He died January 10th this year. http://www.the-monks.com/

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

Copied from e-mail: 12-PIECE PSYCHEDELIC SOUL BIG BAND EXPLODES THEIR MUSICAL DYNAMITE ALL OVER THE WORLD 6/17/08 VICE Records is proud to announce the signing of the 12-piece psychedelic soul big band explosion King Khan and The Shrines, and the release of The Supreme Genius of King Khan and The Shrines on June 17. Nothing will get you ready for sunburn season quicker than a blast of this garage soul inferno, equal parts Lenny Kaye-era Nuggets, James Brown soul revue and Sun Ra freak session. Sexual voodoo, secret societies and hallucinogenic transcendence all conspire over rampant garage-psych riffs and Muscle Shoals horns with the blue-eyed tear drops and desperate wail of King Khan testifying like a true motherfuckear. Joining King Khan and the Shrines line-up includes 60 year old Chicagoan Ron Streeter (live-percussionist for Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, and many other Soul legends), and a horn section consisting of Simon Wojan (the mastermind behind Kranky Records recording artists Cloudland Canyon), Ben Ra (Germany's John Coltrane), and famous French rockabilly saxophonist Big Fred Rollercoaster. The rhythm section of the Sensational Shrines has been called "a German/French version of the Freak Brothers". Originally sighted in Montreal's Spaceshits, and sometimes appearing as the semi-naked half of the King Khan & BBQ Show, King Khan moved to Berlin in 1999 where he and the Shrines have been spreading their love like peanut butter through a flurry of full-lengths, EPs, singles, and hard-to-find vinyl releases. Their first album THREE HAIRS & YOU'RE MINE was produced by Liam Watson at the legendary Toe Rag Studios in London and released in 2002. A second full-length, MR. SUPERNATURAL, followed in 2004. Their third full-length WHAT IS?! received critical acclaim all over the world and landed at #33 in Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2007. In between have been French-only releases, a split with the Dirtbombs, 7"s, 10"s, and more. The Supreme Genius of King Khan and The Shrines collects the cream of this very creamy crop and present the greatest hits of his greatest hits, all available for the first time ever in America. Look for the first-ever King Khan and The Shrines US tour this July and August. Dates to come. TRACK LISTING 1. Torture 2. Took my Lady to Dinner 3. (How Can I Keep You) Outta Harms Way 4. Land of The Freak 5. Fool Like Me 6. I Wanna Be A Girl 7. Welfare Bread 8. Sweet Tooth 9. Shivers Down My Spine 10. Burnin' Inside 11. Destroyer 12. Live Fast Die Strong 13. Crackin´ Up 14. Tell Me 15. Que Lindo Sueno 16. No Regrets MP3: http://files.vicerecords.com/download/King_Khan-Torture.mp3 LINER NOTES by Jared Swilley of The Black Lips: The first time I crossed paths with King Khan and the Shrines was on a cold foggy day in London. The gloomy weather was fitting as I'd lost my passport, money, and most of my personal effects at the previous night's concert. My spirits were down and I was in desperate need of salvation. As I sat wallowing in sorrow outside of the club I suddenly felt a supernatural calling that drew me in like a rat following the Pied Piper. What followed was to this day one of the best shows I have ever witnessed. The scene inside was nothing short of insanity. Horns were blaring that could have taken down the walls of Jericho, the drums pounding a rhythm deep into my heart, guitars, bass and organ wailing and King Khan at the epicenter of it all commanding the stage like a soul-soaked shaman. I was spellbound, moved, shaken, stirred and cured - not unlike what I hear religious experiences are like. I left the show a saved and converted man. I had experienced Supreme Genius.

Just heard from Bill Kennedy, frontman for the legendary Twiliters, that bassist Tommy Latour who is on all the classic Empire 45s - including "(Everybody's Goin' To) Rollerland" has passed away... a nice and humble man, Tommy never quite reassimilated to society after returning from Vietnam in 1968... he was there for the Twiliters reunion in 2004, so he got to relive a past glory at least. RIP, Tommy. Love the way that pick grated against your strings at Rollerland... www.twiliters.com

For my money, even though it's as obvious as you like, Have Love Will Travel by The Sonics usually gets people's head 'round the garage sound all by itself. If you get a grin, hit 'em with 'Open My Eyes' by The Nazz.

hmn these maybe?

Not Right Now - Outspoken Blues
And She Said Yes - Painted Ship
Caught You Red Handed - The Jolly Green Giants
Did You Need To Know - Dale Gregory & The Shouters
Alibis - The Bards

- and whatever i gave you on the mix i made a while back, dont remember what was on it

This one (I had it on an 'ol 78 rpm owned by my family!!): "Stormy Weather" is a 1933 song written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler. Ethel Waters first sang it at The Cotton Club night club in Harlem. It has since been covered by artists as diverse as Frank Sinatra and Clodagh Rodgers.

The only "Stormy Weather" I know is from the Gants. Which one are you talking about?

Oh man! I need that 60's Beat Italiano comp! I forgot about it. I heard The Nightbirds a long time ago, but that's all I've heard. Hmm, wonder if I could order it. Oh, and I think I might've had "On Nous Cache Tout, On Nous Dit Rien" on there.

You're right! It may have been on there. I can't remember exactly what was on there.

April 6h:

St. Vitus : The Psychopath + Burial At Sea
Intro/Run Pussy Cat (Faster Pussycat Kill Kill soundtrack)
Black Lips : Can't Dance + I Saw A Ghost
Vemonous Concept : Drop Dead
The Cute Lepers : It's Summertime Baby
Andre Williams : Pussy Stank
Busy Signals : Matter of Time
Johnny Thunders & Wayne Kramer's Gang War : Hey Thanks
Kalemaris : Staldfraeseren
Zero Boys : Amphetamine Addiction
Cromagnon : Caledonia
Ribeye Brothers : DWI
Armitage Shanks : Kray Twins
Black Sunday : Rat Tunnel
High Tention Wires : People I Know
Poison Idea : Subtract
Cheater Slicks : Motherlode
CPC Gangbangs : Teenage Crimewave
Chop Hanna & The Berlin Three : Beer Drinkin Woman
Satan's Rats : Year of the Rats
Scientists : Atom Bomb Baby
Black Lips : Dirty Hands

March 30th:

Carrie Nations : Find It (Beyond the Valley of the Dolls soundtrack)
Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders : Hell's Half Acre
Young Wasteners : Who To Be
Graveyard : Evil Ways
FNU Ronnies : Normal Citizen
Registrators : Chainsaw Love
Die Kreuzen : In School
Black Rose Band : ?
Hibachi Stranglers : Parking Lot
Mangina : Yellow Fever
Pink Fairies : Street Urchin
Quadrajets : Dixie Speedway
Pagans : Street Where Nobody Lives
Fearless Iranians From Hell : Die For Allah
The Hospitals : Again and Again
Birds Of Maya : Killer Foot Kin
Raydios : Irritater
Funkadelic : Free your Mind and your Ass will Follow

...Johnny and Tommy Ramone's pre-Ramones band circa 1967. I understand they recorded a couple songs and I was recently perusing a library book called Punk: The Whole Story which mentions a 45 being released on a small private label. No mention of the label's name or how many might have been pressed. I've read other books/crap online that mention the Tangerine Puppets and recordings thereof but I've never heard of an actual single being released. It seems like a pre-ramones songs would be something alot of people would want to hear, even if they are terrible. So why hasn't it been re-issued, comped, bootlegged, etc? And was there really a 45?

i really like the sound of old old old old ludwigs. preferably a small 20" kick drum, if you stuff em right they sound like cannon's. ive been playing them for years...and i also really enjoy old wooden slingerland snare's.

All originals, no ringers, live beds, liners by Mike Stax, and definitely no Grandpa Rock: http://www.zohomusic.com/cds_detail.php?cds_id=69

Yo. I have a weekly podcast where we play a bunch of music some of which is garage or punk. I like a lot of different stuff, and we talk way to much, but there you go.

Eggman's show is a radio show that he streams live on his site, not a podcast, unfortunately.

thanx a ton man! but believe it or not, this is the only one i know by heart. You can't get the lyrics for any of the other songs on the album. Still, you rocked! thanx again

I found the "Teenage Head" lyrics at: http://www.justsomelyrics.com/803827/Flamin'-Groovies-Teenage-Head-Lyrics I'm a monster got a revved up teenage head. Teenage monster California born and bred. Half a boy and half a man I'm half at sea and half on land, oh my Bye-bye. Got a woman, she's my hopped up high school queen. She's my woman, she's a teenage love machine. She knows how to turn me on and get me high and get it on and on, yeah she does. {instrumental break} When ya' see me, better turn your tail and run, 'cause I'm angry and I'll mess you up for fun. I'm a child of atom bombs and rotten air and Vietnams; I am you, you are me.

Is it my impression or are the Flamin Groovies' lyrics banned from the web (except some from the beatleesque era)? What about Flamingo and Teenage Head? Being from Brazil, it's not easy to figure them all out. Can anyone help?

Thanks PJ Dirty Water!

I followed up on your leads and after previewing a mono copy of The Sidekicks LP on RCA (1966) I'd agree with you, the album title track, "Fifi The Flea" is indeed a pile of crap;
still I did find 4 strong tracks - "Not Now" (which oddly sounds weaker in mono, to my ears), "He's My Friend", "Ask Your Friend" and "Ollie Wong" (for it's incorrectness alone, a keeper!).

Both "Friend" tracks feature solid fuzz guitar breaks and of course "Not Now" is a highlight.

The Redcoats aren't bad either, and the Dionysus reissue you brought to our attention can be audio-sampled on amazon.
The Sidekicks were from Absecon and Wildwood, New Jersey and did their 1st audition in Atlantic City.

The link you provided had a detailed bio told by the band: epic... truly epic... thanks again!

Some of the tracks have the Brit beat sound, some sound like summer of '65 Mojo Men, Beau Brummels, pretty rocking... no filler.

So The Sidekicks recorded at RCA... maybe they were from L.A. - or (like Elvis) Memphis?
Is the single in stereo? How's the flip?

Here's the ad copy and track listing.
I up'd track 14 on my Garage Punk Hideout playlist... starts off friendly before turning a killer corner, at the lead break. Stereo mix too.

"THOUGHT THE DAYS OF KILLER '60S GARAGE COMPS WERE OVER? "DIE TODAY" IS THE FIRST ONE FOR 2008 AND IS JUST AS STRONG AS ANY REISSUE SO FAR - FUZZ, TEEN ANGST, CRAZY DRUMS AND WILD GUITAR ... IT'S ALL RIGHT HERE":

1. One Eyed Jacks - Die Today
2. The Countdowns - You Know I Do
3. Nova Local - Games
4. Jamie & The Jury - Fooling Around
5. The Yorkshire Puddin' - Keep Me In Mind
6. The Live Wires - The Mask
7. Sterling Damon - Rejected
8. Glory Rhodes - Gonna Be Somebody
9. Gaylon Ladd - Her Loving Way
10. Wee & The Revelations - Somebody To Love
11. House Of Lords - Louise
12. The Gears - Explanation
13. The Shaprels - Rock-A-Boo
14. The Sidekicks - Not Now
15. Mark Five - Determination
16. Moby Dick & The Whalers - I Love Her So
17. Jack Hennig & The Breaking Point Group - Maybe Tomorrow
18. The Wanderers - Treat Me Right
19. M.G. & The Escorts - Please Don't Ever Change
20. Dirty Elbows - To Carry On
21. The Alphabetical Order - Gonna Fight The War
22. The So...But So What - I Will Cry
23. The Knights - I Know It Now
24. The Passions - You've Got Me Hurtin'

So where are these bands from?

Some definite surprises, several fuzz blasters, yikes!

I have, like probably many in here, a hell of a lot of bad experiences with sound guys and sound checks. For me, a sound check CAN be useful, but 90% of the time it's a major waste of time. I'm more concerned about the order of appearance, where's are shit! and when do we get on. You can have a pretty good impression of the kind of sound guy you are gonna deal with just by looking at his t-shirt. If it's a RUSH t-shirt... you're in for trouble. We used to have all kindsa remarks on our equipement being shitty and mot tuned and shit... but none of this matters as it's the performance that's important... not the sound man's job, for me at least.

I've known a couple great sound guys in my town and would sigh of relief when I got to the club and saw them. I thought to myself "great! easy night!"... as when I didn't know the guy and he was clearly into reggae... I knew we'd have troubles. I'm always asked to keep the amps on stage low so that he could have "room" to play with them on his console... but come show time... I jack my amp right back up. Then, you're in control, he can't do anything else but cut the mics.

Lastly, I always sacrifice our first song. I pick one that's ok, but not killer. Usually it goes to shit because of the sound man. Then jack up your amps and start playing for real. It's fucking funny to see the guy jump on his console, head down, trying to rectify what's going "wrong".