Tag Archives: Mike Hedges

Associates “Sulk” Ultrabox Aims For Excess…As Ever [part 2]

Posted on August 16, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] The wizened chestnut “Gloomy Sunday” was perhaps the outlier to the band’s early days as a cabaret act who played working man’s clubs. The appearance of the Hungarian standard from the Thirties would be the only … Continue reading →

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Associates “Sulk” Ultrabox Aims For Excess…As Ever [part 1]

Posted on August 15, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Last week, the 40th Anniversary boxed set for Associates sumptuously heady “Sulk” arrived in my mail box and I’ve not yet been able to get past disc one, but we aim to dive deep into this classic right now, in … Continue reading →

Posted in BSOG, Core Collection, Record Review, Scots Rock | Tagged 1982, 2022, Alan Rankine, Associates, Billy Mackenzie, boxed set, Mike Hedges, Sulk | 3 Comments

REVO Remastering: Jacqui Brookes – Sob Stories [REVO 074] [part 2]

Posted on December 7, 2015 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] I have already sung the praises of the “Lost Without Your Love” 12″ single. I love how the baroque, Arabic complexion of this song had been radically changed into something else entirely. The Venomettes string arrangement … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Siouxsie + The Banshees – A Kiss In The Dreamhouse

Posted on February 13, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Siouxsie + The Banshees: A Kiss In The Dreamhouse US CD [1982] Cascade Green Fingers Obsession She’s A Carnival Circle Melt! Painted Bird Cocoon Slowdive This album has had a verrry long and circuitous path that led to it being … Continue reading →