Tag Archives: The Monkees
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In Memoriam: DMX, Charlie Watts and 30 other artists we lost in 2021
Row 1: DMX, Biz Markie, Dusty Hill, Charlie Watts, Joey Jordison, Nanci Griffith and B.J. Thomas. Row 2: Mary Wilson, George Wein, Michael Nesmith, Terence “Astro” Wilson, Tom T. Hall, Stephen Sondheim and Graeme Edge. Row 3: Chick Corea, Gift of Gab, Bunny Wailer, Shock G and Sylvain Sylvain.…
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REWIND: We honor Michael Nesmith with five songs he wrote
Michael Nesmith from the Monkees playing his guitar in the 1960s. Courtesy. Songwriter and Monkee Mike Nesmith died on Friday at the age of 78. I already dedicated a column to the underrated greatness of The Monkees, and you should absolutely read it because the Monkees are great and…
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Obituary: Michael Nesmith of the Monkees dead at 78
Michael Nesmith, courtesy. When I last spoke to the Monkees’ Micky Dolenz, just a few months ago, he’d told me that rumors of the band’s “farewell tour” were overblown; that he and Michael Nesmith would go on until they couldn’t go on any more. That statement seems more powerful…
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REVIEW: The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith recall their heyday at San Jose Civic
Micky Dolenz (L) and Michael Nesmith of the Monkees perform at San Jose Civic in San Jose on Sept. 15, 2021. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. SAN JOSE — Storytelling and classic songs held equal weight at a concert with Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz of the Monkees at The Civic Wednesday night.…
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REVIEW: Micky Dolenz makes the old sound new with ‘Dolenz Sings Nesmith’
Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith have been friends for a very long time, and for decades Dolenz has been part of a band—The Monkees—for which Nesmith was a primary songwriter. So Dolenz Sings Nesmith is not the first time Dolenz has sung Nesmith-penned songs. Dolenz Sings Nesmith Micky Dolenz…
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Interview: The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz enjoying grandpa life, making solo LP
The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz, courtesy. A year ago, The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz was literally digging in at his Los Angeles area home as the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic clawed into the U.S. With a tour with fellow Monkee Michael Nesmith postponed, he had his hands in the…
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REWIND: Spotlight on The Monkees, who eventually did play their own instruments
The Monkees are your favorite band in 2020. The numbers don’t lie. Courtesy: Getty Images. According to our traffic metrics your favorite band is The Monkees. Yes, you. You may disagree but pageviews don’t lie. We’ve had three Monkees stories this year: A review of Mike Nesmith and Micky…
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INTERVIEW: Micky Dolenz of The Monkees on living through the ‘horrible cloud’
Micky Dolenz, Courtesy photo. Micky Dolenz of The Monkees doesn’t remember another time in years that he’s gone more than three days without having to pack a suitcase. Instead, he’s been spending the shelter-in-place to stop the spread of COVID-19 by tending to his vegetable garden and working in…
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Monkees play their own tune on ‘The Mike & Micky Show Live’
In 1920 poet T.S. Eliot wrote, “immature poets imitate; mature poets steal; bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at least something different.” In the 1960s this passage should have been amended with the clause, “Great capitalists cash in.” When The…
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SF Sketchfest: The Monkees’ Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz are ‘believers’ once again
Moderator Paul Myers (L) with The Monkees’ Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz at Marines’ Memorial Theatre on Jan. 12, 2020. Courtesy: Dan Dion. SAN FRANCISCO — “I’m a Believer” and “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone” wafted through the Marines’ Memorial Theatre Sunday before SF Sketchfest’s Tribute to The Monkees:…
