However, it’s not too late for The Monkees to come out on top. In recent years, older songs by Kate Bush ... of The Mamas & the Papas. Phillips wrote the melody and the verse, and I wrote ...

So why did this legend last? Simply put, it was too juicy to go away. The Monkees made squeaky-clean songs for a family-friendly show, so the juxtaposition between them and Manson was darkly humorous.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows ...

It was mainly Mike who said, “I want my songs to be on some of these albums, I wrote them, I’m one of The Monkees.” He had every right to say that. I think, frankly, that he may have been ...

The Monkees Announce 2-Month Long Farewell ... in music and were happier performing songs we liked — and/or wrote — than songs that were handed to us. It made for a better performance.

From their third album, Headquarters, onwards they played on their own records, and increasingly wrote their own material ... Any Dolenz’s favourite Monkees songs? “We did such a variety ...

Originally published in Uncut's August 2015 issue Even 50 years after their formation, Peter Tork marvels at the sheer thrill of being in The Monkees ... went away and wrote a wonderful ...