Tag Archives: OMD

80s Soundtrack Week: Monday – “Pretty In Pink” US CD

Posted on May 17, 2021 by postpunkmonk

I was going to talk about one of the records coming up this week, then I realized that it had been a bit since I had run a Theme Week here @ PPM and figured that I could work this … Continue reading →

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OMD’s “Enola Gay” Given Coats Of Remix Paint For 40th

Posted on January 14, 2021 by postpunkmonk

We last visited this topic a month ago when the record was preordered but had not yet arrived. Lots has happened since then [including an attempted insurrection of the United States government], but the record finally arrived and I have … Continue reading →

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OMD Revisit Enola Gay Four Times For Forty Years

Posted on December 4, 2020 by postpunkmonk

I swear I posted on this earlier but it may have just been a private text thread among my friends my muddled mind is recalling, was if I’m wrong, I apologize. Last year OMD revisited their debut single in a … Continue reading →

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OMD To Livestream A Special Concert To Benefit Their Road Crew On October 24th

Posted on September 21, 2020 by postpunkmonk

Last week the call went out: OMD were planning a livestream concert, and unlike the one they had earlier this year, [which was a stream of an earlier show they had ready to show] this one will be live, as … Continue reading →

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Battle Of The Mid-80s Horn Sections: OMD – Junk Culture

Posted on June 17, 2020 by postpunkmonk

In 1983, OMD released their fourth album, a left-field political cut-up “Dazzle Ships.” The band who had sold 3M copies of their of their previous [in all fairness] equally uncompromising album “Architecture + Morality,” were undoubtedly blindsided by the failure … Continue reading →

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OMD Streamed A Gig Online And All I Got Was This Beautiful T-Shirt

Posted on May 11, 2020 by postpunkmonk

Sigh. I try to live the Google-free life but it’s a tough and miserly row to hoe. Against my expectations, I was not doing landscaping work on Saturday afternoon and was thus able to catch the OMD “Live From Your … Continue reading →

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OMD Stream ‘Souvenir’ Tour Performance From 2019 On May 9 “Live From Your Sofa”

Posted on April 30, 2020 by postpunkmonk

Well, here’s a tidbit that you should know about it you’re not on the OMD mailing list. The band are doing their bit to make not going out to shows a little less pronounced. They are going to stream the … Continue reading →

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