The Armitage Shanks

(photo by "Lord" Debenham)

The Shanks should be a no-brainer of a Medway band to highlight and hopefully one already near and dear to your heart. I should've posted this last week though to hype their brief west coast (U.S.) tour that is wrapping up this Saturday in Slabtown, Portland. If you've missed them, The Shanks take the Medway garage sound, punch it in the gut, kick it's legs out and then leave it wallowing in a puddle of lager-enriched piss. But again, I won't go at length about them. Check out this interview in Terminal Boredom and The Shanks own web page for all the information you need. They've recently released their fifth album "Urinal Heap" so I'm not going to include anything off that one. Oh yeah, "Another Beer" is for Thee Action Man.

From "Never Mind The Ballcocks"
We Are The Armitage Shanks
Jimmy Pursey's Bastard Son


From "Shank's Pony"
Carry On Up Your Khyber
Another Beer

Hangman's Daughter single (Compiled on "25 Golden Showers")
I Know What You Need

('70's punk covers)
One Chord Wonders
True Confessions