Tag Archives: Tony Visconti

David Bowie Memory Palace [part 37]

Posted on March 29, 2016 by postpunkmonk

2011 – 2012 Nothing happened. 2013 On January 8, 2013 – David Bowie’s 65th birthday, all media hell broke loose as the seemingly vanished star released a video as a precursor to a new album. “Where Are We Now” was … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowie, Core Collection | Tagged 2013, David Bowie, The Next Day, Tony Visconti | 6 Comments

Want List: Stephen Emmer – International Blue

Posted on June 10, 2014 by postpunkmonk

As night follows day, just a day after posting about John Foxx, I just got a tip from commenter Nick that Midge Ure has come out of his fox[x]hole! An article in today’s Radio Times reveals that Ure has another … Continue reading →

Posted in Want List | Tagged 2014, Glenn Gregory, International Blue, Michael Dempsey, Midge Ure, Stephen Emmer, Tony Visconti | 10 Comments

Bowie Elected Pope; Handed Keys To Planet Earth

Posted on March 13, 2013 by postpunkmonk

On January 8, 2013… everything changed. After a decade of lying low, a new David Bowie song hit the web from point zero like a clap of thunder. It was accompanied by an odd video, a handful of photographs and … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection | Tagged David Bowie, Earl Slick, Jonathan Barnbrook, The Next Day, Tony Visconti, Where Are We Now? | 3 Comments

David Bowie Suddenly Reappears On His 66th Birthday!

Posted on January 8, 2013 by postpunkmonk

I’ve been long of the opinion that David Bowie had silently retired. After his angioplasty of 2004 he’s been barely a blip on the radar. His last album, “Reality,” looked to be the terminus of his career. With a health … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Record Review | Tagged Bowie retirement, David Bowie, Jonathan Barnbrook, The Next Day, Tony Visconti, Where Are We Now? | 9 Comments

Song of the Day: Les Rita Mitsouko – C’est Comme Ça

Posted on January 24, 2012 by postpunkmonk

Les Rita Mitsouko: C’est Comme Ça US 12″ [1987] C’est Comme Ça [ext. ver] Stupid Anyway By the time that the UK had crashed and burned musically for me in the mid-80s, I began to finally hear some music from … Continue reading →

Posted in SOTD | Tagged Les Rita Mitsouko, Tony Visconti | 2 Comments

The Photos

Posted on February 23, 2011 by postpunkmonk

Yesterday I was writing about UK acts of the late 80s that were influenced by Blondie. I didn’t mention the huge wave of acts contemporary with Blondie that owed their very existence [or at least their contract] to the New … Continue reading →