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Ten Years Ago, The World Became A Little Less STRANGE [pt. 7]
[…continued from last post] The seeds of the “Orcherstral” album were planted by the date that Visage played in the Czech Republic at the Ski Flying World Championships. The Prague Philharmonic orchestra played live with the band and producer John … Continue reading →
Posted in Core Collection, New Romantic, obituary
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Tagged 21st Century, Detroit Starrzz, Logan Sky, Steve Barnacle, Steve Strange, Visage
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2024 Goes Out With A Bang – With One Last Visage Single – “Before You Win”
I can’t say why 2024 was suddenly a hotbed of Visage release activity. I’m simply glad that it happened! The 10th anniversary of Steve Strange’s death isn’t until Februrary 12th of 2025; still six weeks out. But October/November of 2024 … Continue reading →
Posted in Core Collection, Immaterial Music, New Romantic, Record Review
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Tagged 2024, Robin Simon, Steve Barnacle, Steve Strange
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Record Review: Strange Cruise – Strange Cruise DLX RM UK CD [part 2]
Finally hearing “Rebel Blue Rocker,” it’s shocking that someone at EMI picked this song with its brash intro horns as the lead off single from”Strange Cruise.” All the elements of this song just seem to be awkwardly stitched together like … Continue reading →
Posted in Core Collection, Mid-80s Malaise, Record Review
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Tagged 1986, 2014, Gary Barnacle, Steve Barnacle, Steve Strange, Wendy Wu
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Record Review: Strange Cruise – Strange Cruise DLX RM UK CD [part 1]
Strange Cruise: Strange Cruise DLX RM – UK – CD [2014] Hit + Run The Beat Goes On Rebel Blue Rocker Communication [breaking down the walls] This Old Town Animal Call Heart is A Lonely Hunter Love Addiction 12 Miles … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1986, 2014, Gary Barnacle, Steve Barnacle, Steve Strange, Wendy Wu
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Rock G.P.A.: Visage [part 5]
Visage – Hearts + Knives | 2013 – 3.5 When I saw the new Visage lineup included Steve Barnacle, who had done such good bass work on the previous album, that was encouraging. When I saw that the guitarist was … Continue reading →
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Tagged Hearts + Knives, New Romantic, Robin Simon, Steve Barnacle, Steve Strange, Visage
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Visage Mark III Liftoff Imminent
After much deliberation it appears that New Romantic supergroup Visage is finally moving forward on that long-promised fourth album. It was some time in the last decade when I got wind of a “Visage MK II” being formed by Strange … Continue reading →
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Tagged New Romantic, Robin Simon, Rusty Egan, Steve Barnacle, Steve Strange, Visage
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