There’s an old trope in concert reviews that goes something like, “The band and the audience fed off each other’s energy.” I would never type such drivel, and yet, at … Read More
Album Review- OMD, “Architecture and Morality (The Singles-40th Anniversary)”
There’s a fine line between satisfying your fan base and engaging in an outright money grab. OMD seems to be teetering on the edge with this release. Architecture & Morality, their third … Read More
Album Review – OMD, “Souvenir” the Singles Collection and Box Set
It had been a topic of discussion for some time in the OMD fan group on Facebook, but many were skeptical. A CD box set, it was rumored, was coming … Read More
CD Review – Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, “The Punishment of Luxury”
In the very fine book Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s by Jonathan Bernstein and Lori Majewski we learned, among other … Read More