Tag Archives: Rusty Egan

Claudia Brücken + Zeus B. Held Team Up…Finally, To Map “4 Ways To The Blitz”

Posted on January 14, 2026 by postpunkmonk

I was attending a fitness class with my wife last Saturday when the email arrived from Bandcamp and the Claudia Brücken xPropaganda account; stopping me in my tracks. A new single with Zeus B. Held and Claudia had just dropped … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Immaterial Music, New Romantic, Record Review | Tagged 2026, Bandcamp, Claudia Brücken, Rusty Egan, Zeus B. Held | 1 Comment

Ten Years Ago, The World Became A Little Less STRANGE [pt. 2]

Posted on February 13, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Steve Harrington was a Welsh music fan swept up in the drama of Punk Rock sweeping across the UK, even in relatively quiet and bucolic Wales. Seeing the Sex Pistols in 1976 lit a fire, and he was soon booking … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowie, Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, New Romantic, Scots Rock | Tagged Barry Adamson, Billy Currie, Dave Formula, John McGeoch, Midge Ure, Rusty Egan, Steve Strange, Visage | 3 Comments

Destination Düsseldorf II: Electri_City ’24 Conference Celebrates A Decade Exploring Music + Art

Posted on August 14, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Just two days later and we’re looking back to Düsseldorf again! A few weeks ago I was talking to a friend who was telling me about this year’s Electri_City Conference in Düsseldorf and how he was wanting to make the … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Uncategorized | Tagged 2024, Andy McCluskey, Düsseldorf, Electri_City, Gareth Jones, Gloria Jones, John Foxx, Jonathan Barnbrook, Rusty Egan | 13 Comments

Rusty Egan’s Blitz Playlist Can Be Yours To Take Home In New Boxed Set

Posted on June 24, 2024 by postpunkmonk

After 43 years this Monk still feels the gravitational pull of the New Romantic movement. The push and pull of the music associated with it still remains the North Star that guides my taste in music. Looking back I almost … Continue reading →

Posted in BSOG, Core Collection, New Romantic, Want List | Tagged 2024, Blitz Club, BSOG, Rusty Egan | 13 Comments

Record Review: Ronny – If You Want Me To Stay UK 12″

Posted on September 10, 2020 by postpunkmonk

Ronny: If You Want Me To Stay – UK – 12″ [1981] If You Want Me To Stay [dance mix] If You Want Me To Stay [instrumental] I recall reading about Parisian model Ronny and her alliance with the Blitz … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadpan Women, New Romantic, Record Review | Tagged 12" single, 1981, Midge Ure, New Wave Cover Version, Ronny, Rusty Egan | 11 Comments

Record Review: The Cage Featuring Nona Hendryx – Do What You Wanna Do 12

Posted on January 17, 2019 by postpunkmonk

The Cage Featuring Nona Hendryx: Do What You Wanna Do US 12″ [1982] Do What You Wanna Do [long ver.] Do What You Wanna Do [dub ver.] The Slammer It was over three years ago when I came across the … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 1982, Nona Hendryx, Rusty Egan, Visage | 10 Comments

Rock G.P.A.: Visage [part 1]

Posted on June 4, 2013 by postpunkmonk

In the Fall of 1980, I chanced to see the video for “Passing Strangers” by Ultravox and that was a real game changer. I diligently tracked down the life-changing “Vienna” album which took me several months of trying in torpid … Continue reading →