Tag Archives: Richard Blade

Lost 80s Live A Virtual Top 40 Of New Wave [part 1]

Posted on August 7, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I could hardly wait to attend the stop of the Lost 80s Live Tour in Cary, North Carolina last Sunday. Against incredible odds, we would be seeing Peter Godwin, one of our favorite artists who we’ve collected for 43 years. … Continue reading →

Posted in Concert Review, New Romantic | Tagged 2025, Belouis Some, Josie Cotton, Richard Blade | 6 Comments

Another 80s Package Tour Rolls Tantalizingly Close Next Summer

Posted on December 20, 2024 by postpunkmonk

There’s a change in the air. I’ve never been one to dally with retro 80s tours in the past. There always seemed to be as many bands on the bills that I disliked as liked in the past. And then … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, Tourdates | Tagged 2025, A Flock Of Seagulls, Belouis Some, Big Country, China Crisis, General Public, Icicle Works, Josie Cotton, Lost 80s Live, Richard Blade, The Polecats, The Vapors | 18 Comments

Record Review: Richard Blade’s Flashback Favorites – Vol 6

Posted on June 16, 2016 by postpunkmonk

Various: Richard Blade’s Flashback Favorites – Vol 6 US CD [2014] The Suburbs: Music For Boys (Remix) 3D: X Ray Eyes Mi Sex: Computer Games (Extended Mix) Nina Hagen: Universal Radio (Universal Dance Mix) Bollock Brothers: Harley David The Chameleons: … Continue reading →

Posted in New Wave Compilations, Record Review | Tagged 1994, New Wave Compilations, Richard Blade | 13 Comments

SoCal VS MTV = MV3

Posted on June 15, 2016 by postpunkmonk

Back in 1982 a lot of music video coming fast and furious and the traditional ways of discovering new bands [radio, press] were not relevant to my non-mainstream tastes. Music video, for a brief time, skewed the traditional US rock power … Continue reading →