Tag Archives: soundtrack

A Young Person’s Guide To “Say The Word”

Posted on July 20, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Today we’ll look at the North American single by Arcadia that came out after “So Red the Rose” and was a rare example of Arcadia [on EMI and Capitol worldwide] being farmed out to do soundtrack duty on a rival … Continue reading →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide, Core Collection, Record Review | Tagged 1986, Arcadia, Nick Rhodes, Simon LeBon, soundtrack | 12 Comments

Collecting Lene Lovich Marginalia [part 1]

Posted on September 22, 2021 by postpunkmonk

I’ve already looked into the early pre-history of the iconic Lene Lovich. There’s a lot more where that came from if we instead turn our attention to, let’s say, the year 1978 when she was signed to Stiff Records. She’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Want List | Tagged Lemmy, Lene Lovich, Nina Hagen, Rachel Sweet, soundtrack, The Residents, Thomas Dolby, Tom Verlaine | 8 Comments

80s Soundtrack Week: Wednesday – “Better Off Dead” US CD

Posted on May 19, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Well, It’s Wednesday and it time for…another 80s soundtrack from A+M Records. I swear that I didn’t plan it that way, but it’s just how it’s panning out. Today’s soundtrack was initially the one I wanted to write about; before … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review, Your Prog Roots Are Showing | Tagged 1985, Rupert Hine, soundtrack, Terri Nunn, Thinkman | 11 Comments

80s Soundtrack Week: Tuesday – “Party Party” GER CD

Posted on May 18, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Today’s album came from much earlier in the decade and came from a completely different mindset. Instead of US teens living in the “alternative music” scene of the mid-80s, our next soundtrack was from a British holiday comedy about a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowie, Core Collection, New Romantic, Record Review, Scots Rock, Ska, SOTD | Tagged 1982, A+M Records, Altered Images, Bananarama, Elvis Costello, Midge Ure, New Wave Cover Version, ska, soundtrack | 10 Comments

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 →

Posted in Mid-80s Malaise, Record Review | Tagged 1986, A+M Records, Echo + The Bunnymen, INXS, New Order, OMD, Psychedelic Furs, soundtrack | 45 Comments

Record Review: Logan Sky Soundtracks His Own Video Game with “Sacred Runes”

Posted on July 28, 2020 by postpunkmonk

Logan Sky: Scared Runes – DL [2020] All Was Lost 00:27 Sacred Runes (theme) 01:16 Homelands 01:53 Cursed 00:38 Cave Ambience 00:34 Forest Spawns 00:25 Venture 00:47 Rivershrine 00:29 Labyrinthene 01:33 Tyler’s House 00:32 The Fall 01:10 Cave Encounter 01:18 … Continue reading →

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Raiding The “Ice Box” – Planning An Icehouse BSOG [part 3]

Posted on October 11, 2016 by postpunkmonk

1983 brought a new Icehouse album made with the same band that had toured the previous album, which had been made without them, deep in Keith Forsey’s laboratory. After an album of glossy, synthesizer atmospherics, this one took a half … Continue reading →