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CD Review: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, “Who Killed Sgt. Pepper”

Ken Shane February 23, 2010 3

Ok, this is tough stuff. The tenth studio album from San Francisco’s the Brian Jonestown Massacre is a swirling psychedelic phantasmagoria. The band, best known to most people via their controversial portrayal in the

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CD Review: The Monks, “Black Monk Time” and “The Early Years 1964-1965″

Ken Shane May 6, 2009 1

Perhaps you’ve heard their story. A bunch of GIs find themselves stationed in Germany in the mid-’60s. They decide to form a band, which they call the 5 Torquays. The Torquays are really nothing

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