Popdose — 2012 is the year for unbelievable events, it seems — and the Monkees “reunion” (minus dearly departed Davy Jones) is not the least of these. Monkeemaniacs turned out in droves, selling out most of the band’s highly anticipated... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Titus Andronicus at Webster Hall in 2010 (more by kolored) today in NYC * Jen Chapin @ Barbes * ASSSSCAT 3000 @ UCB * Tomas Barfod, Patou @ Le Bain * Hannibal Buress @ Knitting Factory * The Monkees @... more info

Guardian Music — Menswear were to Blur what the Monkees were to the Beatles, a band that became popular when times were goodJust a week after a track by Damon Albarn, formerly of Blur, was chosen to mark the 90th anniversary of the BBC, it appears that congratulation... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Times pop music staff writers Randy Lewis and Mikael Wood discuss the merits of the current reunion tour by the three surviving members of the Monkees in a Google Hangout. more info

ContactMusic — The Monkees are honouring Davy Jones' memory on their first tour without the singer by asking audience members to provide the vocals for his most... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork were doing what they could to keep the tone light Saturday night at the Greek Theatre, where the Monkees swung in for a stop on their first tour since the February death of the group’s beloved frontman, Davy Jones. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — They don't worry about their place in rock history. Besides, they're too busy singing on their reunion tour.The Monkees haven't toured together in more than four decades, so it seemed only logical that at a rehearsal this week in North Hollywood, the... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Members of the Monkees may be closing in on 70 years old, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still ready and willing to Monkee around. more info

Guardian Music — Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream. It is not dying – it is the new single from Temples. And it sounds trippyReading on mobile? Listen here Hometown: Kettering.The lineup: James Bagshaw (vocals, guitar), Thomas Warmsley (bass, back... more info

Guardian Music — Julie Burchill finds little to enjoy in a life of a cold-blooded conservative who posed as a red-hot rebelYou can't always get what you want: the title of one of the Rolling Stones's best songs mocked me as I surveyed this 600-page deadly weapon of a... more info