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The Monkees' Davy Jones Recalls Beatles Friendship and Mike Nesmith's Disloyalty

The Monkees singer Davy Jones talks about the band's reunion tour and the band's storied history, including their friendship with the Beatles and how Mike Nesmith had "ulterior motives." ... Read More »

Don Kirshner, Songwriter and Monkees Musical Director, Dead at 76

Don Kirshner, the businessman and songwriter who created the Monkees and helped launch the careers of several iconic performers, died Monday in Florida. ... Read More »

Kenny Edwards, Stone Poneys Founder and Linda Ronstadt Sideman, Dead at 64

Gabriel Judet-Weinshel Kenny Edwards, a co-founding member of the Stone Poneys, died Wednesday ... Read More »

Gories Hold 'Practice' at Sold-Out New Jersey Club

Steve Shaw The first time around, the Gories lasted seven years, three albums and about a ... Read More »

Del the Funky Homosapien Goes Ape for the Monkees

While his cousin Ice Cube was becoming one of the rough and tumble faces of gangsta rap in the early ... Read More »

Music Albums Out on February 23, 2010

Looking for a list of music albums out on February 23, 2010? Whether you're into glossy pop or ... Read More »

20 Bands With Their Own Theme Songs: Hey, Hey, We're the ...

A musician with a theme song? Don't all artists' songs represent? While that might be the case, so ... Read More »

Harper Simon Didn't Learn Songwriting From His Dad

If you have the opportunity to call in the big guns on your debut album, why resist? That's exactly ... Read More »

Music Appreciation: D'Arcy Wretzky

When D'Arcy Wretzky heard Davy Jones perform on the radio recently, the ex-Smashing Pumpkins bassist ... Read More »

Rock Almanac: December 30, 2008

On This Date in 1942: Mike Nesmith of the Monkees is born in Houston. On This Date in 1945: Davy ... Read More »

Best Songs of 2008: No. 18

'Burnin' Up,' Jonas Brothers Laugh all you want, but the Jo Bros actually have more in common with ... Read More »

Rock Almanac: September 12, 2008

On This Date in 1966: 'The Monkees,' a television program about the comedic and musical exploits of ... Read More »

Rock Almanac: March 8, 2008

On This Date in 1945: Actor and Monkees singer and drummer Micky Dolenz is born as George Michael ... Read More »

Diddy Changes His Name ... Again + More

Rapper Diddy is changing his stage name yet again. The 38-year-old music mogul, whose real name ... Read More »

What's That Song in 'Stranger Than Fiction'?

'(I'd Go the) Whole Wide World,' by Wreckless Eric Oysters, chocolate, strawberries, champagne -- ... Read More »