitably poetic liner notes to “Journeys To Glory” by Spandau Ballet, will be at the Design Museum in London. The museum is currently hosting a must-see exhibition “Blitz: The … Continue reading →

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Simple Minds Shocker: Kerr Shares Memoir With Burchill In “Our Secrets Are The Same”

Posted on July 1, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I just got the email from the Simple Minds mothership minutes ago and I’m a little shocked at how reality has refused to bend to my expectations. I you can set the Wayback Machine for about five years ago, there … Continue reading →

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John Foxx Has The Cure For Your Vinyl Blues With Something Immaterial As A Chaser

Posted on February 26, 2024 by postpunkmonk

https://johnfoxx.tmstor.es/product/127382 This post was ready to happen last week or so, but the death of Dexter Romweber and my inability to have a lunch hour to write in has played havoc with my posting of late so we’re catching up … Continue reading →

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John Foxx Visual Art Monograph Reviewing A Lifetime Of Visual Art For The Restless Creator

Posted on January 24, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Yesterday morning the clarion call went out on the Foxx Network that I pay attention to: Rocket 88 Books have announced a second John Foxx book; this one dedicated to the man’s visual art. Given his art college background, his … Continue reading →

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Want List: Adam Steiner’s “Silhouettes + Shadows” Gets One Of Bowie’s Most Fascinating Albums Under The Microscope In Upcoming Book

Posted on May 26, 2023 by postpunkmonk

We all have our own personal Most Crucial David Bowie albums. I can make a cogent argument for more than half of his 1970-1980 oeuvre, but at the end of the day two albums in particular sit atop my special … Continue reading →

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“The Quiet Man” Collection Of Short Stories Atomizes John Foxx’s Thematic Fascinations Into Clouds Of Prose Particles

Posted on January 4, 2023 by postpunkmonk

It seemed as if I had been waiting half a lifetime for the book of short stories written by John Foxx to flesh out thematic material for his songwriting. No sooner had I become a fan in early 1981, then … Continue reading →

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“That Awful Man” Robert Fripp Has Scheduled A Speaking Tour Of North America After Writing His First Book

Posted on July 11, 2022 by postpunkmonk

This has been floating in the ether for a bit now but we need to address the fact that Robert Fripp has written his first book, This is a surprising fact for a man who posted his first online blog … Continue reading →

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