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The Boston Globe—
"[munk] crafts his music with intelligence and panache. Can superstar status be far behind?"

[munk]’s music has appeared on:

HBO’s The Sopranos • CBS’s NCIS •
CBS Sports NBA March Madness •
CBS Sports NFL • ABC’s One Life To Live •
The WB’s Charmed • Abercrombie & Fitch • and more

PRESS ::


[munk] FEATURED IN THE MAY 10, 2008 ISSUE OF BILLBOARD MAGAZINE::
Billboard writer Evie Nagie recently sat down to talk with Boston based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist [munk] about his success with New Media and grassroots approach. Read it in the May 10 issue of Billboard Magazine.

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NECN COVERAGE OF 8/1/08 SHOW::
Boston Globe "Sidekick" writer Meredith Goldstein joins NECN'S "TALK AROUND TOWN" and included [munk]'s 8/1 show at The Middle East, Cambridge with her weekend picks.

Watch the clip here (mention is at 1:50)

DISCLAIMER:: Meredith, bless her little heart, inaccurately reports [munk] is "saying goodbye" and "won't be doing the musician thing" after the 8/1 show. This is inaccurate as [munk] is recording new material at this time for various projects, including his new band PLANET KILLERS . [munk] is on hiatus from live shows in the Boston area.

PRESS ::

ACED MAGAZINE::
[munk]'s newest album, Modest Among the Living, is a unique blending of lyrical resonance with the soft, vibrantly fluid flow of his music. The Alternative genre finds a touch of spirituality in the subtle beauty of his music, like a lively orchestra wrenching at your heartstrings while [munk]'s calmly passionate words reverberate a sense of understanding and recognition into your soul. — Daniel W. Butler

ALL MUSIC GUIDE::
Usually when an artist has penned music for a variety of TV shows and video games, it means that they're quite musically versatile. As evidenced by the 2008 release, ‘Modest Among the Living,' the gentleman who goes simply by the moniker of [munk] is up for a challenge of genre jumping any day of the week. It is pretty darn impressive how many different styles of music [munk] takes in on ‘Modest Among the Living.' Case in point, the album opening "Dirty Work" comes off part pop/part Nine Inch Nails (the vocals especially sound Reznor-like), while "30 Days" is Beatles-esque, "Brush Against Me" is any emo boy's dream, "Awake and Waiting" is a sweet ballad, and "Superheroes" is a Moby-like dance rocker. With popular music becoming increasingly predictable circa the early 21st century, the arrival of a ‘hard to pin down to a single genre' artist like [munk] is certainly a welcome one. —Greg Prato

SEA OF TRANQUILITY ::
Here's a guy who's been run through the wringer, professionally and personally. Linked with bands on the brink that then fell prey to label trouble and the victim of a near-fatal car crash caused by a drunk driver, the man simply known as [munk] had every reason to give up on the biz (maybe even life itself). Instead, the Boston-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist became sort of an icon in the world of podcasting with a song called "Podpeople" that he wrote for a popular podcast called "Pacific Coast Hellway." Former MTV veejay Adam Curry then picked up the song for his own popular podcast, proclaiming "Podpeople" as "the anthem for the podcasting revolution." Since that time, [munk] — who falls somewhere between wounded indie rocker and angry headbanger — also has placed his music in dozens of network and cable television shows. Neither "Podpeople" nor those TV songs appear on his third album, Modest Among the Living.

In both his music and his self-penned liner notes offering personal reflections on each of these 13 songs, [munk] comes across a regular guy who happens to possess a gutsy voice, a crunchy guitar and a commercial-rock sensibility. He plays all instruments on Modest Among the Living, singing about the importance of personal accountability in the storming opener "Dirty Work" and death and family dysfunction in the haunting ballad/mid-tempo rocker "Grave," and incorporating clever vocal interplay with himself on the memorable "Beautiful (I Know You're)."

Even if you've never listened to a podcast, don't let that be your excuse for failing to give [munk] a spin.

COLLEGE RADIO REPORT::

MODEST AMONG THE LIVING IN ROTATION ON 169 COLLEGE RADIO STATIONS::
FROM PLANETARY GROUP :: As we wrap another week at college radio, we’re still making some great progress! We were happy to be involved and felt like we really found some fans out there! Here are some highlights of our progress:

• In our first week we were added to rotation at 30 stations with CMJ adds from KSYM (San Antonio, TX), WBKE (North Manchester, IN), WLOY (Baltimore, MD), WRBC (Lewiston, ME)

• We charted in the top thirty at five stations: KSYM (peak at #12), KURA (peak at #13) M3 Radio (peak at #3), KFLI (peak at #24 and WMCR (peak at #10)

• We were added to rotation at 169 stations

MEDIA ::
WATCH THE [munk] FEATURETTE ::

3 1/2 minute Rockumentary from 2007. [munk] discusses his success with New Media, his third release "Modest Among The Living", and his TV work. Podcaster and host of Accident Hash, C.C Chapman, is also interviewed. Live footage of [munk] at 2007 Podcamp.

OTHER HEADLINES ::

MAY 2 2008
[munk] LIVE AT TWIN RIVER CASINO, LINCOLN RI :: more

APRIL 28 2008
MODEST... IN ROTATION ON 169 COLLEGE STATIONS :: more

FEBRUARY 20 2008
DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION PASSES 12K DOWNLOADS :: more

FEBRUARY 15 2008
FIVE [munk] TRACKS FEATURED ON CBS SOAP :: more

FEBRUARY 12 2008
MODEST AMONG THE LIVING PODCAST DEBUT :: more

DECEMBER 1 2007
[munk] LIVE @ WORLD AIDS DAY BENEFIT, HARPER'S FERRY :: more

NOVEMBER 25 2007
"MODEST AMONG THE LIVING" STREET DATE MARCH 25 2008 :: more

NOVEMBER 28 2007
"MODEST..." COLLEGE RADIO ADD DATE FEB. 28 2008 :: more

NOVEMBER 20 2007
[munk] ALLIES WITH PLANETARY GROUP FOR 2008 RELEASE :: more

OCTOBER 26 2007
[munk] LIVE @ 2007 PODCAMP, BOSTON :: more

SEPTEMBER 19 2007
SPINS ON OVER 500 PODCASTS WORLDWIDE :: more

JULY 10 2007
TRAILER WITH "THE MOVIE GUY" DON LAFONTAINE :: more

AUGUST 28 2006
HALF HOUR OF [munk] ON SIRIUS STARS 102 TONIGHT :: more

JULY 10 2006
[munk] SCORES PIONEERING DRAMATIC SERIES "SHADOW FALLS" :: more

MAY 23 2006
ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL QUARTER FOR [munk] :: more

APRIL 10 2006
C.C. CHAPMAN INTERVIEWS [munk] ON ACCIDENT HASH 137 :: more

MARCH 11 2006
BIG WEEK FOR [munk] ON PODCASTS/SIRIUS WITH DAILY SOURCE CODE, PACIFIC COAST HELLWAY, RADIO FREE CRUZE AND MORE :: more

FEB. 25 2006
[munk]'s ON DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE™ MMO SOUNDTRACK :: more

NOV. 07 2005
ADAM CURRY INAUGURATES 'PODPEOPLE' AS THE ANTHEM FOR THE PODCASTING REVOLUTION :: more

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ON SALE NOW AT THE iTUNES MUSIC STORE ::

Modest Among The Living (2008)

Severed (2003)

Anime Sweetheart (2001)

SEE [munk] LIVE
WATCH THE SLIDESHOW OF [munk]'s 8.25 SHOW @ BILL'S BAR ::

*SEE IT NOW!
featuring the [munk] track 'Dirty Work'
photos by Craig Molway

The Band ::
[munk] :: vocals/guitar
Dan Bernal :: guitar/vocals
Joe Kowalski :: keys
Chuck Pukmel :: bass
Darrell Maki :: drums/vocals

*click a band members name to visit their My Space page.