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Men Without Hats Have Released Two Albums This Year: “Live” And “On The Moon”

Posted on November 24, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It’s no secret that the Men Without Hats concert we saw in 2024 is still sticking with us over a year later. It was so vibrant and exciting that it took me from a Men Without Hats fan to possibly … Continue reading →

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Simple Minds Exit Their Live Trilogy On A High Note With “Live In the City of Diamonds” [part 3]

Posted on May 16, 2025 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Following the never ending rendition of “Belfast Child,” the set list began its sprint towards the inevitable. Their three biggest selling singles would inevitably manifest, but they were shot through with some more thrills from the … Continue reading →

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Simple Minds Exit Their Live Trilogy On A High Note With “Live In the City of Diamonds” [part 2]

Posted on May 15, 2025 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] After the most perfect opening salvo to a Simple Minds live album ever, Where can anyone go but down? If Kerr’s “let me see your hands” in the song least likely to host such shenanigans was … Continue reading →

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Simple Minds Exit Their Live Trilogy On A High Note With “Live In the City of Diamonds” [part 1]

Posted on May 14, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds: Live In The City Of Diamonds – Worldwide – 2xCD [2025] CD1 CD2 We put this on the want list when it was announced earlier this year and we made sure to pre-order so that it was posted … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Simple Minds Live Album Has An Almost Perfect Setlist; This Fan Says “Huzzah!”

Posted on February 26, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Last Friday we got a surprise notice from the Simple Minds mothership that…stop the presses… a new Simple Minds live album was being prepped for release in April. Gloryoski! Simple Minds sure have a lot of live albums. Maybe not … Continue reading →

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Two New Visage Albums Delight In 2024 – Just When We Need Perking Up

Posted on October 17, 2024 by postpunkmonk

This Tuesday afternoon, I was minding my business, coming to grips with returning to what was a somewhat normal schedule following hurricane Helene, when I thought to look in my junk mail folder for the first time in weeks. I … Continue reading →

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Simple Minds “New Gold Dream – Live From Paisley Abbey” Album More Than Just A Victory Lap

Posted on December 4, 2023 by postpunkmonk

It was a few weeks ago that I received the CD of Simple Minds “New Gold Dream – Live At Paisley Abbey” that my good friend chasinvictoria ordered for me and while the last month or two has seen my … Continue reading →

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