Tag Archives: record shopping

Love Of Music In The Time Of Covid-Delta

Posted on September 20, 2021 by postpunkmonk

The Rise of Covid-Delta It’s been 18 months now since the Covid-19 pandemic has spread like wildfire around the world. Impacting all cultures, if not equally. In most cultures, obeisance to the gods of capitalism have meant that flattening the … Continue reading →

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Record Store Day 2021 – Drop 2: “They Keep Pulling Me Back In!”

Posted on July 19, 2021 by postpunkmonk

We have looked askance at the feeding frenzy by design which was the thrust of RSD by a few years after its origins. For me, most everything I wanted was in the UK edition in any case, so it was … Continue reading →

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Sometimes, Not Buying Records Is A Bit Boring

Posted on May 21, 2020 by postpunkmonk

Yes, yes, yes. I know I have been trying, year over year to spend less on music and enjoy what I have more than obsessing over what I don’t yet have. This year I’ve really been holding expenses to a … Continue reading →

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Record Shopping Road Trip: Atlanta, October 2018 – Day 2, Store 2

Posted on October 21, 2018 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from previous post] Wax ‘N Facts | Atlanta, GA We strolled the 400 feet from Criminal Records to Wax ‘N Facts, and entered the now open store to hit the CD stock first. The prices were very modest with … Continue reading →

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Record Shopping Road Trip: Atlanta, October 2018 – Day 2

Posted on October 19, 2018 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] So the plan was that the wives of Mr. Ware and I had scheduled high tea at Tipple + Rose, an Atlanta tearoom for Sunday at noon. This left the gentlemen to their own devices, so … Continue reading →

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Binging On Music

Posted on October 4, 2018 by postpunkmonk

Hello. My name is Post-Punk Monk and I have a music binging problem. This year has been very off kilter for me. It’s down to the patterns of buying  music this year. If you have a look at the 2018 … Continue reading →

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Ron-Kon II: A Memorial Tale – [Record Surplus] [part 9]

Posted on August 21, 2018 by postpunkmonk

[continued from last post] Record Surplus On Sunday we were going to link up with Mr. Ware’s daughter, who was on the tail end of a post-graduation internship with PacSun casual clothing, 3000+ miles away from her old home in … Continue reading →

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