In which we say farewell to summer – and title-themed shows, for now – with a title-themed show about summer.
The Monkees
Aaron Neville has had an impressive career with his brothers and as a solo artist but his biggest hit came in 1966
Jewel Akens was a one-hit wonder, but what a hit it was
Grayson & Ross discuss the return of The Feelies, the debut of the Sun Records TV show, The Monkees Pisces Aquarius Capricorn & Jones Ltd. and more.
It’s the best (and some not-so-best) of 2016, a year when we really needed it.
Time and time again, compilations of certain artists are released that never seem to do that artist complete justice. I can think of a handful – if that many –…
And… the win goes to this Paul Weller/Noel Gallagher composition, sung mainly by Michael Nesmith, with Micky Dolenz – a slice of vintage Monkees-style and as psychedelic as The Monkees…
So this obscure thing came out last week we’re sure you know nothing about.
And here it is – the third new song from the forthcoming Monkees album, Good Times. Unlike the uptempo poppiness of the prior two tracks, “Me & Magdalena” is a…
A legend such as Bobby Hart really doesn’t need an introduction; as a songwriter for The Monkees, Jay & The Americans, Little Anthony & The Imperials and so on. For…
And as quickly as we premiered “She Makes Me Laugh”, here now is another brand new track from The Monkees’ forthcoming album, “You Bring The Summer” – this one written…
How can you not love this? It’s The Monkees – it’s brand new and it’s as “classic Monkees” and catchy as the day is long. Penned by Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo…
This is one of those albums where I cannot even remotely pretend to be objective – The Monkees was the first album I ever owned in my life, so it…
It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
Ken Shane pays tribute to the legendary Gerry Goffin
I became a Monkees fan at age 11 after binge-watching their hit TV show on Nick-at-Nite’s Block Party Summer. Its run lasted all of two weeks, but after that I…
This is the first edition of my ~brand new column~ here on Popdose! I was going to start off last week by posting some lame introduction, but then I thought,…
As what is presumably the last of the incredible Rhino releases from the archives of The Monkees’ studio works, The Monkees Present is one of the most fascinating since it’s…
Stop in for the shuffle, stay for the discussion. It’s the Friday Five!
I am a writer for Popdose.com…and I’m in a band!
2012 is the year for unbelievable events, it seems — and the Monkees ”reunion” (minus dearly departed Davy Jones) is not the least of these. Monkeemaniacs turned out in droves,…
In 1967, the album supplanted the single as rock’s preeminent art form. Yet the album that ended 1967 at #1 in Billboard sits astride both sides of that divide. Pisces,…
As the spring of ’67 turned into the Summer of Love, two of the top acts of 1966 returned to the top of the album chart as the world waited…
The original Pre-Fab Four set chart marks the original Fabs never matched.
With the death of Davy Jones, an unlikely generation may feel the loss the most.
As we kick off our look at AM Gold: 1967, we begin with a discussion on the merits of Time-Life’s track selection for the series.
We’re one week away from the end of AM Gold: 1966, and for the Popdose staff it seems it couldn’t come fast enough.
I’m not going anywhere for the next couple of days. Because I have the complete run of The Monkees—32 episodes of season 1, and 26 episodes of season 2—spread across…
MTV started airing 20-year-old reruns of The Monkees in 1986, a perfect fit for the fledgling network—quick cuts, youth culture, wild and crazy attitude—such were the things MTV aimed to…