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Category Archives: Punk and New Wave
THE INNOCENTS – The Innocents – (Boardwalk) – 1982
Is anyone out there? The loneliness of the long distance record listener …. This album is powerpop disguised as New Wave and perhaps a little more New Wave than other powerpop bands who lean the same way. And this … Continue reading
THE SILENCERS – Rock ‘n’ Roll Enforcers – (Epic) – 1980
I hope they didn’t pick the album name. Only The Dictators, Radio Birdman and maybe The Hitmen, can get away with that sort of title when there is no irony intended. Still, when I was a kid, I … Continue reading
GERMS – (GI) – (Slash) – 1979
Well this takes me back. This album has been a long time coming for me. I never could afford it at the time and my entire Germs catalogue amounted to a couple of tracks on a couple of Slash … Continue reading
INSTRUCTIONS – Instructions – (Radio records) – 1982
what Frank is listening to #227 – INSTRUCTIONS – Instructions – (Radio records) – 1982 I knew nothing about this band at all when I dropped it on the turntable. A quick google revealed nothing. Keywords like "Instructions" and "LP" … Continue reading
WALL OF VOODOO – Happy Planet – (IRS) – 1987
what Frank is listening to #200 – WALL OF VOODOO – Happy Planet – (IRS) – 1987 Of course I love "Wall of Voodoo" ("WOV"), well the Stan Ridgway era. In fact everything I have heard by Stan Ridgway thus far (Wall … Continue reading
HAZEL O’CONNOR – Cover Plus – (Albion) – 1981
A little Lene Lovich, a little Grace Jones and a little English New Wave goes a long way. Too long on this album. I'm largely unfamiliar with Hazel O'Connor's work (though I know who she is) and I haven't … Continue reading
DEAF SCHOOL – English Boys / Working Girls – (Warner Brothers) – 1978
I had seen this album floating around for many years before picking up my copy. I had little knowledge of Deaf School though I assumed they were an English New Wave act. As it turns out they are but … Continue reading
THE JIM CARROLL BAND – Catholic Boy – (ATCO) – 1980
I welcome another couple of bods to this list … who I have migrated over from another list … I have Carroll's "Dry Dreams" album which is quite good but this is his better known album with his "well known" tracks. … Continue reading
DAVID JOHANSEN – Here Comes the Night – (Blue Sky) – 1981
Way back in "what Frank is listening to #49" in relation to Johansen's "In Style" album from 1979 I said this: I suppose no musical biography of Johansen is necessary but I will copy this from allmusic.com as a chameleon … Continue reading
DAVID JOHANSEN – In Style – (Epic) – 1979
what Frank is listening to #49 – DAVID JOHANSEN – In Style – (Epic) – 1979 I suppose no musical biography of Johansen is necessary but I will copy this from allmusic.com as a chameleon like quality applies to this … Continue reading
