Tag Archives: Martin Fry

A Cleveland Sojourn III: ABC★★★ Wows Monk With Crack Team @ Temple Live Masonic – Aug. 31st, 2024

Posted on September 7, 2024 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] ABC★★★ I am aware that Howard Jones was the headliner, but the fact is, were ABC★★★ not on the bill, this trip would never have happened. That $100 dollars would have stayed in my bank account. … Continue reading →

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Martin Fry Pens “Lexicon of Life” Autobio

Posted on January 31, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Well, well, well. Now we know what Martin Fry did in Lockdown. I got the news last week from commenter Tim that there was a new autobiography in the celebspace from Mr. Fry…F-r-y. Others have done the deed. I still … Continue reading →

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The Night Of The Proms: Middlebrow Eurokitsch?…Or The Final Frontier Of Your Obsessive Collection?

Posted on April 28, 2022 by postpunkmonk

It was during the medium-high internet record collecting years around the turn of the century, that I became aware of a European phenomenon called “The Night Of The Proms.” This was begun in 1985 in Belgium by two students and … Continue reading →

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Record Review: ABC – Look Good Tonite

Posted on May 29, 2020 by postpunkmonk

ABC: Look Good Tonite UK DL [2020] Look Good Tonite It started out not unlike the opening to OMD’s “Pandora’s Pox” with dinky, post-rave “synths” and a similar chord sequence. Then the chord sequence was repeated with some orchestral bombast … Continue reading →

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Join Us Tomorrow For Martin Fry-day And The New ABC Single Flashsale

Posted on May 28, 2020 by postpunkmonk

So Tim told us that ABC had a new single ready to drop for 24 hours today and it’s on sale NOW [for the last 8 or so hours…] at the band’s store in Townsend Music. $1.99 American if you’ve … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | ABC – The Lexicon of Love II

Posted on October 1, 2018 by postpunkmonk

Phew! In spite of wanting this since the release was teased in… 2016, it’s taken me over two years to finally obtain the new ABC CD. This was strictly down to the inability of the band’s website to sell me … Continue reading →

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ABC Play The Sequel Game with “Lexicon Of Love II” Due Next Month

Posted on April 21, 2016 by postpunkmonk

Several weeks ago the news hit the web like wildfire. In case you have been trapped in suspended animation by some nefarious supervillain, ABC have a new album due out on May 27th, and it’s their first one since 2008’s excellent “Traffic.” … Continue reading →

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