The Medway scene influence

Presenting MASONICOS as the pourveyours für The Milk-shakes

John Paul Esteves Castillo   Reportero   murrianose@gmail.com

The influence a band like The Milkshakes had left through the years it becomes more obvious when MASONICOS have gigs still to perform into the venues that sound like garage, psych-goth, pop rock scene should be nowadays, introducing their newest material "Obermann Rides again"  Download the Obermann Rides Again

Dirty Values Records (named so for a song by The Standells) have a great catalogueè of various artirsts and concert dates like: King Salami & Th Cumberland Tree, Darts, The Jackets, The Upper Crust, The Prisioners (whom's Kula Shaker took 'Hush' cover and made it famous), The Dentists, Armitage Shanks, Valette, The Stuckists and his album 'Punk Victorian', etc.

With gruffy vocals, Billy Childish that was in The Pop Rivets in the late 70's, Mickey Hampshire & The Milkshakes, The Mighty Caesars, The Headcoats (who had it's own tribute girl rock band, its own mirrorseen: The Headcoatees), The Musicians of The British Empire amongst anothers, leads MASONICOS, helped by John Gibbs (Wildebeests, Kraisers,The) and Bruce Band (Holly Golightly).

Masonicos sound from northern Kent U.S. con-urbation where Chatham even can tell is the home of garage sound, delivering more than a hundred releases and appearing in comps from Dirty Water Records like POWER HOUSE, with such great bands as: The Len Bright Combo, The Len Price Three, Groovy Uncle, Lord Rochester, - Hangman and Diamond Gussets (where Childish collaborates with ranky players from the scene like Sexton Ming) -.

Medway Beat provided by this northern Kentuckyan Billy Childish has its tentacles to be the earing influence rock that plays new bands like Slaves and Fat White Family. You can check this cool tunes @: www.dirtywaterrecords.com where you can almost find info about the bands and live podcasts with Trash Can Radio, and more...