The Monkees had a hit song in the 1980s — and they were far from the only classic rock act from their generation to do so. The track in question could have been a catastrophe. Here’s how the ...

The Monkees ‘ show was almost nixed before it got off the ground. That would have had a hugely negative impact on the history of popular music. It also would have changed the entire history of movies!

And in the midst of it all, there were the Monkees. Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones, first came together as the cast of a TV show (which aired from 1966 to 1968), then ...

It was chosen as The Monkees’ first single. It’s also telling that Micky Dolenz sings lead in what sounds like an approximation of a British accent to really drive home the comparison. 2.

A look into the effect the monkees had on music TV, from their 1960s heyday to the role Michael Nesmith had in conceptualising what would later become MTV ...