Said the Gramophone — The Monks - "Pretty Suzanne". The Monks at their most sentimental. Which is to say five former American GIs, living in Germany, the sort of men that that flick cigarettes into the harbour's empty boats, that read the newspaper on the toilet, that g... more info

Live Daily — Country singer/songwriter Josh Turner will take on a healthy portion of late-spring and summer tour dates behind his most recent album, 2007's "Everything Is Fine." The tour is set to stop by casinos, amphitheaters and fairgrounds across the nation t... more info

NME - The Daily Download — So apparently it was Record Store Day at the weekend, a worldwide celebration of the remaining few independent retailers soldiering on in the face of free and stolen downloads and a collapsing industry. I didn’t notice either. When we blogged ab... more info

My Old Kentucky — We've got another pretty sweet contest for you today. The Monks were five American GIs stationed in Germany, in the early/mid-60s, who joined forces to create some ahead-of-their-time furiously fuzzed-out garage/punk rock. The two-part collectors s... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Frisian said...On Frisian’s Other FavoritesSoul/Motown;Supremes - A' Go-Go [1966]Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go [1964]Pop-Rock;Juliane Werding - In Tiefer Trauer [1972] Juliane Werding - Ohne Angst [1984]Bobby & Laurie - Bobby & Laurie [1965... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Long-defunct St. more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Gary Burger Black Monk Time, the demented 1966 garage-psych album from the Monks, has always maintained a lost-classic aura, mainly because of the sense of mystery surrounding the band itself. Well, Light in the Attic is about to make that p... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Gary Burger Black Monk Time, the demented 1966 garage-psych album from the Monks, has always maintained a lost-classic aura, mainly because of the sense of mystery surrounding the band itself. Well, Light in the Attic is about to make that p... more info