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[December '08]FungalPunk loveliness and Dead Subverts

Another busy year draws to an end and another 70+ gigs have been played all over the place.
As always it's been a great laugh and massive thanks to all the bands, promoters and gig-goers that we've played, chatted, drank, smoked and had fun with.
Cheers!!!

Also, last week, FungalPunk Dave from Stockport gave us a fantastic review for the Why? ep, you can check it out on his site at: www.fungalpunknature.co.uk.
This site is the most updated Punk site in the UK and the man lives and breathes Punk Rock...please check it out, spread the word and help to keep the DIY scene alive.

Dead Subverts. Pete joined up with Matt & Bo from Pumpkin Records and The Something Somethings this summer to play bass for their new band...Dead Subverts.
So far, we have recorded 2 songs via email (You Call This Civilization? & Taking Civil Liberties), had 1 band practice and played 5 gigs!!
The music is kind of Anarcho/Hardcore, it's sounding pretty damn good and there will be split vinyl ep's and an album out in 2009 along with extensive touring across Europe, USA and ASIA.

Check us out at: www.myspace.com/deadsubverts

[October '08]EP ready and seeing stars

Yep as mentioned to your right the EP will be here from this weekend (18th Oct) - proper job and hope you enjoy it.

Also, we recently had our 400th gig, and due to a cancellation elsewhere, it was at our local venue Riffs Bar, Greatfield.
It was great that a good few people made it along and had some fun with us and big thanks to our mates The Parodies, Faintest Idea and Just Add Monsters for playing.
Yep, fun was had but the most bizarre sight of the night was Justin Hawkins (ex The Darkness) playing darts during our set ;)
I'll have a look around and see if I can find a pic or 2 to put up.

[October '08]Winner & Loser - Good News and Bad News

Winner - Chris of Polite Riot fame is the latest title winner with his choice of "100 % Drum & Bass...And Shouting" as the title for the Live Album.
Nice one Chris.

Loser - Us.
The Why? EP has been delayed and will not be out for another couple of weeks.
Gert big apologies to those that have already ordered it and, rest assured, it will be with you asap.
I have sent out some free CD's for you while you wait

[July '08]Why? & First Competition Winner

Yep, Why? is finally ready and it sounds pretty damn good too. It'll be up on the Merch page and Smegma Records myspace real soon.

And the first winner of the title's competition is Gaz from Perth, Australia with 'Walk A Fine Line' for the instrumental track on Why?.
We'll be in touch for an address to send the CD's to...nice one mate ;)

There's still 2 titles to go for, so just scroll down for the details and give it a go.

[April '08]Delays & Darrin Mooney

The releases mentioned below have all had to be put back due to problems with the recording of one of the tracks and Pete being out of action for a few weeks.
Pete is now on the mend and the recording, mixing and mastering will be completed in the next two weeks.
The revised release dates are:
May '08 - The 'Why?'EP (smeg007)
June '08 - Live Album (as yet untitled) (smeg008)
September '08 - New Studio Album (smeg009)
Also, the competition (see below for details) is still running...so there's still time to win yourselves some free CD's

Darrin Mooney (Primal Scream)
Our first ever 2SM gig was supporting Darrin Mooney in December 2000 and we are lucky enough to be supporting him again, along with Colin Woolway, founder of Drumsense.
This gig is a drum masterclass and if it's half as good as last time, it'll be ace!!!
It all takes place, Monday May 19th at The Winners Lounge, Swindon Town Football Club.
It's an all age gig, so you can bring the kids and, don't panic, Pete won't be allowed to speak!!
Here's the flyer and see ya there...

You can also email info@2sickmonkeys.com for ticket info

[January '08]New Releases - help needed

We have 3 new releases coming up between now and the summer and we need your help...please.

February '08 - The 'WHY?' EP (smeg007) 5 brand new recordings and 1 live track. One of these songs is an instrumental without a title...this is where you come in.
If you have an idea for the song title, please send it in.
March '08 - Live Album (as yet untitled) (smeg008) Same things as above applies, we need a title, can you help?
Summer '08 - New Studio Album (smeg009) The follow up to 'Curse of the Monkeys' is finally on the way!! And guess what? Yep, we need a title, so get sending 'em in.

So, to sum up, we need 3 titles:
1) Instrumental Song Title
2) Live Album Title
3) Second Album Title
Please send your suggestions to: info@2sickmonkeys.com with 'Title' in the subject box. The best 3 titles will be used and the winners will each receive a copy of all 3 CD's.
Cheers and looking forward to seeing what you all come up with!!

[March '07] Reviews, Interviews and Distro to come!!

We will be adding all the reviews that we have found about us to the site very soon. You can check out some live reviews in our myspace blog and soon they'll be up on the site with all C.D. reviews that we can find as well.
If any of you out there would like to send in reviews of us...then go for it. Just email info@2sickmonkeys.com with '2SM Review' in the subject box.

We have now done a few interviews for various fanzines and e-zines, and just like the reviews, these will be up as soon as I can find 'em!!

Smegma Records Distro is on the way!! (so is Smegma Records Music) It is being set up to make available all Smegma Records Merch along with other bands' Merch and Fanzines..etc..
Both these sites are currently under construction but we hope to have them up and running as soon as possible.
If you are a band/fanzine/record label/clothing manufacturer...whatever...and would like us to help get your stuff out there, please get in touch by emailing smegmarecords@2sickmonkeys.com.

[March '07] Feb German dates cancelled and airplay on American Radio

The Germany dates mentioned below never happened in the end. Not enough dates could be booked so it's been put back to November. We will, however, be going over to Germany in August (13th) to play a festival in Hohenlobbese, with the possibility of more festival dates to come.

We've getting some airplay on a couple of American-based internet Radio Stations (Punk Rock Demo and My Punk Rock Radio) hopefully we can played on some more.

[January '07] Site Update, Merch Update

There's new merch on the merch page, T-Shirts, both kinds!!, and some new badges. We've also added Paypal to make it easier for you to give us yer money!!!
We're also going back to Germany again in February, details will come later, for a short tour.

[March '06] Site Update

Added a new lyrics section. It's got the lyrics from the Curse of the Monkeys album. We'll be updating the EP lyrics too.

[March '06] Tour with Spit on You

The tour went well, crowds were a bit shy in some places, but Spit on You were a sight to behold. They were class, hard and fast, just fucking excellent. Can't wait to get them back again. Pics here

[Feb '06] 2SM on the radio!!

You can hear 2 Sick Monkeys on an American radio station called The Punk Rock Demonstration on February 6th. The show goes out at 7pm and the list of bands on the playlist is something else!!!! listen at lunarshells radio. For anyone checking since it's played, it's show #15 in the Lists section

[Jan '06] Update

We'll be going back to Germany again in October, dates aren't confirmed yet, but they'll be up on the gigs page as soon as we know.

We also have a gig at the Lokomotief in Venlo, Holland on January 14th, for the Stop The Killing Festival with Lord Bishop, RALD and The Meenies

[Dec '05] Update

The tour went without a hitch, we also met some really good people when we were there, and played in some fantastic venues, so hopefully, we'll be going back for some more next year.

We also met a band called Spit On You (H/C), who were fucking fantastic, so fantastic in fact, that we'll be trying to organise a tour for them next year.

[Oct '05] German Tour

We're going from the 20th till the 29th, plus we have dates on the 1st and 8th

[Oct '05] Come 'n' get it

The album is out, 13 tracks, 5 quid, and looking juicy as fuck! Available at gigs, the merch page, and Boss Tunes, Swindon

[Sept '05] Come be our friends!!

We've got a myspace page up and running, so come listen to some new mp3's, and see what else we've been up to

www.myspace.com/2sickmonkeys!!

[April '05] Update

Following two successful shows in Germany, we were contacted, first by Lord Bishop, and then by Anja Blume, from Popkilazz Presents about doing a two week tour of Germany in October
After a great deal of thought and stuff, about 1.3 seconds, we decided to bite their hands off, and go
As a result, we've managed to get our arses into gear - not that we hadn't before - and have almost finished mixing the album, we've got badges and new T-shirts on the way, and, done our first ever photo-shoot with Gav
We looked like a right pair of twats, but we got the job done without too many tantrums
Thanks to Anja, Lord Bishop and Gav

[Feb '05] Tsunami Benefit Show

Three cheers to Life After Adventures Promotions, all the bands, Jurgen Milkwolff and everyone who showed up to support the Tsunami Benefit at Wootton Bassett Memorial Hall and helped to raise over £1000 for the D.E.C.

We were chuffed to be a part of it

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