POST(graduate)PUNK

a record of tastes, musings and misgivings for those audacious enough to identify as intellectuals, yet dumb enough to identify as punks.

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Spread the word, by any means necessary (even, regrettably, tumblr) -- space rock for the people, peace punk to the future.

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Calling Dead Red Roses, “Irresistible Way,” 1985, recorded 1985, released 1991.

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John William Waterhouse, The Magic Circle, 1886.

Well-worn, but still a classic.

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Garden of Delight, “Blessed Minutes,” Blessed Minutes, 1984.

Halloween time is upon us, time for some serious goth. This isn’t the ‘90s German Garden of Delight, but the Norwegian ‘80s one, which is not nearly as cringe-inducing (although that horn section halfway through this song is pretty abominable). 

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Floodland-era Sisters interview

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I just love Floodland-era Andrew’s crust pants.

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Jean Lorrain, “Les Iris Noirs,” 1895, design by Ély Joubert, 1911.

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Deformed, “From the Grave,” Sacrifice!!, 1985.

One of those heavy-goth-punk-proto-crust gems that sounds like it was tailor-made to suit the zeitgeist of the early 2010s. 

Incidentally, Deformed went on to become Cress!

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Still from Genuine, 1920, dir. Robert Wiene, design by César Klein.

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Edvard Munch, Woman in Three Stages, 1895.

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A few highlights from the history of visual poetry:

Stéphane Mallarmé, a spread from Un Coup de Dés Jamais N’Abolira le Hasard, 1897.

Tristan Tzara, Calligramme, 1916.

Guillame Apollinaire, La Mandoline, l'Oeillet et le Bambou, 1917.

André Breton, Poème Collage, 1924.

Isidore Isou, Untitled, 1964.

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Pablo Picasso, Glass and Bottle of Suze, 1912.

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John Cale, credited to the Velvet Underground, “Loop,” Loop, 1966.

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The Harvest Moon, by Charles Rennie Mackintosh

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1892.

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Deathtribe, “Sound of Silence,” Deathtribe / Kriegshög Split, 2008.

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Just a mandrake root wearing a punk vest. 

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Exit-Stance, “Sucking Pig,” Bring Back the Witan, 1983.

A pretty decent UK Decay/Ritual rip-off, Exit-Stance are notable because they changed their name to “Feud” after the anarcho-punk band also called Exit-Stance threatened to sue them! Rather litigious for anarcho-punks, eh?

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Odilon Redon, Cauldron of the Sorceress, 1879.