Tag Archives: Cristina Monet

Record Review: Cristina – Is That All There Is” UK 12″

Posted on August 27, 2020 by postpunkmonk

Cristina: Is that All There Is? – UK – 12″ – [1980] Is That All There Is? Jungle Love I didn’t find out about this withdrawn single until some time in the 80s. Certainly after the point in time when … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Deadpan Women, Record Review, seminal single | Tagged 1980, Cristina Monet, New Wave Cover Version | 11 Comments

Cristina Monet-Zilkha: 1959-2020

Posted on April 2, 2020 by postpunkmonk

This was terrible news this morning. Cristina Monet-Zilkha, better known as simply Cristina for her small, but devastating body of work for ZE Records, has died yesterday; another musician taken in the covid-19 pandemic. Her profile post 1984 was slim. … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadpan Women, obituary | Tagged 2020, Cristina Monet, Don Was, Kid Creole, pandemic, Ze Records | 9 Comments

30 Days: 30 Albums | Ursula 1000 – Here Comes Tomorrow

Posted on September 8, 2018 by postpunkmonk

A few years ago, when tracking down anything…and I mean anything that Cristina Monet might have done in the interminable slog following her 1983 “Sleep It Off” opus, I came across the Ursula 1000 album “Here Comes Tomorrow” ca. 2005, … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 Days - 30 Albums, Deadpan Women, Record Review | Tagged 2005, Cristina Monet, Ursula 1000 | 2 Comments

A Young Person’s Guide to “A Christmas Album” on ZE Records

Posted on December 17, 2015 by postpunkmonk

ZE Records: A Christmas Record UK LP [1981] Material With Nona Hendryx: It’s A Holiday August Darnell: Christmas On Riverside Drive Charlélie Couture: Christmas Fever Suicide: Hey Lord Cristina: Things Fall Apart The Waitresses: Christmas Wrapping Was (Not Was): Christmas … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadpan Women, Record Review | Tagged Compilation Albums, Cristina Monet, FREE MUSIC!, Kid Creole + The Coconuts, Suicide, Was (Not Was), Ze Records | 10 Comments

Record Review: Cristina – Sleep It Off [part 3]

Posted on January 11, 2013 by postpunkmonk

[Continued from previous post] Following the murmuring crowd at the end of “He Dines Out On Death,” the program of bonus material added to the CD re-issue of “Sleep It Off” begins. Given that the artist spent over a score … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Deadpan Women, Record Review | Tagged Compass Point Studios, Cristina Monet, Don Was, Ladytron, Robert Palmer, Ursula 1000, Was (Not Was) | 1 Comment

Record Review: Cristina – Sleep It Off [part 2]

Posted on January 10, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Cristina: Sleep It Off Euro CD [2004] What’s A Girl To Do Ticket To The Tropics The Lie Of Love Quicksand Lovers Rage & Fascination Ballad Of Immortal Earnings She Can’t Say That Anymore Blue Money Don’t Mutilate My Mink He … Continue reading →