Tag Archives: Tom Tom Club

80s Soundtrack Week: Thursday – “Married To The Mob” US CD

Posted on May 20, 2021 by postpunkmonk

In the mid-80s I was a huge fan of director Jonathan Demme. He came up through the Roger Corman system and I first saw his work with the quirky “CB craze” movie “Handle With Care [a.k.a. “Citizen’s Band”] which my … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 1988, Brian Eno, Debbie Harry, New Order, Sinead O'Connor, Tom Tom Club | 8 Comments

Record Review: Tom Tom Club – “Don’t Say No” Marshall Jefferson Remixes UK 12″

Posted on May 6, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Tom Tom Club: Don’t Say No [Marshall Jefferson Remixes] – UK – 12″ – [1988] Don’t Say No [Pumpin’ Acid Mix] Don’t Say No [Short Cool Mix] Don’t Say No [Say Yes To Love Mix] Devil, Does Your Dog Bite … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 12" single, 1988, Acid House, Tom Tom Club | 12 Comments

Book Review: Chris Frantz – Remain In Love

Posted on December 30, 2020 by postpunkmonk

This was a book that I didn’t want to waste too much not reading time before the print got cold. It came out last summer and my spouse got me a copy from the library where she works. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged 2020, autobiography, Chris Frantz, Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club | 6 Comments

Want List: Chris Frantz Pens Tome “Remain In Love”

Posted on August 14, 2020 by postpunkmonk

We’ve been down the Prince rabbit hole of late, then a glance this week in the Ultravox! direction, but there are some other, bright new, shiny things out there of interest that aren’t even discs of music. I noted last … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 2020, Chris Frantz, Talking Heads, Tina Weymouth, Tom Tom Club | 4 Comments

Scooped! When Personal CD Projects Get Superseded By Real Labels [part 2]

Posted on July 26, 2019 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last past] So the brief here was to discuss CDs I have made through great effort for my simulated label, that eventually actually get made by real labels. This was a weird phenomenon where there are no easy … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Remastering, Uncategorized | Tagged 1981, 1991, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2010, Claudia Brücken, Holly + The Italians, Tom Tom Club | 26 Comments

Record Show Roundup: 11/14/2010

Posted on November 15, 2010 by postpunkmonk

First of all, to whom it may concern, my DSL at home has effectively been dead for over a week. My modem shows no signal at all. So no web or e-mail, making my lunch hour more precious than ever! … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Record Collecting | Tagged Brian Eno, David Bryne, Icehouse, Level 42, Prefab Sprout, Swing Out Sister, The Cucumbers, Tom Tom Club, William Orbit, Yello | 6 Comments

Adrian Belew – Post-Punk MVP

Posted on October 27, 2010 by postpunkmonk

Adrian Belew first reached my ears on David Bowie’s 1979 album “Lodger.” Sure, he was discovered by Frank Zappa and played on several of his late 70s albums but I could never take FZ music, so I never heard this. … Continue reading →