Monthly Archives: January 2010

The Method Actors – This Is Still It

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Joe

Method Actors This Is Still It (Acute Records) 2010. The folks at Acute Records have really outdone themselves this time. I think I say that every couple of years about Acute but this time I mean it. For realz. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Art-Punk, Athens, New Wave, post-punk | 8 Comments

UJ3RK5 – UJ3RK5 EP

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Joe

UJ3RK5 – The Anglican, The Locator // Eisenhower and the Hippies, Booty Dread (Quintessence Records) 1980. A post-punk classic of dryly academic dadaism. UJ3RK5 (pronounced “You Jerks”) were a band of social misfits from Vancouver who released this wacky EP … Continue reading →

Posted in Art-Punk, California, New Wave, No Wave | 6 Comments

LDoMoE Podcast #12 -17/01/2010 Stumblemix

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Joe

Third edition of the Last Days of Man on Earth podcast. Still going strong. No signs of stopping. In fact, I think this may be the best one yet. And that’s not just hyperbole. That’s the real deal. One thing … Continue reading →

Posted in podcasts | 9 Comments

Minimal Compact – Minimal Compact

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Joe

Minimal Compact – Minimal Compact – Statik Dancin’, Creation Is Perfect (I Am A Camera), Ready-Made Diary // To Get Inside, Happy Babouge (Crammed Discs) 1981. The first Minimal Compact EP immediately maps out the two distinct personalities of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art-Punk, Belgium, Cold Wave, Electro, Funk, Israel, New Wave, No Wave | Tagged | 5 Comments

Poptronix – TV Programmed TV Set

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Joe

Poptronix – TV Programmed TV Set // War of Crime (Klang!) 1981. You wouldn’t be wrong to assume, upon listening to the A-Side of this great single, that Poptronix was a UK band. The singer sounds like a peer of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art-Punk, New Jersey, New Wave, No Wave | 11 Comments