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THE BIG DAY OUT PT.2

July 25, 2019 dukeofearl 1

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 […]

BLEEP BLOOPS

THE BIG FAMILY DAY OUT PT.1

July 13, 2019 dukeofearl 0

Astral Fest VI was a highly anticipated event this year for The Shonk Family. Last year the Arbiter and I had an incredible time that left us smelly, sweaty and with an accumulated week’s worth […]

GIG REVIEWS

LOOK MUM, IT’S HALF MAN, MUN!

March 25, 2019 dukeofearl 0

Half Man Half Biscuit are one of the greatest bands in the world, that’s an irrefutable fact here at Shonk Towers and as a rule you’ll lose your job here if you are inclined to […]

BLEEP BLOOPS

FIVE FUN DAYS IN A FIELD. PT3

August 31, 2018 dukeofearl 1

I’m going to admit at this point that I’ve lost the second itinerary that I wrote out for this exercise. I lost the one that I made for the festival so wrote out another by […]

FACE MELTERS

FIVE FUN DAYS IN A FIELD. PART 1

August 29, 2018 dukeofearl 0

Many months ago I got the hankering for a festival. I didn’t fancy the fast paced turbo charged carnage of Boomtown, a festival so amazing that you never see any of the acts you have […]

BLEEP BLOOPS

HOT TOWN, PSYCH IN THE CITY!

July 16, 2018 dukeofearl 1

This was it, the big one! The highly anticipated big event of the year for The Shonk with Arbiter Titan picking up early-bird tickets what feels like an eternity to go. Every event we have […]

GIG REVIEWS

THE WEEK OF WHELMED PT2

June 11, 2018 dukeofearl 0

Lead Upto… Still processing Monday’s top night at Hy-Brasil with SANS & CRACK CLOUD The Shoracle contacted me asking if I wanted a ticket to see Warmduscher at The Exchange on Thursday, at the time […]

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GIG REVIEWS

AIDEN MOFFAT & RM HUBBERT

June 7, 2018 Jeni Hell 0

Aiden Moffat and RM Hubbert played their latest album called Here lies the Body released on Rock Action Records, in the gig room at Rough Trade Records in Bristol with support from Siobhan Wilson. I […]

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GIG REVIEWS

SOME DOORS SHOULD STAY CLOSED

May 27, 2018 dukeofearl 1

Lead Upto This was a night that Quiet Shoes, Dee-Scripter and myself had been looking forward to for some time. In fact Dee-Scripter had introduced me to Aidan Moffat via Arab Strap some 10 years […]

LOVELY EGGS, THE
BLEEP BLOOPS

JUST AS I EXPECTED…

May 27, 2018 dukeofearl 1

RunUp Now and then we expect to go to a gig with the expectation of an enjoyably linear evening. One where everything is fine and grand and we have a nice time but nothing notably […]

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Random Reads!

  • SONGBIRDSLOWSONG

    December 29, 2020 0
    The corridors and offices of Shonk Towers are empty and dark. The causation, a global pandemic that has led to the extermination of most of our staff, with nothing more than an intern popping in [...]
  • CARDIACS

    July 22, 2020 0
    For months, maybe years I kept thinking about writing this piece, to just talk about my love for Cardiacs. Tim might have said ‘there’s no rush’ but those words can carry a lot of foreshadowing. [...]
  • DARQUE TIMES UPON US

    July 8, 2020 0
    Alas, a component of my life I have missed this year is the ability to walk into a gig ‘ear-blind’ – It’s an amazing way to install new music into one’s mind. Clearly the solution [...]
  • IT’LL BE WINTERREISE ON THE NIGHT

    July 2, 2020 0
    Since I saw him opening for Black Midi at Rough Trade in a Bristol a couple years ago I have been awestruck by Jerskin Fendrix. I remember watching the show bewildered and excited by what [...]
  • ANALOGUE ASSESSMENT

    June 30, 2020 0
    From sunny and exciting Brighton, the town I talk about visiting but never do comes a three-piece who has peaked my aural appeal with their latest single Digital Depression. The band is MI-HI and within a [...]
  • The Old England

    June 30, 2020 0
    Tucked away in Montpelier amidst a venous of narrow roads that climb steep hills, hidden in plain sight aside a surgery carpark is the magical haven that is The Old England. Akin to the shop [...]
  • BAND BREAKS OUT WHILST STAYING IN

    June 19, 2020 0
    On the 12th of this month history was made when up and coming quartet Sub Cultures released their second single Alone. Despite these tense and trying times, unchartered by many and quite possibly the most unsettling [...]

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Duke Of Earl was carried across from the corporate takeover in 2009, he was allowed to continue a service to The Shonk as a holistic journalist but was disavowed as Arbiter due to shenanigans.
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