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May 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Micky Dolenz: Dolenz Sings Nesmith
Micky Dolenz Dolenz Sings Nesmith 7a Records Monkees fans know the truth – but many of us are still fighting against the tide as it washes up some drifter convinced the band was only ever a made-for-TV American Beatles. Even if that was an accurate description for a year or two they proved themselves to […]Archive
April 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Monkees: The Mike & Micky Show Live
The Monkees The Mike & Micky Show Live Rhino Records The late-career comeback of The Monkees has been a nice surprise. Like The Beatles and The Who they’re now down to just two and Mike Nesmith made it very clear during the recent tour (and in the years previous) that he could wander from the […]Archive
June 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: The Monkees (June 10, Wgtn)
The Monkees MFC, Wellington Monday, June 10 I’m a believer (ha!) that you have to do the research – you have to know what to expect. Anyone thinking they were getting anything close to the actual Monkees would be defeated purely by numbers; part-time players in their later years Mike Nesmith and Micky Dolenz (now all that’s left) were never going […]Archive
October 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Fabulous Return of The Monkees: Comeback of the Year
The Monkees are often mentioned as a manufactured band – made for TV. It’s true, ads were placed and the aim was to make an imaginary band, an American version of something that channelled the spirit of Beatlemania. The band members would eventually go on to show their enormous musical talent – in some cases […]Archive
May 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Monkees: Good Times!
The Monkees Good Times! Rhino Records Perhaps no one expected that a new album by The Monkees in 2016 would get rave reviews, but Good Times! is deserving of a great gush. For a start it’s fun (with an exclamation mark to remind us – though it almost evokes that famous question-mark from those hippie-times, […]Archive
November 15, 2013 by Simon Sweetman