Tag Archives: corn-fed new wave

Corn-Fed New Wave: Pittsburgh’s The Affordable Floors’ Elegant Pop Still Works Thirty Years Later [pt. 1]

Posted on April 7, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Back in 1992 I was in the thick of the videotape trading years, though that would come to a halt by the next year and my divorce with TV. This was done through the medium of Goldmine Magazine want ads. … Continue reading →

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The Return Of Corn-Fed New Wave: A Look At Chicago’s Combo Audio Legacy

Posted on May 24, 2022 by postpunkmonk

I remember reading about Combo Audio in the America Underground pages of Trouser Press. I think I might have caught their video once on MTV in the 1983 salad days of that channel. But once was enough! When I saw … Continue reading →

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REDUX: Corn-Fed New Wave: System 56 – Metro Metro

Posted on June 6, 2018 by postpunkmonk

April 1, 2014 System 56: Metro-Metro US 7: [1982] Metro-Metro In The Old World In a word… Wow!  Wow!!! My friend JT hipped me to this incredible Cleveland band that was active for only a few years from 1982-1984 and … Continue reading →

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Corn-Fed New Wave: System 56 – Metro Metro

Posted on April 1, 2014 by postpunkmonk

System 56: Metro-Metro US 7: [1982] Metro-Metro In The Old World In a word… Wow!  Wow!!! My friend JT hipped me to this incredible Cleveland band that was active for only a few years from 1982-1984 and it’s a crying … Continue reading →

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