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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
November 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 238: Alec Bathgate
Welcome to episode 238 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]Archive
June 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 261 – The Monkees, Wellington, 2019
As soon as I saw the advertising for The Monkees I was very keen to see them; sure it was just two of them – but in a way it’s the two that mattered most. And anyway you can’t bring people back from the dead, you either go and see the remaining members and make […]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
November 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Mitch Ryder: Detroit Breakout!
Mitch Ryder Detroit Breakout! Cleopatra It’s funny hearing things like this – totally unnecessary new recordings by old lifers. Sometimes you just can’t hack it at all (because they can’t hack it at all) as was the case with Mike Love’s latest (and with many things that rotten old gremlin). Other times, as with the […]Archive
September 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Erin Rae: Lagniappe Session (ep)
Erin Rae Lagniappe Session (ep) Independent / Aquarium Drunkard The great Aquarium Drunkard site/blog started up this thing a while back called the Lagniappe Sessions – getting artists to record covers and inspirations, a short-form thing, an EP the result. It’s been a great way to discover both new musical talent (the artist) and rediscover […]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
January 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 23: The Monkees – “Headquarters”
It’s funny – or odd – that I’d never heard this (until just recently, that is). I’m a big fan of The Monkees – starting in what I thought was the usual way, at least for someone of my age: re-runs of the TV show intrigued me, then I had to push aside the baggage […]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
October 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 618
The Monkees, The Monkees (1966) I’ve always loved The Monkees – I remember, vividly, the summer that the TV show came on the telly when I was little. It was a series of re-runs – but it was the first time in my life the TV show was around. Part of a wave of 60s […]Archive
May 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman