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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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HOT TOWN, PSYCH IN THE CITY!

AIDEN MOFFAT & RM HUBBERT

SOME DOORS SHOULD STAY CLOSED

SONGBIRDSLOWSONG

CARDIACS

DARQUE TIMES UPON US

IT’LL BE WINTERREISE ON THE NIGHT

ANALOGUE ASSESSMENT

The Old England

BAND BREAKS OUT WHILST STAYING IN