The Monkees changed their genre when they released a new song in the 1980s — and that could have been a disaster.

Music legend Micky Dolenz is getting sentimental on his new “songs and stories” tour and with it he’s bringing his long ...

Frankie Avalon- Venus (#46): The original, from 1959, was Avalon's best song, and was recorded in nice stereo. This is an ...

The Monkees began as a musical television series starring Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork and Davy Jones as members of the group, often called the “Prefab Four.” In honor of the ...

The Monkees‘ songs don’t get classified as punk rock. Despite this, The Monkees released a punk rock song long before the genre really took off in the 1970s. Here’s a look at how The Doors ...

They've got a ballsy singer and catchy songs. Sharon Osbourne was their manager, Guns N' Roses were their mates. So why aren’t The Quireboys living in mansions?

The band name TrueVines may not immediately ring a bell. But if you know the local scene and have a thing for great ...

On this day in 1966 NBC-TV in the US bought The Monkees television series and slotted it into their 1966 autumn schedule. The Monkees, Last Train to Clarksville. First Draft: Irked In January.

Meticulous research by two Beavertown Historical Society members has resulted in an extensive book about the history of the ...

Among them: Ginger Baker (Cream), John Densmore (The Doors), Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull), Micky Dolenz (The Monkees), Doug Clifford (Creedence Clearwater Revival), Jim McCarty (The Yardbirds), Rick ...

Fronted in LA by the magnetic Arthur Lee, Love emerged from the Sunset Strip scene around the same time as The Doors - but where Jim Morrison and co went on to stardom, Love snatched defeat from the ...