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P.I.L.’s “The Order of Death” with a ’15 flashback to the Fonda

Public Image Ltd perform at the Fonda Theatre on 11.29.15.
I've got one final post for August, which I'm attempting to squeeze into this semi-spotty workday. It means I'll probably be penning this in fits and spurts throughout the day. But with any luck, I'll have a semi-coherent piece on today's featured artist, Public Image Ltd.My original intention was to post P.I.L. (as they're commonly …

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Midnight Face’s “Blue Haze”

Midnight Faces. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
After yesterday's exploration of SoCal reverb entrepreneur Deserta, a.k.a. Matt Doty, I opted to check out one of his non-shoegaze efforts, the quite different post-punk/new wave flourished Midnight Faces.I honestly didn't get much farther than the single "Blue Haze," before I knew with certainty that this was the track that'd make this post. It's an …

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Peter Hook and the Light perform Joy Division’s “Substance”

Peter Hook and the Light w/vocal support from Moby perform Joy Division at the Wiltern Theatre on 09.24.16.
At the risk of seeming redundant or uninspired, I've got one more post motivated by that lengthy New Order retrospective I indulged in on Monday. Although, this time around, I'm focused on their previous incarnation as the formative post-punk ensemble Joy Division.Of course, Joy Division no longer exists in a band sense. There music lives …

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The Joy Formidable @ the Teragram Ballroom on 12.21.19

The Joy Formidable perform at the Teragram Ballroom on 12.21.19.
In keeping with keeping on, I was digging through all my old blog prep, and found this show from The Joy Formidable. Unfortunately, this one never made it online, before I decided to hit the pause button earlier this year. As it turns out, I've got a few of these live shows in various states …

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