In 1967, The Monkees achieved a chart record that remains unbroken 58 years later. In 1967, the band created for the television series of the same name released four albums in just one year, and each ...
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.
The Monkees‘ hardest-rocking hit might be “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone.” Surprisingly, the song was originally by another classic rock band. The band in question didn’t give “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ ...
The Monkees ’ 1986 reunion was a surprise to fans and to the band’s members, who hadn’t expected the overwhelming response and renewed interest in their music after 16 years. Subsequently, only half ...
It’s been nearly 60 years since The Monkees first hit TV screens — and now the band’s last surviving member, Micky Dolenz, is taking fans all the way back to where it began. On October 13, Dolenz ...
In 1966, the world was introduced to the television show The Monkees. While decades later bands like the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC would be put together for pop fame, the Los Angeles-born group The ...
If he could turn back time. From 1966 to 1968, Dolenz was part of the rock ‘n roll foursome alongside Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones, and Peter Tork for two seasons on NBC. The band performed together, ...
The 80s proved a fertile breeding ground for unlikely comeback stories. When The Monkees came busting back onto the scene in the mid-80s, it just might have been the unlikeliest of all. They even made ...
Nearly six decades later, Micky Dolenz still remembers the excitement and uncertainty surrounding The Monkees' first single release. This month marks the anniversary of "Last Train to Clarksville" ...
A band in a slump, a demo song nobody wanted, and a new bass player with no experience as an arranger. The result: one of the ...