Video: The Monks Live in Germany - Cuckoo

Lately, I've been completely obsessed with garage rock pioneers The Monks. I can only imagine what it was like witnessing one of their shows or hearing these tunes back in the early 60s. I hear these songs today and they have stood the test of time. Truly progressive, perfect and insanely clever rock gems. Equally [...]

∆ Após bela apresentação do Heavy Trash do sterling Jon Spencer ontem: iiiiit's Monk time!!

The Monks are a band like NO other- ask Iggy Pop, ask the Ramones, the MC5, ask anyone who really knows about the origins of punk music. This crew were definitely responsible for creating a sound that had never been heard before. Formed in 1964 by five American ex-GI's stationed in Germany, the Monks began as traditional rockers who experimented with feedback and rhythm. Perfecting their sound, they shaved their heads into a monks tonsure's, (a kind of reverse mohawk) tied ropes around their necks, and voil