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All about Blue Monday by New Order – Part Two – 7 versions + 1 mashup
“Blue Monday” is a 1983 song by the English group New Order that influenced generations of pop and dance music – essentially dance music for punk rockers. It is the biggest selling 12-inches vinyl of all time. Our previous post explored its origin, and in this post, we shared a slightly updated 1988 version by
Demystifying Blue Monday by New Order – Part One – Origin & Influences
“Blue Monday” is a song by the English group New Order, released on March 7, 1983 as a single which became the biggest selling 12-inches vinyl of all time, and influenced decades of pop and dance music. It is one of my (Chris’s) favorites. The vinyl is packaged in a sleeved jacket that resembles an
Recently Read: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng is a pandemic-era, body-horror ghost story that uses New York’s Chinatown as its backdrop. It blends crime-scene gore with Chinese funerary lore (Hungry Ghost Festival) to indict xenophobia and political apathy. I picked up the book out of curiosity; Zeng is a familiar surname. It’s the first
“seeing sound, hearing time” – Ryuichi Sakamoto 音を視る 時を聴く- 坂本龍一
In 2025, we visited the Museum of Contemporary Art (東京都現代美術館, MOT) in Tokyo to experience “seeing sound, hearing time,” (音を視る 時を聴く) the first comprehensive exhibition of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s installation works since his death in 2023. The Museum known for its spacious galleries, provided an ideal setting for this exhibition. MOT is located in Kiba Park
