Tag Archives: Lou Reed

Record Store Day 2025 Dangles Bright, Shiny Musical Objects

Posted on April 10, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It’s been such a whirlwind of activity that I only came to realize that Record Store Day was bearing down like a runaway freight train! It is happening in less than 48 hours and as always, we have to look … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Store Day, Want List | Tagged 2025, a-ha, David Bowie, Dead Or Alive, Duran Duran, Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, Lou Reed, Nick Lowe, OMD, PIL, Suede, Talking Heads, The Colourfield, The Cure, The Hate Bombs, The Ramones, The Residents, Thompson Twins, Wall Of Voodoo, Wire | 4 Comments

Record Store Day 2022 Dangles Monkbait…I May Have To Act [part 1]

Posted on March 16, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Ah yes. Record Store Day. That fake holiday that doesn’t give, but instead, takes. It’s coming again this year, and pandemic be damned, they are going ahead with the traditional April 23rd time frame. None of the periodic “drops” throughout … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowie, Core Collection, Live Music, Scots Rock, Want List | Tagged 2022, Blondie, David Bowie, Erasure, FGTH, Kid Creole + The Coconuts, Lou Reed, Record Store Day, Simple Minds, Ultravox | 7 Comments

Book Week – Bettye Kronstad: Perfect Day; An Intimate Portrait Of Life With Lou Reed

Posted on April 25, 2018 by postpunkmonk

I don’t plan on buying very many books these days. A far cry from my childhood when my mom used to complain that I spent any money she gave me on books instead of other, lesser things! Once, she gave … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Bowie, Uncategorized | Tagged 2016, Bettye Kronstad, David Bowie, Lou Reed, rock bio | 12 Comments

Faust Were My Kind Of Bargain At Big Ears

Posted on April 4, 2016 by postpunkmonk

As The Big Ears Festival approached like a speeding train in my consciousness while occupied by other things, I was happy to see that a month or so out, changes had been made to free up some of the early … Continue reading →

Posted in Concert Review, Live Music | Tagged 2016, Big Ears, drone, Faust, Krautrock, Laurie Anderson, Live Concerts, Lou Reed, music festival, Philip Glass | 4 Comments

Lou Reed: 1942-2013

Posted on October 28, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Just last week I was out of town, and rescheduled another look at the three singles that changed my life. Number one was appropriately enough by Lou Reed; without whom, most of what I enjoy in music might not even … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection | Tagged Lou Reed, obituary, Velvet Underground | 8 Comments

REDUX: Three Seminal Singles – Number 1

Posted on October 23, 2013 by postpunkmonk

September 29, 2010 I grew up listening to Top 40 radio on the AM band as a child. I was given a transistor radio and discovered Los Angeles’ KHJ [“Boss Radio”] sometime during the summer of 1970 while I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast From The Past, seminal single | Tagged David Bowie, Lou Reed, Mick Ronson, Seminal Single, Transformer, Walk On The Wild Side | 1 Comment

David Byrne, Meet Peter Gabriel. Peter Gabriel, Meet David Byrne.

Posted on July 25, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Various: …And I’ll Scratch Yours UK CD [2013] David Byrne – I Don’t Remember Bon Iver – Come Talk to Me Regina Spektor – Blood Of Eden Stephin Merritt – Not One Of Us Joseph Arthur – Shock the Monkey … Continue reading →