Tag Archives: cover version

Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 44]

Posted on February 10, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Neon Lights – 2 The move onward from “Our Secrets Are The Same” entailed further changes in the band as Mark Kerr and Eddie Duffy were let go following the non-event of that album and replaced with … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Rock GPA, Scots Rock | Tagged 2001, cover version, Eagle Records, Neon Lights, Rock GPA, Simple Minds | 5 Comments

Strange Bedfellows III: An Earlier, Even More Brain-Melting Ultravox! Cover Discovered!

Posted on November 13, 2013 by postpunkmonk

The deeper I dig into this John Foxx conspiracy, the dirtier my hands get! At first I found a record that united Foxx and Lionel Ritchie by weird circumstance. A Japanese promo 12″ from 1983 with the audacity to untie those artists on … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Uncategorized | Tagged cover version, Dangerous Rhythm, John Foxx, Maria Conchita Alonso, Ultravox | 7 Comments

Steel Cage Match: Simple Minds VS U2

Posted on September 24, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Sure, sure. We all acknowledge that there’s a weird, almost reciprocal relationship between U2 and Simple Minds. I can’t shake the feeling that the each band has somehow used the other for artistic inspiration and that were it a mathematical function it … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Scots Rock, Steel Cage Match | Tagged cover version, Dancing Barefoot, Patti Smith Group, Simple Minds, Threesome OST, U2 | 29 Comments

Record Review: Gazelle Twin / I Speak Machine – Exponentialism

Posted on May 16, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Gazelle Twin / I Speak Machine: Exponentialism UK CD [2013] I Speak Machine • My Sex I Speak Machine • I Want To Be A Machine Gazelle Twin • Never Let Me Go Gazelle Twin • He’s A Liquid Here’s a fascinating … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Record Review | Tagged cover version, Gazelle twin, I Speak Machine, John Foxx, Metamatic, Tara Busch, Ultravox | 5 Comments

Record Review: Low Noise – Jungle Line

Posted on October 25, 2012 by postpunkmonk

Low Noise: Jungle Line UK 12″ [1981] Jungle Line Urban Tribal Jungle Line [inst.] In anticipation of the Thomas Dolby show imminent at Moogfest 2012 in two days, thoughts have turned to this little gem nestled in the deeper folds … Continue reading →