Monkish

Monkish

Infobox musical artist
Name = Monkish


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = London, United Kingdom
Genre = Punk rock Comedy Campcore Cabaret Punk
Years_active = 2005–present
Label = Unsigned
URL = http://www.myspace.com/monkishtheband
Current_members = Brad Frugal Boris Fecker Pob Cavity Chris Goodman Geoff Leopard Snelgers O'Guinness
Past_members = Camp David Sam Jones Cardboard P. Bedspread Vinyl Spatz Arnie the Laughing Rapist Signor Estos

Monkish are a London based comedy punk rock band, famous for their raucous stage show, coarse sense of humour and lack of any discernible musical talent. Originally created as a reaction to what they considered the distinct lack of entertaining bands on the London circuit, one of the original inspirations for the bands formation was from the pornographic movie Kim's Essex Pub Orgy.

Live Shows

Monkish have supported The Vibrators; and Splodgenessabounds on many occasions, including a show at the Camden Underworld with Eddie and the Hot Rods.

The band first came to prominence on the London scene after entering the prestigious Rock Garden Battle of the Bands competition [http://www.rockgarden.co.uk/london/live/index.asp] . They won both their heat and semi-final, finishing 4th out of 50 entrants.

In 2007 Monkish opened the Arena stage at the Rebellion Punk Festival at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool [http://www.rebellionfestival.com/blackpool-2007-band-archive.html] , featuring The Damned, UK Subs and Chas & Dave. The popularity of this set led to them being requested to perform a one-off acoustic show the next day for those who were unable to see the first one. They were also invited to play Rebellion in Vienna the following year with Cock Sparrer and The Dwarves.

In June 2008 the band played at Wickerman Festival in Dumfries, Scotland in the Scooter Tent along with Neville Staple and Sham 69. They also returned to play the Rebellion Festival, this time playing opening the Empress Ballroom stage and also closing the Bizarre Bazaar on the Saturday.

Current members

Brad Frugal - Vocals Boris Fecker - Guitar Pob Cavity - Guitar Flimsy Bivouac - Bass Geoff Leopard - Drums Snelgers O'Guinness - Backing Vocals/Dancing

Discography

The Least Crap Of

Never released commercially, this is a limited edition pressing featuring "Shallow Bitch", "D-List Celebrity Stalker", "ASBO" and "Essex Pub Orgy". It also features bonus live recordings of "Hardcore Kitten Stroker" and "(There's Always Time For A) Wank".

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/monkishtheband Myspace site]


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  • Monkish — Monk ish, a. Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as, monkish manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude. {Monk ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • monkish — (adj.) pertaining to a monk, 1540s, from MONK (Cf. monk) (n.) + ISH (Cf. ish). Related: Monkishly; monkishness …   Etymology dictionary

  • monkish — [muŋ′kish] adj. of or typical of a monk: a hostile term monkishly adv …   English World dictionary

  • monkish — nonindulgent onindulgent adj. 1. not indulgent. [Narrower terms: {austere, forbidding, stern ; {blue(prenominal), puritan, puritanical ; {corrective, disciplinary, disciplinal ; {monkish ; {renunciant, renunciative, self abnegating, self denying… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • monkish — monkishly, adv. monkishness, n. /mung kish/, adj. of, pertaining to, or resembling a monk: a monkish manner. [1540 50; MONK + ISH1] * * * …   Universalium

  • monkish — monk•ish [[t]ˈmʌŋ kɪʃ[/t]] adj. of, pertaining to, or resembling a monk: monkish piety[/ex] • Etymology: 1540–50 monk′ish•ly, adv. monk′ish•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • monkish — monk ► NOUN ▪ a man belonging to a religious community typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. DERIVATIVES monkish adjective. ORIGIN from Greek monakhos solitary …   English terms dictionary

  • monkish — adjective Date: 1546 1. of, relating to, or resembling a monk; also resembling that of a monk 2. inclined to disciplinary self denial …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • monkish — adjective a) Pertaining to, or resembling a monk or monasticism. b) Tending to self denial; ascetic …   Wiktionary

  • monkish — monk·ish || mʌŋkɪʃ adj. of or like a monk, of a monastery (derogatory) …   English contemporary dictionary

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