Red Monkey

Red Monkey were an English DIY post-hardcore, post-riot grrrl band, active from 1996 to 2005. The band are notable for their political lyrics. The group was formed by Rachel Holborow, Pete Dale and Marc Walker in 1996, following on from Rachel and Pete’s earlier bands, the riot grrrl four-piece Pussycat Trash, and lo-fi duo Avocado Baby. Both acts had released records on the duo’s own record label Slampt, based in their adopted home town of Newcastle. Marc had previously drummed for Newcastle-based Post Hardcore/Rock bands Spinach and Kodiak.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played the group's material between 1997 and 1999 on his programmes and invited the band to do a session for his show in 1998 where they performed four tracks. After 1999, Peel didn't seem to play any of the band's material which also included their 2001 album release, 'Gunpowder, Treason And Plot'.
==Sessions==
1. Recorded: 1998-01-25. First Broadcast: 18 February 1998
*Not For Rent / (Ain't Nothing But) An Incendiary Device / Paper Crown / Make A Mess
==Other Shows Played==
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*26 March 1997: Raw Prawn (Do What You Feel (Feel What You Do)) Slampt 
*03 April 1997: Not Only (7" - Do What You Feel (Feel What You Do)) Slampt 
*10 September 1997: Cakey Pig (album - Make The Moment) Troubleman Unlimited 
*06 November 1997: Chewing Gum (7" EP - The Time Is Right) Trouble Man Unlimited
*12 November 1997: Weight of Should (7 inch - The Time Is Right) Troublemanunlimited
*03 December 1997: Chewing Gum (7" - The Time Is Right) Troubleman Unlimited
;1999
*01 June 1999: ‘Bike Song (LP - Difficult Is Easy )’ Troubleman Unlimited
*17 June 1999: My Bed And Ancestry (LP: Difficult Is Easy) Troubleman Unlimited
*29 June 1999: Paper Crown (LP – Difficult Is Easy) Troubleman
*21 July 1999: 'In Her Own Write (LP-Difficult Is Easy)' (Troubleman Unlimited)
*10 August 1999: 'In Her Own Write (CD-Difficult Is Easy)' (Troubleman Unlimited)
*19 August 1999 (Radio Eins): 'In Her Own Write (CD-Difficult Is Easy)' (Troubleman Unlimited / Slampt)
*26 August 1999: 'Glitter Glue (LP-Difficult Is Easy)' (Troubleman Unlimited)
*02 September 1999 (Radio Eins): 'Glitter Glue (LP-Difficult Is Easy)' (Troubleman Unlimited)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists