the monkees

The Monkees released their eponymous first album on Oct. 10, 1966, about a month after the premiere of The Monkees TV show.

In the 50 years since the Monkees first invaded pop culture, they never completely left.

When the television show premiered in 1966, no one could have guessed the phenomenon it would become.

The Monkees are reportedly celebrating their 50th anniversary with a new album, Good Times, scheduled to arrive in June.

Result: A frustrated guitarist, a disappointed band and a bewildered and confused audience.

At this point, they'd been on a nonstop roller-coaster ride for a solid 15 months.

The Monkees have booked a two-week tour for May and June.

Released in theaters nationwide on Nov. 6, 1968, 'Head' was the Monkees last real hurrah as a pop phenomenon of the '60s.

One more time! With the success, both critical and commercial, of last fall's mini tour, the Monkees are coming to your town again this summer.

After the huge success of last year's Monkees tour, the usually reclusive Mike Nesmith has been recharged and is embarking on his own solo tour this spring. Nesmith took to Facebook to deliver this information today (Jan. 28). The dates are listed below.

At their triumphant show at the Lakewood Civic Auditorium on Nov. 17, the Monkees were indeed 'too busy singing to put anybody down' as their nearly 30-song set proved. Nostalgia is a crazy creature. It taunts and teases as it pulls a tear, and tries its best to give you that warm all over glow. It can be both good and bad. Thankfully in the hands of the Monkees, it was all good. This was a show c

Peter Tork of the Monkees turns 70 years old today [February 13th, 2012).  Peter's role in the group was probably most underrated, since he was the most accomplished musician when the band was assembled for the hit television show.  Tork plays guitar quite well and was also adept at keyboards.