Kunt and the Gang, The Tendons, Soda Scream, The Radiating Eyes .

Lev 2 Esquires Bedford. 14th May 2010.

We British have always had a reputation for our extremely saucy and risqué humour, dating from Max Miller in the wartime years to the naughty postcards of Donald McGill. The seventies saw the "Confessions" series of films and, of course, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's alter egos Derek and Clive. As the moral boundary stretches ever further, tonight's star Kunt And The Gang is writing his own chapter for musical vulgarity in the 21st century.

This is the first gig for fledgling promoters Brown Sauce and what an X-rated show they gave us. Kunt And The Gang is the brainchild of a tall, fair, mop-haired Essex man. Obviously frustrated by the lack of originality in today's musical world, this foul mouthed lyrical poet is armed with just his synthesised backing tracks. There is a brief appearance by his 'gang' (which turns out to be a little puppet, a sort of mini-me Kunt), touchingly named Little Kunt! Kunt is a smiling, jaunty fellow clad in a bright yellow boilersuit. His innocent demeanour belies the fact that nearly every other word he is about to utter is to be profoundly vulgar! His introduction is simple "This is a forty minute journey through my minor internet hits".

His reputation has, of course, been fuelled by YouTube. His live show is not for the faint-hearted or those that take the moral high ground, especially when his opening ditty is "I'm going to lick you out"! Guffawing aplenty from the audience, which is sizeable and includes a lot of women. Naturally, masturbation forms a fair degree of KATG's material! "Have a Wank" and a catchy little tune called "Wank Fantasy" lead us to the object of his desires, "Carol Vordeman" (born in Bedford). An ode to the former long time statistician of Count Down, Kunt longingly sings "When she multiplies, I unzip my flies"! Wiping a tear away, he switches to her replacement "Rachel Riley", extolling her praises in a reggae 'rub a dub stylee'. Before Little Kunt makes his long awaited appearance there's time for a "Gentleman's Wash", all with the addition of a kazoo. For a tricky debate, Kunt asks is it to be "Chips or Tits?", so a musical argument is given for both! "Men with Beards" poses the loaded question "What are they Hiding?". With his small accomplice now in place, the duo include "Fred and Rose" plus "(What would you do) For a million pounds". Some of the lyrics mentioned in these two songs were, to be fair, quite sick!

With a melody made famous by Katy Perry, KATG changed the lyrics (ever so slightly) to "I sucked off a bloke (I didn't like it)". Although his material is so tasteless, his smile is infectious and the whole room is crying with laughter. People's contorted faces are hurting! "Fucksticks" is a tribute to his old grandad, which Kunt admits has been featured on Channel 4 with only some minor editing. It's also a chance for some full-on audience participation as they loudly shout back the song title. As the set draws to a close, KATG offers the less than kind tribute to "Michael Jackson". Written the day after the king of pop "croaked", a Jacko cardboard cut-out gives the song some authenticity. His final offering is a lament entitled "I'm wanking over a polaroid of an ex-girlfriend that died". Cheeky lyrical genuis or puerile drivel? On this, my first sighting of the Kunt man, I would have to say the former. As a bonus, his merchandise stall which he handled himself, did a roaring trade post-gig.

The perfect warm up for KATG are Bedford's very own offensive punk legends THE TENDONS. Fast approaching their 25th anniversary, they show no signs of slowing down, or indeed mellowing. Tonight, amongst all the usual tunes, Jon keeps with the tone of the evening by asking the audience to shout out their all time favourite female porn stars of the past. Also on show are Dunstable's female-fronted SODA SCREAM, while BEN AND DAZZ from Radiating Eyes perform one of their rare acoustic sets.