Tag Archives: Heaven 17

Martyn Ware Available for Webinar Tomorrow!

Posted on May 31, 2020 by postpunkmonk

Last May 1st I was working from home and could attend the first Big Boost Monday webinar with Martyn Ware waxing eloquent on the early history of The Human League. I managed to learn some new wrinkles in the beloved … Continue reading →

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Right When We Need Them Most, Heaven 17 Tour North America in 2020

Posted on February 4, 2020 by postpunkmonk

Hot on the heels of their third US appearance at 80s Weekender #9 in Los Angeles at the Microsoft Theater on February 15th, long time favorites Heaven 17 will undertake an actual North American Tour. I didn’t get too worked … Continue reading →

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Scooped! When Personal CD Projects Get Superseded By Real Labels [part 3]

Posted on July 29, 2019 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last past] So the brief here was to discuss CDs I have made through great effort for my simulated label, that eventually actually get made by real labels. This was a weird phenomenon where there are no easy … Continue reading →

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Darker. Weirder. Cooler. Heaven 17 Are Playing The First Two Human League Albums in 2020!

Posted on July 8, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Gott Im Himmel! Chasinvictoria just sent this notice to me yesterday. It appears that the gloves are off. Heaven 17 are fully stepping into the breach left by the now moribund Human League and performing a pair of one-off [two-off?] … Continue reading →

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How Does the New Heaven 17 BSOG Compare To My Attempt?

Posted on February 12, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Heaven 17 fans have been abuzz in the period where the blog was inactive lately! But that didn’t stop the world from spinning or the comments to pile up elsewhere. But it’s true! Demon Records Group are releasing a 10xCD … Continue reading →

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Seminal Single: Heaven 17 – [We Don’t Need This] Fascist Groove Thang

Posted on November 6, 2018 by postpunkmonk

Heaven 17/B.E.F. – [We Don’t Need this] Fascist Groove Thang UK 12″ [1981] Heaven 17: [We Don’t Need this] Fascist Groove Thang + B.E.F. Ident B.E.F.: Decline Of The West This single hit with all the force of the multi-megaton … Continue reading →

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Heaven 17 Are Preparing To Give Us The Luxury We Deserve

Posted on March 26, 2018 by postpunkmonk

It’s been 35 years since the second Heaven 17 album took them from cult act to chart act so it must be time for an anniversary tour, yes? When the first single from “The Luxury Gap” appeared in the form … Continue reading →

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