Tag Archives: Human League

REDUX: Scarcity vs. Ubiquity: The Rise And Fall Of Synthpop [part 4]

Posted on November 11, 2021 by postpunkmonk

July 7, 2015 The Human League entered 1981 with a handicap. Manager Bob Last had engineered a split between the actual musical portions of the group [who went on to form the British Electric Foundation and Heaven 17] and its … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Uncategorized | Tagged 1981, Human League, Martin Rushent | 1 Comment

A Young Person’s Guide To: The Human League – Fascination! US EP

Posted on December 3, 2019 by postpunkmonk

The Human League: Fascination! US EP [1983] [Keep Feeling] Fascination [extended] 4:56 Mirror Man 3:48 Hard Times 4:54 I Love You Too Much [version 1] 3:18 You Remind Me Of Gold 3:35 [Keep Feeling] Fascination [improvisation] 6:12 I realized by … Continue reading →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide, Core Collection, Record Review | Tagged 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 2012, CD-3, Dare, DLX CD, EP, Fascination, Human League | 62 Comments

REDUX: Record Review – Hot Gossip – Geisha Boys + Temple Girls

Posted on April 18, 2017 by postpunkmonk

June 21, 2013 Arlene Phillips Hot Gossip: Geisha Boys + Temple Girls UK CD [2007] Circus of Death Morale Word Before Last Geisha Boys + Temple Girls I Don’t Depend on You Houses In Motion Burn For You Soul Warfare … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged B.E.F., Geisha Boys + Temple Girls, Hot Gossip, Human League, Ian Craig Marsh, Martyn Ware | 4 Comments

Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 46]

Posted on February 12, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Neon Lights – 2 [continued from previous post] The album reached a fevered peak with the next track. I’d heard Neil Young’s “The Needle + The Damage Done” before. There’s a copy of “Decade” in my Record … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Rock GPA, Scots Rock | Tagged 2001, Human League, Joy Division, Neon Lights, Rock GPA, Simple Minds | 5 Comments

REDUX: New Wave Scorecard

Posted on January 6, 2014 by postpunkmonk

May 17, 2011 I was viewing the latest Simple Minds news the other day at Dream Giver, the best SM information site out there, when I saw that temporary Simple Minds drummer Michael Ogletree is hitting the Rewind Festival this … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast From The Past | Tagged Blancmange, DEVO, Fiction Factory, Gary Numan, Heaven 17, Human League, Japan, John Foxx, Magazine, OMD, reformed bands, Shriekback, Simple Minds, Ultravox, Was (Not Was) | Leave a comment

Heaven 17 Deliver Human League Legacy set at Koko

Posted on November 14, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Well, the morning of Tuesday, November 12 was punctuated by word from commenter Echorich on the previous night’s Heaven 17/Scritti Politti concert to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Virgin Records at London’s Koko venue. I had noted the event earlier and … Continue reading →

Posted in Concert Review, Core Collection, Organ Auction Live Event | Tagged DEVO Gerald Casale, Glenn Gregory, Heaven 17, Human League, Martyn Ware, Organ Auction Live Event, Scritti Politti | 3 Comments

Organ Auction Time: Scritti Politti + Heaven 17 + …The Human League…?!!

Posted on October 22, 2013 by postpunkmonk

They’re doing it to me again! I have a single day between major concert events to blog and some serious UK-only concert action taunts me with its suggestion of the unthinkable… nay, unimaginable. Yesterday morning I received the following communication from … Continue reading →