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CALLING THE QUARTERS

May 5, 2020 dukeofearl 0

It feels like forever since I had my face melted off by the intense-soup starter that was Lacertilia, leading up to my main course which was a joint of Weedeater with a side of Jim […]

I’M ON JOURNO!

November 1, 2018 Department Of Input 0

We’re the chats from Queensland Australia! Taking the reigns from down under punk royalty Cosmic Psychos, The chats put on a punk masterclass in Brighton on Sunday. Banging out tunes of their Get This in […]

NEW KIDS ON THE ROCK

September 21, 2018 dukeofearl 0

As I sit here and listen to the bewildering chaos generated by the wind whisking through the woods that wrap around Shonk Towers it brings me to think of forces to be reckoned with, of […]

GUITAR STORM, ALRIGHT?

July 13, 2018 dukeofearl 0

This particular gig saw our resident noise inventor being invited to play and open for two high-class welsh punk rock / roll bands! Due to The Shonk bi-laws it is forbidden to review any appointed […]

THE WEEK OF WHELMED PT1

June 10, 2018 dukeofearl 1

Lead Upto… Sometimes the gig calendar looks bleak for us lowly writers. We look up at the big board on our writer’s floor and there are huge soulless gaps where we have to find things […]

TWIN STRANGERS TODAY MAY RELEASE

May 13, 2020 0

I was recently informed that much of my music collection conjures up the notion of a melancholy summer and perhaps the most melancholisest of the summers we can expect is the one in this, the [...]
A GOOD DOSE OF TWANG!

May 7, 2020 0

Every now and again you come across a musician who not only leaves you in awe but also makes your blood boil due their incredible talent. James Oliver is one such person, it’s almost impossible [...]
CALLING THE QUARTERS

May 5, 2020 0

It feels like forever since I had my face melted off by the intense-soup starter that was Lacertilia, leading up to my main course which was a joint of Weedeater with a side of Jim [...]
OLDEN YOLK

February 9, 2020 0

You can read the full article that this excerpt is from by clicking here! Following a three-for-three success of Jack Cooper sets it was time for Olden Yolk, another Arbiter recommendation. They were comprised of [...]
THE BURNING HELL

January 31, 2020 0

The Shonk just love it when our Canadian Ambassadors come over to party with us and play us their wonderful anti-folk, indie narrative, stream of consciousness, nostalgia-rap! (By our standards is a genre that Mathias [...]
The Dowling Poole

January 30, 2020 0

Exceptional multi-interconnected super genre breaching pop-plug mega band destroying all notions of traditional construct in ‘song world’ with their insane live performance. (Original review lost in a fire) – Note; in this video the drummer [...]
THE BIG DAY OUT PT.2

July 25, 2019 0

Our glorious day of absorbing some incredible music from all around the world was in full swing and after a quick stop at Pret A Manger for some nourishment and sustenance it was time for [...]

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