Tag Archives: Was (Not Was)

REDUX: New Wave Scorecard

Posted on January 6, 2014 by postpunkmonk

May 17, 2011 I was viewing the latest Simple Minds news the other day at Dream Giver, the best SM information site out there, when I saw that temporary Simple Minds drummer Michael Ogletree is hitting the Rewind Festival this … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast From The Past | Tagged Blancmange, DEVO, Fiction Factory, Gary Numan, Heaven 17, Human League, Japan, John Foxx, Magazine, OMD, reformed bands, Shriekback, Simple Minds, Ultravox, Was (Not Was) | Leave a comment

Record Review: Was [Not Was] – Out Come The Freaks [Again] Remixes

Posted on January 23, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Was [Not Was]: Out Come The Freaks [Again] UK 12″ [1988] Out Come The Freaks [Again – The Mighty Mook Mix] Out Come The Freaks [Again – The Bobby Maggot Mix] The one uniting thread throughout the first three Was … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Record Review | Tagged 12" remix, Bruce Forest, house music, Paul Simpson, Was (Not Was) | 5 Comments

Record Review: Cristina – Sleep It Off [part 3]

Posted on January 11, 2013 by postpunkmonk

[Continued from previous post] Following the murmuring crowd at the end of “He Dines Out On Death,” the program of bonus material added to the CD re-issue of “Sleep It Off” begins. Given that the artist spent over a score … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Deadpan Women, Record Review | Tagged Compass Point Studios, Cristina Monet, Don Was, Ladytron, Robert Palmer, Ursula 1000, Was (Not Was) | 1 Comment

Record Review: Cristina – Sleep It Off [part 2]

Posted on January 10, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Cristina: Sleep It Off Euro CD [2004] What’s A Girl To Do Ticket To The Tropics The Lie Of Love Quicksand Lovers Rage & Fascination Ballad Of Immortal Earnings She Can’t Say That Anymore Blue Money Don’t Mutilate My Mink He … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Deadpan Women, Record Review | Tagged Ben Brierly, Cristina Monet, Doug Fieger, Grace Jones, James Chance, James White + The Blacks, Jean-Paul Goode, Kid Creole + The Coconuts, Marianne Faithfull, The Knack, Was (Not Was), Ze Records | 1 Comment

The Ones That Got Away… pt. 5

Posted on December 10, 2010 by postpunkmonk

Finally, here’s the final [I hope] installment of “The Ones That Got Away” – bands that I collect but have never seen live. Toyah – I came by Toyah Willcox fandom in a strange way. First, I saw her records … Continue reading →