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  • BLACK WESKER

    Black Wesker comprise a fusion of punk, indie and jazz with improvisation and stylistic changes that subvert the expecations of audiences and regular viewers. The band has developed a reputation for playing their songs in significantly different ways seemingly effortlessly. LINK TREE Fronted by singer [...]

  • THE GOOD MOURNINGS

    The Good Mournings are an industrial, poet-punk band from Newport, South Wales. Featuring song-writing front man Jase Cannon (Hundred Cannons, Beta Pavilion) and guitarist Moush (Moush, Black Wesker) and a bright blue drum machine. GM was formed circa 2011 by two avid bootsale frequenters along [...]

  • THE ROCK FOXES

    The Rock Foxes hail from Swansea – A three piece powerhouse of pop punk. The band boasts six years of heavy gigging and songwriting, from the lighthearted to the delights of divorce the band cover it all, drawing from the likes of The Ramones, Blink [...]

  • SHIVERS & THEM BLUES FEET

    Compacting all of the raw rock and roll energy of some of the biggest bands in the world into one man can’t be easy, but S&TBF is here to prove that it CAN be done. Hailing from Portugal, Shivers is a man of the world, [...]
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    GREAT WITH CUSTARD

    Great With Custard, or GWC for the megafans are a three-piece indie rock band from Newport, South Wales. Led by Rob Murphy (of Sunlife fame) the band performs a medley of popular tunes from between the 60s and 80s as well as crafted original tunes [...]

  • TA MÁTIA MALÁKA

    Matia Malaka (soft eyes) is a two-piece no-wave band from Newport, South Wales. Focused on layering guitar loops, idiosyncacies and energies into an ever thickening prescription. Dialled back drums like failing machinery carry across the waves, breaking through, melding until it’s not possible to tell [...]

  • MOUSH

    Ginger Moush has been making music in all kinds of capacities since around 2004. He purchased his first acoustic guitar for £5, learnt three chords and brought joy to campfires and family events with renditions of Half Man Half Biscuit tunes before eventually straying out [...]

  • THE HOLISTIC HOUSE BAND

    An organic music generator comprising a liquidious core group of multi-instrumentalists. During live performances audience members are encouraged to join the band on stage and partake in pure phonic creation. Sometimes you will find a container of small slips of paper at the foot of [...]

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BAKING THE NIGHT AWAY

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March 15, 2022 Comments Off on BAKING THE NIGHT AWAY

First published 21 May 2018: There’s a place hidden in plain sight, an innocuous venue seamlessly disguised as something as beige and bland as a doctor’s waiting room. A place where the uninhabited can sneak […]

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Established circa 1850, The Shonk is a family established holistic music journalist organisation. Currently owned by The Great John Jenks Shonk and overseen by Arbiter Titan, the journalist team travel the lands and document their experience of the great music they witness.

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YouTube Video UC7lQQVYRoHGtgwdIUs-_2IA_XU5t4We4F8E Swansea punk rock trio Rock Foxes! https://therockfoxes.bandcamp.com/
Swansea punk rock trio Rock Foxes! https://therockfoxes.bandcamp.com/
Swansea garage band Zed Motel opened the show with Rock Foxes and Black Wesker. https://www.facebook.com/share/1AgrPF9Tck/
Black Wesker keeping Mark Lamarr and his advice on the environment relevant forever! https://blackwesker.bandcamp.com/
South Wales jazz-punk trio Black Wesker bring you this musical lecture on the horrors of modern day avocado farming. https://blackwesker.bandcamp.com/
Great with Custard performing Ghosts by The Jam during their debut gig in The CAB Newport. the band was formed in the late 70s by Robert Murphy and Greg Jones but they forgot about it up until about a year ago! utilising the rhythm section from Newport bands Black Wesker & No More Kindred the band has rekindled its love for performing popular tunes and even a few originals!
caldicot's funky punks schleping it up to the big stage in the city!
Rock Foxes - Swansea's most kick-ass punk rock trio. https://www.facebook.com/TheRockFoxes19/ Label: https://shonkphonics.bandcamp.com/
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Shonk Open Broadcasting (Or S.O.B for short) is the film branch of The Shonk Holistic Music Services. In 2021 The Shonk purchased some cheap cameras and accessories and established an entirely separate entity to their music creation and publication house.
This channel is home to such programmes as Cripple Quest, Hospi-Quest and The Adventures of Moush. As well as a plethora of short films and productions that have been certified by the board of meetings at The Shonk.

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Found VHS footage of an interactive woodland adventure. Help the band Black Wesker find their singer who has wandered into the woods. Do this before the rain comes and traps you for eternity. Let the Wood-Hound guide you but don't trust him. Avoid the cave. It WILL take your voice. Don't let the wrong thoughts in. Avoid the threats. Most of all, HAVE FUN! https://blackwesker.bandcamp.com/ #analoguehorror #foundfootage
an interpretation of Dune, filmed in less than five minutes using things in my kitchen and loads of stupid effects. Well done. #parody #artfilm #abstract
a short film about walking at night #analoguehorror #nightwalking
a new series where we have a look at the items I buy from buyology, a discount store in Newport South Wales.
Martin is back with a few things to say about the M4, air quality and welsh government's zany ideas. what are your thoughts? let Martin know
how to cook a meal during the ever worsening 'cost of living' crisis. or as weike to call it 'being robbed by fat cats and politician crisis' what else is new?
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