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,...
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h2. 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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60s band The Monks consisted of 5 American GIs stationed in Germany, trying to give the locals a taste of the contemporary sounds. While isolation such as this would have choked up and starved most bands, The Monks used their alone time to hone and perfect a sound that would become not only unique in comparison to most popular music at the time, but would stand as a forerunner to the punk move...
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She looks awfully familiar... haven't I seen her before? WAITAMINUTE...!
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Constipation! People go to their deaths for you...
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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 w...
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If 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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Some 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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