The Monokids

05/06/2026

05/06/2026

Let’s make some shuffle people!
“(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66” is a rhythm and blues standard written in 1946 by American songwriter and jazz musician Bobby Troup. It became the ultimate musical roadmap for the famous highway, inspiring generations to hit the open road.
Bobby Troup composed the tune in 1946 while driving cross-country from Pennsylvania to California to pursue a music career. He and his former wife Cynthia traveled the famous western highway, prompting Troup to craft a catchy, lyrical geography lesson of the towns along the route. His ex-wife suggested the brilliant refrain: “Get your kicks on Route 66!
The original, definitive recording was made in 1946 by Nat King Cole, which established the pronunciation of the highway as “root” rather than “rout”. Over the decades, it has been covered by legendary artists across rock, pop, and blues, including:Chuck Berry (1961)
The Rolling Stones (1964)
Also the Monokids… right now!
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27/05/2026

Here a come some Carl Perkins people!
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“Boppin’ the Blues” is a 1956 rockabilly classic written by Carl Perkins and Howard Griffin. Released on Sun Records, it features Perkins’ signature driving guitar sound, syncopated rhythm, and lyrics about finding relief from the blues by hitting the jukebox and hitting the dance floor.Background and InspirationThe song tells the story of a man who is “rhythm-bound”. Despite being deeply in love, he just has an uncontrollable urge to dance and bop to the music. In a famous spoken/sung exchange in the lyrics, Perkins visits a doctor, but rather than getting a medical prescription, he is told that a handful of nickels for a jukebox is the only cure. The upbeat lyrics even mention an old man named Don throwing away his crutches after getting “rhythm and blues”.
It is considered a cornerstone of early rockabilly and has been covered by many artists including Ricky Nelson, Gene Vincent, and Brian Setzer and also the Monokids… of course !

15/05/2026

Here a come some Johnny Cash folks!

Ring of Fire” (1963) is a iconic Johnny Cash song about the intense, destructive, and inescapable nature of love, written by June Carter and Merle Kilgore. It describes falling into a “burning ring of fire” while experiencing forbidden, passionate love for a man with a wild lifestyle.
June Carter wrote the song about her feelings for Johnny Cash while he was going through a turbulent time in his life, feeling that her love was like falling into a “burning ring of fire”. The “ring of fire” represents the perilous, “hellish” yet enticing nature of falling in love with someone self-destructive, a feeling that “burns, burns, burns”.
And now, this is the wild version of the Monokids, definitely!

24/04/2026

Thank you, The Monokids
Rockabilly Italia would like to publicly thank The Monokids, a great Tuscan neo-rockabilly band, for sending us their latest record.
A beautiful rockabilly / neo-rockabilly work, full of energy, style and passion — with a tracklist made almost entirely of original songs.
It’s always a pleasure to see bands keeping this music alive with personality, authenticity and that unmistakable rockin’ spirit.
Thank you guys, and keep on rockin’! 🎸🔥
Rockabilly Italia
Grazie, The Monokids!
Rockabilly Italia vuole ringraziare pubblicamente The Monokids, bella band toscana neo-rockabilly, per averci inviato il loro ultimo disco.
Un lavoro rockabilly / neo-rockabilly ricco di energia, stile e passione — con una tracklist composta quasi interamente da brani inediti.
È sempre un piacere vedere band che continuano a tenere viva questa musica con personalità, autenticità e quello spirito rockin’ che non passa mai di moda.
Grazie ragazzi, e continuate a rockeggiare! 🎸🔥
Rockabilly Italia