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DR. CHAN / CHRIS FORSYTH
A few years ago Arbiter Titan and I took a little roadtrip up to Evesham to see an exceptional band that played right into our love of Cardiacs called The Dowling Poole which was an […]
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BRISTOL PSYCHFEST 2018
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 […]
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THROWING KNIVES / STITCHED UP / GINGER MOUSH
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 […]
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TRIPTYCH 2018 BRISTOL
In the beginning, There were three excited individuals who had tickets to a 12-hour hootenanny in Bristol that provided a rich palette of sounds ranging from the recognisable and expected to the jaw-dropping and terrifying. […]
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TROPIC / HAZE / WARMDUSCHER
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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SANS / CRACK CLOUD
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 […]
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AIDEN MOFFAT & RM HUBBERT
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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NICK MASON’S SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS
Submitted by: Arbiter Titan. In this time of multitudinous cover bands catering to middle aged music fans wanting to relive past glories,Pink Floyd are one of the most represented. Virtually all of these tributes tend […]
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WRONG FESTIVAL 2018
From the desk… Of our The London correspondent ‘Magical Marc’ comes his documented experience of Liverpool’s WRONG FESTIVAL: After the success of last year’s inaugural gathering, it’s good to welcome back another barnstorming line up for […]
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SIOBHAN WILSON / AIDAN MOFFAT & RM HUBBERT
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 […]