The Monks

100 albums to check out after watching the Other Music documentary

Including Animal Collective, Anohni, Belle & Sebastian, Neu!, Vashti Bunyan, Neutral Milk Hotel, Keith Hudson, Galaxie 500, Cornelius, Sun Ra, Vampire Weekend, Anti-Pop Consortium, Magnetic Fields, Cluster, El-P, The Fall, The Monks, Sharon Van Etten, Yo La Tengo, The Strokes, William Basinski, Serge Gainsbourg, Matana Roberts, TV on the Radio, The National, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Os Mutantes, and more.

The Fall's 21 Best Covers, from The Beatles to Sister Sledge

Some of The Fall’s most famous songs are covers, though their genius was always making it sound like they wrote them. Here are 21 of the best.

live videos of Kendrick Lamar, LCD & more to watch while every show is cancelled

Today’s picks for live videos to watch while you’re home and every show is cancelled include Kendrick Lamar, Moses Sumney, LCD Soundsystem, Griselda, and The Monks.

we pay tribute to The Fall's Mark E Smith on this week's BrooklynVegan Blog Radio on SiriusXMU (playlist)

The world lost a true original voice last week, Mark E Smith of The Fall. We paid tribute to him on this week’s edition of BrooklynVegan Blog Radio on SiriusXMU.

The Shaggs' 'Philosophy of the World' getting Light in the Attic reissue w/ NYC release/tribute show

The outsider art cult classic will be out on vinyl and CD with liner notes by Lenny Kaye.

The Monks singer Gary Burger, RIP

Minnesota Public Radio reports that Gary Burger, frontman of ’60s freakbeat band The Monks, died over the weekend at 72. The was formed in the mid-’60s by American G…