To be fair, nobody really knows why anything connects with the audience in the way that it does, and why one piece of pop culture entertainment becomes a phenomenon while others don't. The Monkees TV ...

During a 2022 interview with Variety, Dolenz discussed how the Monkees pilot almost wasn’t picked up. “That is, until [Monkees creators] Bob [Rafelson] and Bert [Schneider], the brains of the ...

In a computerized toy factory, the Monkees foil an efficiency expert (Stan Freberg) who wants to replace an old toymaker (Walter Janovitz) with automation. A shady PR man (Andre Philippe) kidnaps the ...

While the 1960s was a flourishing time for music both in America and abroad with the British Invasion, The Monkees still managed to carve a lane all their own. Introduced to audiences via The Monkees ...

“Check this out — yesterday in 1965, I got my original contract for The Monkees pilot!” the 80-year-old singer wrote. “I was paid a whopping $600 for the pilot, and if the show got picked up, my ...

For over half a century, Micky Dolenz has been entertaining audiences as a singer, drummer, actor, director, and all-around showman. Best known as a primary voice and energy behind The Monkees (the ...

9-11-66: Del Mar was renamed “Clarksville” for the day, as part of a promotion for The Monkees TV show, which would debut the following night. The Sunday event marked the first time the foursome ever ...

The Monkees ’ 1986 reunion was a surprise to fans and to the band’s members, who hadn’t expected the overwhelming response ...

The Monkees may have started their music careers as a television show band. However, the prefab four quickly morphed into one of the most beloved groups of musicians of the 1960s. Micky Dolenz, Mike ...

The Monkees were a pop culture phenomenon in the late 1960s. The group started as a fictional pop-rock band for its eponymous TV sitcom on NBC. But they became so popular that the show's singles were ...

Lighthearted fun, fun, fun. Well, here he comes. Micky Dolenz brings his 2023 tour to The Paramount on April 11 celebrating the Monkees’ third consecutive No. 1 album, Headquarters, plus all their ...