Stereogum — In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.… more info

Stereogum — Two years ago, the Monkees earned their highest ranking on Billboard's album chart since 1968 with their 50th anniversary album, Good Times!. On 10/12, they'll return with their first holiday album, Christmas Party. The album is produced by Fountain ... more info

Stereogum — Mike Nesmith is often considered the Monkees’ truest musical visionary—the band’s most serious songwriter and instrumentalist, the guy who tried to wrest control of the band’s musical direction away from the suits. In the ’80s, some knew hi... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Monkees’ Michael Nesmith says he is “back to 80%” following recent quadruple bypass heart surgery after he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. The singer, songwriter and guitarist had been touring with longtime band ma... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Monkees’ Michael Nesmith says he is “back to 80%” following recent quadruple bypass heart surgery after he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. The singer, songwriter and guitarist had been touring with longtime band ma... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — The 75-year-old has been ordered to rest for a week, and has returned to his home in California. more info

TMZ — Michael Nesmith, guitarist for The Monkees, fell ill while preparing to hit the stage for a concert in Pennsylvania ... TMZ has learned. We're told 75-year-old Nesmith collapsed to the ground during the band's soundcheck Thursday afternoon at the… ... more info

NME — The Monkeys played a pair of live dates in Rome last weekend - but the actor couldn't make it to either gig due to his other commitments Matthew Lewis and Angela Jones / Alex Turner Harry Potter star Matthew Lewis has jokingly lamented missing o... more info

NME — They're in talks with Netflix to stream the show Noel Gallagher, Blossoms' Tom Ogden, and The Monkees' Mickey Dolenz Blossoms are writing their own TV show, and The Monkees and Noel Gallagher could be involved. The Stockport five-piece released ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Los Angeles’ Craig Smith, aka Maitreya Kali, is one of the greatest songwriters of the 60s, though his work is known (consciously) to only a small but devoted cult. Craig wrote several big hits for MOR artist Andy Williams, penned “Salesman�... more info