Tag Archives: The Cure

Record Store Day 2025 Dangles Bright, Shiny Musical Objects

Posted on April 10, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It’s been such a whirlwind of activity that I only came to realize that Record Store Day was bearing down like a runaway freight train! It is happening in less than 48 hours and as always, we have to look … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Store Day, Want List | Tagged 2025, a-ha, David Bowie, Dead Or Alive, Duran Duran, Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, Lou Reed, Nick Lowe, OMD, PIL, Suede, Talking Heads, The Colourfield, The Cure, The Hate Bombs, The Ramones, The Residents, Thompson Twins, Wall Of Voodoo, Wire | 4 Comments

Vamberator Lean Into The Sprawl On Messily Human Debut Album

Posted on January 30, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Last year one of the biggest musical thrills was the re-emergence of Shelleyan Orphan’s Jemaur Tayle in a new band that he and Boris Williams of The Cure had put together for the “Age Of Loneliness” album to be released … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 2025, Shelleyan Orphan, The Cure, Vamberator | Leave a comment

Jemaur Tayle Steps Away From Shelleyan Orphan To Ignite Vamberator With Boris Williams

Posted on July 26, 2024 by postpunkmonk

I first heard Shelleyan Orphan on MTVs 120 Minutes with “Southern Bess [A Field Holler]”and was immediately smitten with the bucolic Chamber Pop music the duo of Jemaur Tayle and Caroline Crawley were crafting. I loved the interplay of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Immaterial Music, Record Review | Tagged 2024, Bandcamp, Boris Williams, Jemaur Tayle, Shelleyan Orphan, The Cure, Vamberator | 5 Comments

Record Review: The Cure – The Head On The Door GER CD [part 2]

Posted on September 11, 2019 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] After the opening pop salvo of “Inbetween Days” it was time for the band to throw down the gauntlet of eclecticism that would define this album. “Kyoto” song had a lurching, shambolic beat, courtesy of drummer … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 1985, The Cure, The Head On The Door | 23 Comments

Record Review: The Cure – The Head On The Door GER CD [part 1]

Posted on September 10, 2019 by postpunkmonk

The Cure: The Head On The Door GER CD [1985] In Between Days Kyoto Song The Blood Six Different Ways Push The Baby Screams Close To Me A Night Like This Screw Sinking I cannot believe that in nearly 2000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 1985, music video, The Cure, The Head On The Door, Tim Pope | 13 Comments

All The Way To Cleveland: The Mott The Hoople Saga [part 5]

Posted on May 8, 2019 by postpunkmonk

An East Coast Monk In King Wenner’s Court [part the second] […continued from last post] RRHOF – the present This year the class of 2019 inductees added seven artists to the sacred rolls of the Hall. Of recent years, there … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowie, Core Collection, Uncategorized | Tagged 2019, Ohio, Roxy Music, RRHOF, The Cure | 7 Comments

REDUX: The Blue Monday Ripoffs

Posted on April 11, 2018 by postpunkmonk

March 3, 2014 It was almost 31 years prior to the day when the seminal New Order single “Blue Monday” was initially released. The 12″ sporting a floppy disc inspired sleeve was issued by Factory on March 3, 1983 and … Continue reading →