EPISODE · Sep 26, 2023 · 28 MIN
Eddie Shaw (The Monks)
from Synthetic Dreams Podcast · host Synthetic Dreams Podcast
My guest this week is Eddie Shaw, bass player from The Monks The group's only studio album, 'Black Monk Time' released back in 1965 and described as "A lost classic" by Julian Cope of the Teardop Explodes has been a great influence on bands such as The Fall, The Dead Kennedy's, The Beastie Boys, The White Stripes and many, many more.. Check out some of the live videos of the band to see just how far ahead they were for their time. Punk-rock, ten years before Punk was even a thing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bic0lgcEjY4&themeRefresh=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H-fmmNmrRs
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My guest this week is Eddie Shaw, bass player from The Monks The group's only studio album, 'Black Monk Time' released back in 1965 and described as "A lost classic" by Julian Cope of the Teardop Explodes has been a great influence on bands such as The Fall, The Dead Kennedy's, The Beastie Boys, The White Stripes and many, many more.. Check out some of the live videos of the band to see just how far ahead they were for their time. Punk-rock, ten years before Punk was even a thing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bic0lgcEjY4&themeRefresh=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H-fmmNmrRs
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