Before there was Punk Rock there was Pub Rock. The singularly British
rebellion to the mainstream corporate AOR and progressive rock blight coming out
of London and California in the mid-to-late 1970’s. As a child of ‘hipster’
parents in Bristol England, Jonny Dongel got his first taste of this new,
exciting music.

The bands in this scene were poised to produce some of the biggest stars in
the first and second waves of British Punk Rock. The 101er’s gave us Joe
Strummer. Riff Raff produced Billy Bragg. Kilburn and the High Roads were Ian
Dury’s first group...

Before there was Punk Rock there was Pub Rock. The singularly British
rebellion to the mainstream corporate AOR and progressive rock blight coming out
of London and California in the mid-to-late 1970’s. As a child of ‘hipster’
parents in Bristol England, Jonny Dongel got his first taste of this new,
exciting music.

The bands in this scene were poised to produce some of the biggest stars in
the first and second waves of British Punk Rock. The 101er’s gave us Joe
Strummer. Riff Raff produced Billy Bragg. Kilburn and the High Roads were Ian
Dury’s first group. Some of the artists, such as Elvis Costello, Sniff and the
Tears, Wreckless Eric, Squeeze and Dr Feelgood went on to distinguished
careers in their own right.

The times were explosive yet fleeting. As Pub became Punk became New Wave the
energy and excitement of this era was lost to history. Until Now….. Jonny
Dongel has reached back in time, while staying firmly in the present and created
an album of melodic anthems that pay homage to the spirit of his youth.

"A Fifth of Nowhere" is a collection of eleven original
compositions featuring huge guitar riffs, playful lyrics and sing along melodies
like those heard in pubs across Britain for generations. A celebration of
working class pride and spirit.