Shame

Belgian Motherrockers RONKER Hit Hard Last Night In Antwerp

Posted on by JL

11 February 2023

Band: RONKER
Who: Noise 4-piece from Belgium.

A couple of weeks ago these misfits’ unleashed their new hot steaming
single SHAME which Turn Up The Volume experienced as: a sharp-cutting razor blade,
a severe cry-out that you expect to erupt any second with the vocalist’s pipes sounding creepy and desperate, while fipped-out guitars, a manic drum/bass tandem, and an ominous sonic progression grab you by the throat from the first spin on. Post-punk at its disturbed best.

And last night my ears and my eyes went apeshit when I saw these maddening motherrockers for the first time going bonkers on a stage in Antwerp, Belgium.

And? Man oh man, a half-hour tsunami of chainsaw punk ‘n’ roll with no brakes
and no breaks. The neurotic frontman acts like he just jumped out his straightjacket
and runs around like a manic crackpot while his turbo band have all cylinders and
burners on all the way. This is what flabbergastng live music is all about. Fucktastic!

Here’s an idea.

In case you missed new single SHAME, here’ s another chance to test your speakers.

RONKER: Facebook


Ready to jump


I support lots of bands in writing,
but yesterday I did it literarily
(me, in the middle)

Best Video Of January 2023 – SHAME Send NAPOLEON To The Gym On ‘SIX-PACK’ Clip

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1 February 2023


(Press photo)

British post-punks SHAME canned their third longplayer.
It’s titled FOOD FOR WORMS and will hit the streets on
24 February 2023.

Ahead of it the mavericks already shared two tasters.
Fingers Of Steel and barded wire punk blow Six-Pack.

The latter was accompanied by a hilarious video, directed
by Gilbert Bannerman and animated by Cyrus Hayley.

Bannerman: “The idea was to make a parody of a middle aged bloke thinking
he’s a king for going to the gym once. I read a lot about Napoleon and thought it
would be a laugh to make it about him. The style comes from trying to make my
youth spent playing PS1 not entirely wasted.”

Stay fit.
Have fun.
Act French.

SHAME: Facebook – Instagram


Artwork new album

Post-Punk At Its Disturbed Best – Here’s Belgian Outfit RONKER With Their Intense Cry-Out ‘SHAME’

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Daily electricity to load your batteries

29 January 2023

Band: RONKER
Who: Poignant 4-piece
from Belgium.

Pick: SHAME Their newest single.
Part of an upcoming EP, out in April.

TUTV: The distress of English outfit The Murder Capital and the anger
of American hardcore bulldozer Fucked Up. Oh yes, intense, indeed.

Shame is a sharp-cutting razor blade. A severe cry-out that you expect to erupt
any second. The vocalist’s pipes sound creepy and desperate. Flipped-out guitars,
a manic drum/bass tandem, and an ominous sonic progression grab you by the
throat from the first spin on. Post-punk at its disturbed best.

Impressive piece.
Impressive video.

RONKER: Facebook

HIGH FIVE – 5 Big Ones For The Weekend

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14 January 2023

Band: WHITE REAPER
Who: Garage punks from Louisville, Kentucky
Active: Since 2012 / 4 LPs (new one included)

New album: Asking For A Ride
Out: 27 January 2023

New single: PINK SLIP

Start the engine here.

WHITE REAPER: Facebook – Instagram
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(Press photo YF)

Band: YOUNG FATHERS
Who: Blood-tingling Scottish dance-funk-punk trio
Active: Since 2008 / 4 studio LPs (new one incl.)

New album: HEAVY HEAVY
Release: 3 February 2023

New single: RICE

Psych chant!

YOUNG FATHERS: Facebook – Instagram
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(photo by TUTV)

Band: SHAME
Who: Fiery post-punks from London
Active: Since 2014 / 3 studio LPs (new one incl.)

New album: FOOD FOR WORMS
Release: 24 February 2023

New single: SIX-PACK

Wham bloody bam!

SHAME: Facebook – Instagram
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(photo by TUTV)

Band: TEMPLES
Who: Power guitar pop outfit from London
Active: Since 2012 / 4 LPs (new one incl.)

New album: EXOTICO
Release: 14 April 2023

New single: GAMMA RAYS

Summer is coming.

TEMPLES: Instagram – Facebook
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Artist: KELE OKEREKE
Who: Frontman of British indie greats Bloc Party

New album: THE FLAMES PT. 2 – his 6th solo one
Release: 24 March 2023

Funkin’ and groovin’.

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KELE: Facebook – Instagram

British Post-Punks SHAME Rock The Boat In London

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British post-punks SHAME canned their 3 longplayer.
It’s titled FOOD FOR WORMS and it will hit the streets
on 24 February 2023.

Pre-order info here.

Two days ago the fuzz and buzz hound dogs debuted tracks
from the new album on a boat on the River Thames in London.

The band and the fans had some sweaty fun!

Watch this fragment…

The lads on Instagram
just before the gig.

SHAME: Facebook – Instagram


Artwork new album

British Post-Punk Hound Dogs SHAME Announce Third LP – Hear Lead Single ‘FINGERS OF STEEL’ Here

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Works faster and harder than caffeine

17 November 2022


(Photo: Turn Up The Volume)

British post-punks SHAME canned third longplayer.
It’s titled FOOD FOR WORMS and will hit the streets
on 24 February 2023.

Pre-order info here.


Artwork new album

Along with the news, our ears can tremble to lead-single FINGERS OF STEEL.
A kind of ruminative semi-rocker, but sickly catchy and a hands-in-the-air
scream along chorus.

Charlie Steen about the accompanying video: “Self-obsession, social media flagellation and death can all be seen in this Oscar nominated performance. No one’s ever done a video like this before and when you watch it, you’ll see why. Think Casablanca, but in colour, and better.”

Let’s roll…

SHAME: Facebook – Instagram

PUKKELPOP FESTIVAL Belgium 2022 – Here Comes TURN UP THE VOLUME’S Top 5

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27 August 2022

Last Saturday at the 4-day Pukkelpop Festival (Belgium) was
the one that made me forget the tiredness and the smelliness
on a hot summer day.

Here’s TUTV’s top 5

Band: THE MURDER CAPITAL
Who: Irish brats from Dublin, looking/moving like brats, but my oh my,
these brats were brilliant. Oh I forget, those porno mustaches have to go.
Album: WHEN I HAVE FEARS

More! More! More!

THE MURDER CAPITAL: Facebook – Instagram
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Band: WET LEG
Who: Two utterly cool songstresses.
This year’s sensation.
Album: WET LEG (2022)

Believe the hype. What? Believe the hype!

WET LEG: Facebook – Instagram
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Band: KILLS BIRDS
Who: Hefty post-punk-grunge trio from
California with an amazing bird in the middle.
Foo fighter Dave Grohl is a big fan.
Albums: KILLS BIRDS (2019) and MARRIED

Yes! Great find!

KILLS BIRDS: Facebook – Instagram
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Band: SHAME
Who: Post-punk fury from London
Albums: Drunk Tank Pink (2021)
and debut Songs Of Praise (2018)

Concrete frenzy!

SHAME: Facebook – Instagram
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Band: DE STAAT
Who: Dutch wham bam droners
Albums: 6 – discography here

Here comes the witch doctor!

DE STAAT: Facebook – Instagram

Volcanic Post-Brexit-Punks SHAME Totally Concrete At Pukkelpop Fest 2022

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SHAME – Pukkelpop Fest – 20 August 2022

Last Saturday British volcanic post-punks SHAME turned the big tent at Pukkelpop Fest (Belgium) into a heatwave sauna. Sweat all over the place. Their steamy-red-blooded set confirmed once more that they’re one of the hottest live bands (as I experienced before) on this fucked-up planet.

A sign left from the stage stated: No Crowd Surfing

Really?

Hello Belgium

My favorite Shame jackhammer Concrete when down a storm. Check it out…

Frontman Charlie Steen. A job well done (again)>

Tracklist

1. Alibis
2. Alphabet
3. Fingers Of Steel
4. Concrete
5. The Lick
6. Six Pack
7. Tasteless
8. Adderall
9. Born in Luton
10. Water in the Well
11.One Rizla
12. Snow Day

Newest album (their second) DRUNK TANK PINK

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SHAME: Facebook – Instagram

London’s Punk Upstarts SHAME Invaded Antwerp, Belgium – Highs & Lows

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3 April 2022

Last Thursday London’s punk upstarts SHAME (two albums so far) invaded
the city of Antwerp in Belgium. Turn Up The Volume was there and left with
mixed emotions. Let’s explain it in a couple highs and lows.

HIGHS

– Their three record/live classics Dust On Trial, Concrete and Alphabet
are three sure-fire mosh-pit ignitors. The perfect crowd surfing moments
for raging ringleader Charlie Steen too.

– Mean-riff-machine guitarist Sean Coyle-Smith and the left to right and back
running bassist Josh Finerty look/act like schoolboys having the time of their
life. C’mon, Jagger/Richards, move over and retire. The rebirth of the British
post-punk with young gunslingers like Ditz, Crows, Black Midi, Black Country
New Road, Life, Squid, The Mysterines, and Shame, of course, are the real deal
today.


The schoolboys in action

– Shame are politically and socially outspoken leftist wolves, caring
and sharing, and have a staring frontman that would kick that staring
right-wing oldtimer Johnny Forgotten up the ass any day.

LOWS

– I want more than three Shame classics.

– The 1 and half-hour set is just too long to keep the crowd’s
state of euphoria going all the time. I just love blitzkrieg gigs
of max. 1 hour.

– The up and down consecution of the set, including 4/5 new
songs took the steam out of the venue too frequently.

TUTV’s three Shame classics…

– CONCRETE –

– DUST ON TRIAL –

– ALPHABET –

SHAME: Spotify – Facebook – Instagram


Look mum, my suit


Look mum, no suit

Live pics by Turn Up the Volume