The Monkees

Pop Rock 

Taking A Stand: How The Monkees Made Headquarters

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 Gillian G. Gaar 4 Comments 1967, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Colgems, Davy Jones, Harry Nilsson, Headquarters, Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork, Rhino Records, The Monkees

A new box set documents the iconic pop group’s declaration of independence

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Country and/or Western Rock 

Tomorrow & Me: Michael Nesmith’s And The Hits Just Keep On Comin’ at 50

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, And The Hits Just Keep On Comin, Linda Ronstadt, Michael Nesmith, Mike Nesmith, Red Rhodes, Stone Poneys, The Monkees, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

How this classic 1972 solo album helped further the Monkee’s Americana ascent

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Power Pop 

God Bless International Pop Overthrow 2022

May 24, 2022June 1, 2022 Ken Kurson 1 Comment Bad Company, Circles, David Bash, International Pop Overthrow, Jim Ellison, Kim & Lee, Liverpool, Lucille, Lucky Blue, Mark Pountney, Material Issue, Power pop, Senior Class, The Beat Movement, The Cavern, The Chelsea Curve, The Incurables, The Lilacs, The Monkees, The Side, The Stayawakes, Vix 20

World’s premiere power pop festival crushes Liverpool after 2-year covid hiatus

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Pop Rock 

1967: The Year of Monkeemania

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments 1967, Davy Jones, Headquarters, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, More of the Monkees, Peter Tork, The Monkees

Forget Sgt. Pepper, Monterey Pop and the Summer of Love — ’67 was the year of the Monkees!

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Pop Remembrance Rock 

Get What You Pay For: Peter Tork at 80

February 13, 2022April 3, 2022 Jim Sullivan 3 Comments 80th birthday, Dave Brubeck, Davy Jones, Jimmy Miller, Justus, Little Feat, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, MTV, Peter Tork, The Monkees

Remembering the funniest Monkee on his heavenly birthday

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Bluegrass Country and/or Western Pop Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Nez: Now It’s Time To Listen To The Band

December 16, 2021April 3, 2022 James Porter 4 Comments Davy Jones, Generation X, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, MTV, Peter Tork, RCA, RIP, The Monkees

Why losing Michael Nesmith means so much more than the death of the “Quiet Monkee”

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Art Pop Indie Rock Pop 

The Polyphonic Spree Sing The Hits!

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments ABBA, Barry Manilow., Daniel Johnston, INXS, Polyphonic Spree, Rush, The Association, The Bee Gees, The Monkees, The Rolling Stones, Tim DeLaughter, Wings

Tim DeLaughter talks Barry Manilow, Tripping Daisy and his big band’s latest LP Afflatus

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Country and/or Western Psychedelics Rock 

The Beat Of Michael Nesmith’s Own Drum

May 4, 2021March 24, 2022 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments 2021, Different Drum: The Lost RCA Victor Recordings, Michael Nesmith, Orville J. “Red” Rhodes, Real Gone Music, Second Disc Records, The Monkees

A new collection digs into the solo career of the most musically diverse Monkee

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Music Journalism Rock 

Expect Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Process to Stay Broken

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Jeff Tamarkin 3 Comments Bad Company, Billy Preston, Carly Simon, Dionne Warwick, Emerson, George Michael, Gram Parsons, Grand Funk Railroad, Harry Nilsson, Jethro Tull, Joe Cocker, Johnny Winter, Judas Priest, King Crimson, Lake & Palmer, Link Wray, Lionel Richie, Little Feat, Mary Wells, Motörhead, Mott the Hoople, Mountain, Neil Sedaka, Patti LaBelle, peter Frampton, Ry Cooder, Sonic Youth, Suzi Quatro, T.Rex, Television, the Doobie Brothers, The Go-Gos, the MC5, the Meters, The Monkees, the New York Dolls, the Shangri-Las, The Turtles, Thin Lizzy, Todd Rundgren, Tom Jones, Warren Zevon

Former nominating committee member cautions rockers that Wenner exit won’t cure much

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Pop Remembrance Rock 

What Do You Expect Me To Say

February 27, 2019April 11, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork, The Monkees

An exclusive interview from 2016 with the late Peter Tork

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Pop Remembrance 

Remembering Peter Tork

February 22, 2019February 23, 2019 James Porter 0 Comments Peter Tork, RIP, The Monkees

The sweet, silly and razor sharp bassist for The Monkees loses his battle with cancer at 77

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Pop Rock 

Head’s Up!

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments 1968, Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork, The Monkees

A look at the Monkees’ underrated psychedelic classic at 50

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