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The Monkees Announce Summer 2013 Tour Dates

Dave Swanson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:15:06 +0000

One more time! With the success, both critical and commercial, of last fall’s mini tour, the Monkees are coming to your town again this summer. The 24 date US tour is being called ‘A Midsummer’s Night With the Monkees,’ and kicks off July 15 at the Capitol Theater in New York. “The reaction to the [...]

45 Years Ago: The Monkees' 'The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees' Album Released

Dave Swanson — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:00:38 +0000

By the time they released 'The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees' in April 1968, the Monkees had been on a nonstop roller-coaster ride for a solid 15 months. Record after record, live appearances and shooting their TV show made for an exceptionally busy schedule. Except for the soundtrack to their movie 'Head,' which came out later in the year, 'The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees' would be the last album released by the original group.

45 Years Ago: 'The Monkees" Final Episode Airs

Dave Swanson — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:21:46 +0000

On Monday, March 25, 1968, at 7:30PM, the final episode of 'The Monkees' aired over the NBC airwaves. When the television show about a rock and roll band premiered on Monday, Sept. 12, 1966, no one could have guessed the phenomenon it would become. Over the 18 months that followed, the fictitious band became a real band, and their records not only topped the charts, but even outsold the Beatles.

Mike Nesmith of The Monkees Announces 2013 Solo U.S. Tour Dates

Dave Swanson — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:13:04 +0000

After the huge success of last year's Monkees tour, the usually reclusive Mike Nesmith has been recharged and is embarking on his own solo tour this spring. Nesmith took to Facebook to deliver this information today (Jan. 28). The dates are listed below.

Monkees Singer Davy Jones Dead at 66

Jami Bond — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:32:18 +0000

Lead singer of the Monkees, Davy Jones passed away today, February 29, at the age of 66. A rep for Jones says the singer died from a heart attack this morning. An official from the medical examiner’s office for Martin County, Florida confirmed with TMZ they received a call from Martin Memorial Hospital informing them [...]