Tag Archives: Wall Of Voodoo

Looking Back At Music Videos [part 2]

Posted on April 12, 2022 by postpunkmonk

MTV Shakes Things Up MTV didn’t spread that quickly at first. Cable TV spectrum was valuable, and limited with cable systems having about 20-30 channels at the time as typical in my area. That was up from the five channels … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Stan Ridgeway – The Big Heat

Posted on September 2, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Stan Ridgeway: The Big Heat GER. CD [1986] The Big Heat Pick It Up (And Put It In Your Pocket) Can’t Stop The Show Pile Driver Walkin’ Home Alone Drive She Said Salesman Twisted Camouflage Rio Greyhound I was an … Continue reading →

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REDUX: Those First Impressions – Wall Of Voodoo EP

Posted on July 4, 2014 by postpunkmonk

August 2, 2012 Wall Of Voodoo: Wall Of Voodoo US EP [1980] Longarm The Passenger Can’t Make Love Struggle Ring Of Fire Granma’s House This morning I was listening to Stan Ridgeway’s first solo album, and it got me thinking … Continue reading →

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A Young Person’s Guide To: Urgh! A Music War [part 2]

Posted on December 4, 2012 by postpunkmonk

So yesterday we took a look at the double album version of “Urgh! A Music War.” Due to the wide ranging tentacles of the Copeland family musical empire, it stands as a rather thoroough snapshot of the New Wave scene … Continue reading →

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A Young Person’s Guide To: Urgh! A Music War [part 1]

Posted on December 3, 2012 by postpunkmonk

Back in 1981, the Copeland’s IRS Records/FBI empire reached its fullest flowering with the ambitious “Urgh! A Music War” project. The film/double album featured every band the consortium managed or released. Between IRS Records and Frontier Booking International, almost everyone … Continue reading →

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Those First Impressions: Wall Of Voodoo – EP

Posted on August 2, 2012 by postpunkmonk

Wall Of Voodoo: Wall Of Voodoo US EP [1980] Longarm The Passenger Can’t Make Love Struggle Ring Of Fire Granma’s House This morning I was listening to Stan Ridgeway’s first solo album, and it got me thinking about how I … Continue reading →

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New Wave Grudge Match: East vs West

Posted on February 2, 2011 by postpunkmonk

Reader Echorich made a cogent observation last Wednesday* in the comments on the posting made on Berlin VS Missing Persons. He said… “Forget rap and hip hop, the first East Coast/West Coast musical rivalry for me was over Punk and … Continue reading →

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