The Monkees' Micky Dolenz compared his show to 'Friends'. That might seem like a surprising comparison at first, but one of ...

When Beatlemania was sweeping the world in the 1960s, some American TV producers decided to create their own version of the Beatles. Thus, the Monkees were born. Soon, the first band created for TV ...

Micky Dolenz says the Monkees weren't a band, they were a TV show about a band. The Beatles got it. To John Lennon, they were ...

The Monkees ‘ show was almost nixed before it got off the ground. That would have had a hugely negative impact on the history of popular music. It also would have changed the entire history of movies!

there were the Monkees. Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones, first came together as the cast of a TV show (which aired from 1966 to 1968), then later became a real band.

The Monkees starred in 'Head', one of the most bizarre movies ever made by famous musicians. One Monkee isn't sure what 'Head' is about, but he has a theory.

To this day, it feels like The Monkees have never received their due. Granted, they were manufactured in the beginning. But ...

but Dolenz doesn’t hesitate in calling “The Monkees” a television series, not a band … at least initially. “I’ve felt the same way about it from the first audition until this moment ...