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NOTE: The Monkees brand of zany humor and light folk/pop music revolutionized television, and they remain very popular to this day, so much so that even decades after their dissolution, references to them can be found in mass media all over the world. Here's where I'll list news items from television, radio, and newspaper articles all around the world that make reference to the Monkees.   Also, I'll list any updates to the site here, so check back weekly!

March 11, 2010

PR company pits Mike Nesmith against Richard Garriott for Norwegian curling ...

Pocket Gamer
I do not understand why Rob Hearn felt the need to add quotation marks around the word celebrities. I suppose he does not find the worthy of the title, ...

Hall of Fame honors Nesmith, who's always ahead of his time

Austin 360
Even setting aside his recording career with the Monkees and after and his role producing such iconic movies as "Repo Man," it's a kind of amazing how much ...

Guitarchitectural Digest: The Hendrix Edition

ARTINFO
... career choices as well: he famously opened for the Monkees, only to send the pre-tweeny-boppers to the exits when he torched his ax with lighter fluid. ...

PR company pits Mike Nesmith against Richard Garriott for Norwegian curling ...

Pocket Gamer
... (who was in the Monkees and who's credited in a roundabout way with creating MTV), and Richard Garriott (who created Ultima and has been in space). ...

Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning Star In The Runaways Biopic

TMR Zoo (blog)
Still the trailer looks a bit like a remake of the Monkees series. Another concern I have with the film is it is Cherie Currie and Joan Jett heavy. ...

On Hearing 'Whole Lotta Love' for the First Time in Moscow

International Herald Tribune
I was 18, and not entirely pop-illiterate: the “Beatli,” the “Rollingi” and the Monkees were always seeping out of friends' tape recorders, opening up new, ...

European Monetary Fund: You Heard it Here First

Before It's News
I was typing that, and I just couldn’t get that Monkees song, “I’ma Believer†, out of my head! OK… I’m back now… Looks like we have two ...

Revolver in Birkenhead going back to the 1960s

Wirral News
... said: “Obviously being a rock venue, the emphasis will mainly be on the loud and proud, but we may venture into fun bands like The Monkees as well. ...

March 10, 2010

Jay Huling's New Comedy Lambastes Atheism, Televangelists, and Predatory ...

PR-USA.net (press release)
In between programs, they showcase an eclectic range of music -- from Elvis to Buck Owens to Davy Jones of the Monkees. Their shenanigans lead from one ...

Hey, Hey, etc… Why I Love the Monkees

PopMatters
I'm used to catching grief from friends for some of the quirky stuff I listen to, so whenever the Monkees come up in conversation, I'm always prepared for a ...

The Men I Love: The New American Songbook

All About Jazz
Disparate genres such as the Talking Heads' "Once in a Lifetime," Neil Diamond/The Monkees' "I'm a Believer," and Bruce Springsteen's "The River" populate ...

March 9, 2010

UPDATE: This week on Open Mic - The Blue Meanies!

European Monetary Fund: You Heard it Here First

Daily Reckoning (press release)
I was typing that, and I just couldn't get that Monkees song, “I'ma Believer”, out of my head! OK… I'm back now… Looks like we have two central bank ...

Jay Huling's New Comedy Lambastes Atheism, Televangelists, and Predatory ...

PR.com (press release)
In between programs, they showcase an eclectic range of music -- from Elvis to Buck Owens to Davy Jones of the Monkees. Their shenanigans lead from one ...

OFFBEAT: Chicago's Sofitel Water Tower hotel welcoming mammoth museum exhibit

nwitimes.com
Musician-actor Micky Dolenz of the Monkees is 65. Bassist Randy Meisner (The Eagles, Poco) is 64. Singer Peggy March is 62. Singer Gary Numan is 52. ...

March 8, 2010

UPDATE:  This week on MonkeeVision:  Romping to "The Girl I Knew Somewhere"

Autistic musicians play with perfect pitch; gigs in San Jose, Santa...

San Jose Mercury News
Instead, in perfect, angelic pitch, he'll break out the Monkees' hit "Daydream Believer." "Bernard's excellent,'' his mother said, adding that he plays with ...

Celeb birthdays

Macomb Daily
Musician-actor Micky Dolenz of the Monkees, 65. Bassist Randy Meisner (The Eagles, Poco), 64. Singers Peggy March, 62, Gary Numan, 52, Shawn Mullins, 42, ...

Celebrity birthdays

Glens Falls Post-Star
Musician-actor Micky Dolenz of the Monkees is 65. Bassist Randy Meisner (The Eagles, Poco) is 64. Singer Peggy March is 62. Singer Gary Numan is 52. ...

Strictly Come Dancing: Austin Peay, Ohio Valley

Swish Appeal (blog) 
Clarksville, in northern Tennessee; to get there, meet the Monkees at the station before the last train leaves. When? Around 6PM on Saturday, March 6th, ...

Jay Huling's New Comedy Lambastes Atheism, Televangelists, and Predatory ...

I-Newswire.com (press release)
In between programs, they showcase an eclectic range of music -- from Elvis to Buck Owens to Davy Jones of the Monkees. Their shenanigans lead from one ...

March 7, 2010

Can Alphabeat make it big?

Times Online
Pop groups who play live, tour and cohabit in a big house (a bit like the Monkees, except it's in Hackney)? There's really only Alphabeat, ...

Hackettstown getting a welcome case of the blues

Warren Reporter
The idea of Tork playing the blues seems a far cry from his hits with the Monkees from the 1960s. But in fact, he has always played and appreciated the ...

Villages entertainer, singer Chris Merrell dies

Villages Daily Sun
Throughout his career, Chris struck up friendships with members of such groups as Three Dog Night, the Turtles and the Monkees. During the 1980s, Chris had ...

March 6, 2010

UPDATE: I've added several new Mickey dates to the tours page.

PLUG:  I want to give a little shout-out towards a Monkees-like band who's trying to raise money for their first EP - The SMILES

Lulu: I'm 62 this year, and have just become a grandmother - but I never want ...

Daily Mail
1967: Because of the American TV series, The Monkees were a big hit in the UK. I was one of the support acts when they played at the Empire Pool [later ...

The Rocker Makes Wine

Wall Street Journal
Or maybe we'll end up on TV like the Monkees." He's aware the Maynard emerging now may alienate some fans of his heavy music. "A lot of people into Tool, ...

Peter Karp and Sue Foley concert: Letters straight from their hearts

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
... first night of next weekend's Centenary Mini-Blues Festival with Foley (Monkees member Peter Tork and his Shoe Suede Blues band will close night two). ...

Wilco in high spirits for third Halifax visit

TheChronicleHerald.ca
After starting the show with its own theme song Wilco (the song) off 2009's Wilco (the album) — hey, it worked for the Monkees — and the promise that "Wilco ...

Fibs bloom in 'Flower'

Wilkes Barre Times-Leader 
The show is set in the “swinging '60s, sandwiched between hippies and disco” and includes music by The Beatles, The Monkees and other groups of that era, ...

Graham Hudspeth

Amplifier 
They played selections from Paul Revere and the Raiders, the Beatles and the Monkees. Around his Freshman year of High School Graham (lead guitar), ...

March 4, 2010

UPDATE: I've added several new Davy Jones dates to the tours page.

A Noise Within Presents AWAKE AND SING! 3/20 - 5/23

Broadway World
... the seasoned actor has been featured on more than 400 TV shows since 1955, including such classics as The Monkees, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Get Smart, ...

Music Review: Donna Loren - Magic: The '80s Collection

Blogcritics.org (blog)
She would go on to perform on Shindig and appear in such television shows as Dr. Kildare, Batman, and The Monkees but would gradually fade from the public ...

The Brady Bunch Movie

Sky Movies
Look out for pint-sized hearthrob Davy Jones of the Monkees in a cameo. The Seventies' favourite all-American TV family springs into the hi-tech Nineties ...

The Reliable Source: Julianna Smoot, Marion Barry, the skiing Obamas and more

Washington Post
Weird fact, from Wikipedia: Koenig was cast in the role because of his resemblance to Davy Jones from The Monkees -- they figured he'd be teen-girl bait. ...

March 3, 2010

Too much Monkee business?

Reverb MSN Music (blog)
You don't want to mess with Monkees fans. I once made the mistake of lumping in the TV-created band with other “fake” artists such as The Archies and Josie ...

Glen Campbell: musician, entertainer and family man

Times-Standard
... "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers, and "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees. Campbell hosted his own weekly variety show, ...

Tell Tchaikovsky the News

Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
That explains why Berry is entombed on Golden Oldies stations with the Monkees and other soulless dreck, not with the jump blues, where he belongs. ...

March 2, 2010

UPDATE: This week on Open Mic - The chick that I met someplace...

UPDATE: The Monkees show up on the TV Guide this week!

A Noise Within Presents AWAKE AND SING! by Clifford Odets - Opens March 20

Broadway World
... the seasoned actor has been featured on more than 400 TV shows since 1955, including such classics as The Monkees, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Get Smart, ...

The Monkees' drummer Micky Dolenz: When I look back on my life, I wonder how I ...

Daily Mail
Post Monkees in the Sixties and Seventies I was living pretty hard. I was hanging out with Keith Moon and John Lennon, and while I never got into heavy ...

Nasty case of the mumps is childhood memory to forget

Evansville Courier & Press
... a Twist 'N Turn Barbie doll with a psychedelic mini skirt and white go-go boots and an eight track tape of the "Monkees Greatest Hits. ...

A channel-surfer's dissertation

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Let's use singers voted off "American Idol" to re-form the first made-for-prime-time pop phenomenon, the Monkees. • I cannot reconcile the appealing Alec ...

March 1, 2010

UPDATE:  This week on MonkeeVision:  Cue the theme from "Rocky!"

The 75 Books You Should Own For DC Comics' 75th Anniversary

io9
... the Monkees) or just a straight-forward tale about the potential end of the world being well told, Alex Ross and Mark Waid's uber-epic delivers. ...

February 28, 2010

UPDATE: I've added a listing and review for The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees [Deluxe Edition].

Centenary Mini-Blues Festival features original Monkee Peter Tork and many more

Warren Reporter
While Peter Tork and his Shoe Suede Blues band usually plays a few Monkees hits, it's focus in concert is on traditional blues sounds, such as those on ...

February 27, 2010

'Small fish' making it in Nashville's big pond

Rapid City Journal
He worked in Hollywood for Dick Clark, as well as Monkees producers Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. After serving in Vietnam, he moved to Bismarck, ND, ...

SXSW 2010: The Mynabirds

Spinner
Inspired by loss and recovery, she has returned to her roots with a soulful voice she developed after years of listening to everything from The Monkees to ...

The Song caries on

News-Herald.com
... Todd Rundgren) before moving to Los Angeles, where he was a working studio musician (Barbra Streisand, Gordon Lightfoot, Andy Williams and The Monkees). ...

More acts booked for Mid-State Fair

Times Press Recorder
... Monkees classic “I'ma Believer,” featured on the “Shrek” soundtrack. n America is booked for a 7:30 pm show Wednesday, July 21, on the Frontier Stag. ...

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