The Monkees ’ 1986 reunion was a surprise to fans and to the band’s members, who hadn’t expected the overwhelming response ...
Mike Nesmith had an upfront seat to the madness that was The Monkees. The band and its members, Nesmith, Davy Jones, Peter Tork, and Micky Dolenz, subsequently topped the Billboard charts and ...
The Doors and The Monkees were two of the bands that helped define rock in the 1960s. Despite this, The Doors' Jim Morrison didn't see The Monkees as his peers.
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. From left to right: Tommy Boyce, Davy Jones, Bobby Hart and Micky Dolenz, photographed in 1975 ...
As a songwriter and performer, Mike Nesmith generally used both his head and heart when making career decisions. This method generally worked well for the Texas native. After leaving The Monkees in ...
This led to giant hits like “I’m a Believer” and “Last Train to Clarksville,” but the Monkees felt like frauds and successfully lobbied to be given complete control with Headquarters. With the ...
Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • Micky Dolenz came to the Robins Theatre Tuesday to honor the musical legacy of The Monkees. It wasn’t his first visit to the area. The “fabricated ...
I’ve had the privilege to interview the shortest idolized Monkee twice in years passed, once during a tour with Peter Noone and Bobby Sherman. At the moment I was interviewing Noone on the phone, Davy ...
It’s been nearly 60 years since The Monkees first hit TV screens — and now the band’s last surviving member, Micky Dolenz, is ...
While the 1960s was a flourishing time for music both in America and abroad with the British Invasion, The Monkees still managed to carve a lane all their own. Introduced to audiences via The Monkees ...
The Monkees may be more known from their ’60s “television show about a band,” but they made some outstanding and underrated records. Their catalog is very diverse. Bubblegum, psychedelia, vaudeville, ...