Tag Archives: Wall Of Voodoo

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 →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged IRS Records, Solo Album, Stan Ridgeway, Wall Of Voodoo | 9 Comments

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 →

Posted in Blast From The Past, Those First Impressions | Tagged 1980, Index Records, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash Trilogy, New Wave Cover Version, Ring Of Fire, Stan Ridgeway, Wall Of Voodoo | 11 Comments

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 →

Posted in New Wave Compilations | Tagged A+M Records, DEVO, IRS Records, Magazine, Miles Copeland, The Cramps, The Go-Gos, The Police, Urgh! A Music War, Wall Of Voodoo | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in New Wave Compilations | Tagged A+M Records, DEVO, IRS Records, Magazine, Miles Copeland, The Go-Gos, The Police, Urgh! A Music War, Wall Of Voodoo | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in Those First Impressions | Tagged Stan Ridgeway, Wall Of Voodoo | 6 Comments

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 →