Tag Archives: cover version

New European Synth Collective A State Of Flux Tries On The Grey Suit For Dystopic Ultravox Cover

Posted on August 15, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Yesterday I got a submission to the contact form that certainly raised an eyebrow…or three. The mysterious Euro collective A State Of Flux joined with Stefan Netschio of Beborn Beton and Pete Burns [no, not that Pete Burns] of Kill … Continue reading →

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Fluid Japan Explore A Wide Spectrum Of What “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” Has To Offer On New EP

Posted on November 26, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Fluid Japan: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – US – DL [2024] We are still in catching up mode but this release is worth the effort! It dropped last Thursday and I immediately bought it only to finally hear it today. … Continue reading →

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Re/Generation [Leah Lane + Peter Godwin] Revisit Bowie’s “Absolute Beginners”

Posted on August 7, 2024 by postpunkmonk

When thoughts turned to Peter Godwin’s upcoming reissue of his Polydor material, the fact is that he’s been making new material that slipped by me. Due to last year being very distracting on the personal side of things. This was … Continue reading →

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Two Great Tastes: Icehouse And Simple Minds Check Roots On T-Rex Classic

Posted on November 27, 2023 by postpunkmonk

The last post about Derek Forbes’ autobiography touched on the connections between Australia’s Icehouse and Scotland’s Simple Minds as both bands had significant history dating back to their teaming up in 1981 for tours of Oz and the UK in … Continue reading →

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A New Duran Duran Album Manifests From The Spirit World In Record Time

Posted on August 31, 2023 by postpunkmonk

It’s ironic that yesterday we were discussing an Andy Taylor project when the news dropped simultaneously that his old mothership, Duran Duran, had announced a new album to be released on October 27th of this year. A mere two years … Continue reading →

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Bryan Ferry Sends Us “Love Letters” On His New EP

Posted on April 25, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Last month we got the news from the Bryan Ferry mailing list that a new EP was coming soon from The Maestro, but in the current fashion, it’s on a slow drip that began on March 23rd, and is lasting … Continue reading →

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Duran Duran Not On Track To Ever “Get” This Bowie Cover Groove Thang With Limp, Soggy “Five Years” DL

Posted on January 13, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Last week I was reading online about the live Bowie tribute concert that Mike Garson was holding online as I was wondering if it would be something that I could see easily. Hint – it wasn’t; being one of those … Continue reading →

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