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The Monks are a rock and roll band, primarily active in Germany in the mid to late sixties. They reunited in 1999 and have continued to play concerts, although no new studio recordings have been made. The Monks stood out from the music of the time, and have developed a cult following amongst many musicians and music fans. Artists to have acknowledged The Monks as an influence include the Beastie Boys and Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys, as well as The Fall. The latter covered both "I Hate...Read More >
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News was just released today that the legendary and pioneering noise-rock band The Monks lost their original electrified banjo player this week. Dave Day, real name Dave Havlicek, suffered a heart attack and massive brain injury earlier this week and was on life support immediately after. The Monks' Eddie Shaw is quoted in a WFMU blog as saying:
Two days before the birthday of his hero, Elvis, Dave Day of the Monks suffered a heart attack and massive brain injury. He h
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1Some say The Monks were early punk rock, others said they were the anti-Beatles (actually, it was probably The Monks that said that). How punk rock is this clip. Nothing is more punk rock than a banjo!
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The Monks - Complications (1966)
I'm a little late for the battle, do you think you all can let me in?
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3If you don't know about the Monks, you really should.
They're a rockin group of American GIs who started a band while they were stationed in Berlin. They shaved their heads like monks and made supercool music.
The Fall have covered a couple of their songs as well... Enjoy!
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The Monks kicked off their world tour in my home town of Bemidji, MN last week. I wanted so badly to be there, but alas, I was stuck in LA working. Aah well. They left straight for Europe to play dates in Germany and... I don't really know where else, honestly.
Why Bemidji? That's where Gary Burger (Monks lead singer and front man) lives. I was in a rock band with him once upon a time. I was by far the youngest person in the band at only 18 years. It was a great w... MORE
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