A star’s cover of The Monkees‘ “I Wanna Be Free” was played at Davy Jones’ memorial service. Subsequently, the star explained why he decided to cover the song in the first place. Notably, “I Wanna Be ...

The post The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz Announces EP of R.E.M. Covers, Shares Version of “Shiny Happy People”: Stream appeared first on Consequence. In addition to “Shiny Happy People,” the four-song EP ...

On December 10, it was revealed that Michael Nesmith of The Monkees died at 78 years old, with his family saying in a statement that he “passed away this morning in his home, surrounded by family, ...

The Monkees were a made-for-TV band designed to capitalize on the Beatles' popularity and to engage in wacky sitcom hijinks. But in 1968, they made Head, a movie that's earned a rep as one of the ...

The Monkees‘ Davy Jones didn’t seem to be a fan of the artwork for the band’s second album. He said the Prefab Four were wearing clothes from JCPenny on the cover. In the same vein, Mickey Dolenz ...

Musician Micky Dolenz of The Monkees performs on stage at The Magnolia on September 18 Credit: (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images) When fans first learned of the upcoming four-song EP, Dolenz ...

The track comes from Dolenz Sings R.E.M., an upcoming tribute EP by the Monkees rocker due out Nov. 3. “Once again, this EP reaffirms my long-held conviction that a solid recording always begins with ...

Pop fans everywhere were saddened earlier today to hear of the death of Monkees lead singer Davy Jones. Locally, probably few are sadder than the members of the New Orleans Monkees cover band the ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Carrington MacDuffie tips her hat to the ...

One of the greatest mismatches in rock history took place in July 1967 when the Jimi Hendrix Experience embarked on a massive U.S. tour opening for the Monkees — and promptly ended eight days later, ...

When it comes to covering good music, Micky Dolenz is still a believer. Dolenz, 78, was the lead singer on several of The Monkees’ greatest hits, including “I’m A Believer,” “Last Train to Clarksville ...