2/7/2008 - Recording our next single

Just a quick message to let you know that the recording of our next single 'This City' went incredibly well. We are now the proud parents of a nice little two and half minute pop song, which will hopefully be released sometime around September/October. Check out myspace page for a couple of blogs from our studio sessions and keep an eye out for more details on the single release.

That's all for now folks. Bye bye,
James KUNK.

24/6/2008 - KDLD Indie 103.1FM Interview this Saturday!

Tune in to Indie 103.1FM Los Angeles this Saturday at 11am Pacific Standard Time (that's 7pm for those of us in the UK) to hear James being interviewed live on Passport Approved. The "We're Not Who You Think We Are" single has been getting lots of play in the US lately with the influential guys at Passport Approved in particular giving us a lot of support.

If you're outside of the US you can listen online at www.indie1031.fm.

15/6/2008 - New reviews, Samsung advert + news on single #2

First things first, there are some new reviews of the "We're Not Who You Think We Are" single up on the reviews page, check them out!

Secondly, there's a chance of 'We're Not Who You Think We Are' being used in an online and radio ad campaign for the new Samsung f400, but we need your votes to win.

All you need to do is visit www.f400share.com and register, then find KunK on the list of bands and give us your vote. It would be great exposure for us if we could get on the ad, so if you do have a spare few minutes then we'd be really grateful if you could help us out.

Last but not least, we are now planning our next single release and are extremely pleased to announce that we'll be recording it at Press Play Studios in London with the wonderful Paul Tipler. Paul has previously worked with Idlewild, Placebo, Forward Russia and lots other top acts and we can't wait to start working with him. More details on the single will be coming soon!

19/5/2008 - KunK to perform at City Showcase 2008

City Showcase 2008 is now in its 6th year and stronger than ever, with some new key venues for 2008 and some very exciting gigs and we have been invited to play. Launched in 2003, City Showcase is an A&R focused music festival. Taking over London's West End for 1 week, promoting new talent, buzz bands and breaking acts of all genres allowing the public to get an opportunity of spotting the stars of the future.

Previously showcased artists that have gone on to achieve public acclaim include Keane, Razorlight, Sway, Newton Faulkner, Hot Chip, Amy Winehouse, Ray LaMontagne, N-Dubz and Lady Sovereign.

So, this year, we'll be performing at City Showcase on 5th June 2008 at the Metro Club on Oxford Street, London, hosted by Xfm's John Kennedy.

In order to ensure attendance and use of "free" tickets to the entire city showcase week which runs from June 2nd - June 6th they have introduced a £5 registration which admits free access to a schedule of 15 gigs for the whole week - including ours - plus the daily workshops.

Our gig will be at the Indie night, in association with Xfm & John Kennedy, being held at The Metro on Thursday June 5th (which is from 7.30pm - 10.30pm)

We expect a large turnout from media and trade alike, plus a large number of the public! Last year was over-subscribed and packed so... for your £5 ticket we ask you to register on the City Showcase website www.cityshowcase.co.uk which will be putting all the details up on how to get you in to all city showcase events. If you are Industry and would like to be on our guest list then drop us an email.

16/5/2008 - KunK featured on Subba-Cultcha

If you'd like to read James' recent Q & A session with the lovely people at Subba-Cultcha, check out the nice new "press" section of this website. Alternatively, you can take a look at www.subba-cultcha.com.

12/5/2008 - Single out now!

Our new single "We're Not Who You Think We Are" is available now from all good download stores. Head over to the relevant release page on this site for links to some of the sites where you can find it!

If you'd like a CD copy of the single then you can buy them from any of our upcoming gigs for just £2, alternatively keep an eye on our shop page for info on how to order one online.

10/5/2008 - Big Cheese Magazine!

If you want to get your hands on one of the tracks from our single for free, make sure you get yourself a copy of next months issue of Big Cheese. Our track 'Public Image Ltd' will be one of the songs featured on the Covermount CD of Big Cheese's 100th issue.

Also, keep an eye for the following months issue too for a feature on your favourite KunK's!

9/5/2008 - Reviews added + B2 gig info

Reviews of our upcoming single (which is out on Monday 12th May) have been coming in thick and fast, and they can now be found on the reviews page of this very site.

Check them out!

Just a quick reminder that we're playing at B2 in Norwich on Thursday night (15th May). The gig is free entry and there's a great line-up of Ten City Nation, Clickshaft and Rek as well as ourselves. On top of that, we'll be giving away free copies of our single to the first 20 people through the doors, so get there early!

29/4/2008 - New gigs

We've just confirmed a last minute gig this Saturday (3rd May) at Robbins Well in Leamington Spa, all the details can be found on the gigs page. We're also hoping to have some more live dates confirmed later this week.

21/4/2008 - Vote for KunK to support One Night Only!

We've been picked on a shortlist of three bands in with a chance to support One Night Only at their sold out gig at the Waterfront in Norwich on May 14th, and we need to get as many votes as we can to get the support slot.

So if you have the time please go to www.onenightonlyonline.com/competition/norwich and vote for us (and get everyone you know and even people you don't to vote too). It's dead easy and we'll love you even more than we already do!

Thanks!

17/04/2008 - WNWYTWA single played on Radio 1

Huw Stephens last night added his name to the growing list of people to play our single when he gave 'We're Not Who You Think We Are' a play on his BBC Introducing show on Radio 1.

If you missed it, you can listen again online by going here www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/huwstephens

Also, don't forget to send him an email at huw.stephens@bbc.co.uk to let him know how much you love the single and that you want to hear it more. Thanks!

9/04/2008 - KunK in session tonight on XFM tonight from 10pm!

It looks as though the four session tracks we recorded at XFM yesterday are going to be aired tonight on XFM X-Posure with John Kennedy! It’s probably wise to tune in to XFM at www.xfm.co.uk or on 104.9 if you’re in the London area between 10pm - 1am if you want to hear our session, which includes two lovely new songs!

29/03/2008 - Big update!

Public Image Ltd getting noticed!

Public Image Ltd is getting some nice attention at the minute, this week it's been picked as the featured song on webzine Music FanBiz, and the song has also been picked in [The-Mag]'s "Top of the Crop" for March 2008 which is their top 10 "favourite songs that we’ve heard live or on a record".

The Music Fanbiz review can be seen on the reviews page.

Nice review from William Ravenscroft

William Ravenscroft (John Peel’s son) has given us a nice little write up on the Unpredictable Porridge website, describing our single as "three terrific, uncomplicated, noisy guitar tunes".

Pop on over to the website here and be sure to visit our page and give us a vote! Again, the review is up on the reviews page of this site now.

Single playlisted on Cabo Wabo Radio

We’ve just been informed that our "We’re Not Who You Think We Are" single has been put into rotation on Sammy Hagar’s Cabo Wabo radio station!

The station is only two months old but in the last 30 days the station has had over 100,000 listeners in more than 100 countries.

You can listen online by going here www.cabowaboradio.com and as always, feel free to get in touch with the station to request more from KunK!

27/03/2008 - XFM South Wales/Club Fandango/Norwich shows

If you’re about on Monday 31st March make sure you tune in to XFM South Wales. We’ve been reliably informed that one of the tracks from our upcoming single is going to be played by Colin Francies on Music:Response. So, tune in if you’re in the area on 106.8-107.3FM or listen online at www.xfmsouthwales.co.uk and be sure to email or text in once you’ve heard us to say how much you loved the track!

Also, we've been asked to play at the Dublin Castle, Camden by the lovely people at Club Fandango on Tuesday April 8th. Check out our gigs page for full details.

And, as if that isn't enough already we've just confirmed a headline gig at the Queen Charlotte on Saturday April 12th and a 14+ gig at B2 in Norwich on May 15th. Again, full details of these and all of our upcoming shows can be found on the gigs page of this very site. See you at a gig soon!

18/03/2008 - Gig news

We've just confirmed a couple of London dates for you lucky people. The first is at Tommy Flynn's in Camden on Thursday 10th April and the second is at the 333 Motherbar on Old street. As always, we want to see as many of you there as possible. You will almost certainly be rewarded with some new songs!

02/03/2008 - XFM Session and Single news

Excellent news for us and fans of us! We've been invited to record a live session for John Kennedy's XFM X-Posure show next month. As yet, we're not sure when it'll be aired but as soon as we know, you'll know.

Also, single "We're Not Who You Think We Are" is to be released on Monday 12th May 2008. Make a note of that date!

30/01/2008 - Lancaster venue changed

Just to let everyone know that our gig in Lancaster has now been moved to Pendle Bar at Lancaster Uni, the line-up is still the same and you can find the address on the gigs page.

29/01/2008 - Vote for KunK on XFM Uploaded

We've been chosen as a featured artist on XFM Uploaded this week. We need your votes so that we win.

Vote for KunK please!

Go here to vote!

Thanks!!

23/01/2008 - Cambridge date change

Just a note to say that our gig at the Barfly in Cambridge has been moved. We will no longer be on the Valentine's Day Massacre gig on February 14th, but will instead be supporting the excellent Pistolas on Monday 11th Feb. Full details are on the gigs page.

10/01/2008 - Bring on 2008!

First things first, we'd like to wish you people visiting us on here a very happy new year. 2008 is already shaping up to be a very good one indeed for us. We've nearly finished booking up the tour dates for next month, we're just waiting to hear back from people about a couple more dates but we've got gigs confirmed now in Lancaster, London, Southampton, Cambridge and Brighton before returning to Norwich for our release party. It'd be great to see plenty of people coming out to see us each night.



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