CNN Showbiz — The death of Davy Jones on Wednesday from a massive heart attack at age 66 elicited all the standard commentary about the Monkees, the band that made him a star: The Monkees were a made-for-TV boy band. They recorded tunes written not by them, but by... more info

Detroit Free Press — Davy Jones, the heartthrob singer who helped propel the Monkees to the top of the pop charts as an American version of the Beatles, died Wednesday. He was 66. more info

KEXP Seattle — You’ve probably heard the sad news by now that 60′s teen heartthrob Davy Jones, leader of The Monkees, died today at age 66. Although the band was formed as what we’d consider today as a marketing ploy, a sort of Americanized Beatles, their app... more info

Guardian Music — Former child star who went on to be the only British member of the MonkeesDespite their obvious debt to the Beatles, the Monkees were one of the most successful and well-loved pop groups of the late 1960s. Their only British member was Davy Jones... more info

Guardian Music — Former Monkee Davy Jones, who has died of a heart attack aged 66, enjoyed a long career as a TV and radio star. Here are some clips to remember him byDavy Jones always had a penchant for entertaining, but it was his mother's death from emphysema in 1... more info

Dlisted — That sound you hear is Marcia Brady's world crashing down around her, because her one true soulmate has taken the last train to Heavensville. Davy Jones (that's Davy Jones of The Monkees for those of you fetus people who didn't watch e... more info

ContactMusic — The childhood homes of Beatles legends John Lennon and Sir Paul Mccartney are to be preserved as national landmarks Lennons Mendips duplex on Menlove Avenue in Liverpool England and MCCartneys house on nearby Forthlin Road have already been restored ... more info

Guardian Music — From the blues to the Beatles, from the Who to Nirvana, the biggest acts in pop have been hugely shaped by gay culture. Why has that spirit now disappeared?Nicky Wire laughs. "I'm not sure where we got the slogan from," he says, of the T-shirt the M... more info

The Newsroom — Jean is told he's bigger than the Beatles as he battles to check in at LAX more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Last week John Gleason guested on AD touting the lesser known side of the Bee Gees, making a case for their catalog being equal to or greater than the Beatles. Brave. And while I can’t say I share that sentiment, there’s no denying the Gibb brot... more info