In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. There's a ...

The piano riff from The Monkees‘ “Daydream Believer” was created by a member of the group. Subsequently, he said the riff was “sparklingly original.” Another member of the band revealed what he ...

Mike Nesmith said Davy Jones was the heart of The Monkees (the band) and The Monkees (the sitcom). Subsequently, he revealed why The Monkees’ “Daydream Believer” was his favorite of the band’s songs ...

Early during his concert Thursday night, March 5, at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, while singing the Monkees’ “Take a Giant ...

Some things can’t be explained. Take The Monkees. In the mid-sixties, a comedic television show parodying a struggling rock band living on a California beach unexpectedly caught fire on NBC, the host ...

Back in June at New York’s Beacon Theatre, The Monkees, sans Michael Nesmith, were nearing the end of a trippy jaunt down a winding memory lane, when the spotlight shined on Davy Jones, who, with a ...

Last week marked the one-year anniversary of Peter Tork‘s death, but thanks to some confusion on behalf of the good people running the official Foghat Facebook account, word of his demise spread all ...

Nostalgic fans gathered at the State Theater Thursday November 15 to celebrate the music of The Monkees. It was great to see an exceptional turnout for the historic reunion of the three remaining ...

Released 50 years ago this week, the single “Daydream Believer” was the last No. 1 blast in the Monkees’ meteoric, TV-driven chart career. The quartet’s stick-to-your-brain hit, written by John ...

Of all the abductions, this one is different.

He may be the last man standing, but Micky Dolenz is happy to keep Monkee-ing around. Dolenz was, of course, one of the four actor-musicians hired for the NBC comedy show “The Monkees,” a show ...