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 ...

Bobby Hart co-wrote many songs for The Monkees. In his 2015 book Psychedelic Bubble Gum: Boyce & Hart, The Monkees, and Turning Mayhem Into Miracles, Hart said a photographer named Bernie Yeszin was ...

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' Peter Tork passed away this week, and Car Seat Headrest paid tribute during their show in Tallahassee on Thursday by covering the Monkees' "For Pete's Sake." The song, which was ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...