The way Micky Dolenz sees it, the Monkees’ success was neither predictable nor replicable. “You can't reduce it, you can't take it apart,” he says of the beloved made-for-TV band, soon to turn 60.

In 1966, four young men chosen for a new television comedy became one of the biggest pop phenomena of the decade. The Monkees premiered on NBC on Sept. 12, 1966, exactly 60 years ago today, ...

Andrew Sandoval manages the Monkees, but that’s just one of many roles he occupies in the group’s vast universe. He’s also the guy who oversees their album reissues, spearheads their new albums, ...

The Monkees' self-titled debut album turns 60, revealing the unusual recording process behind a record that became one of pop's biggest television-era successes.

What was ‘Daydream Believers’ about? Daydream Believers: The Monkees Story brought the tale of the made-for-TV band full circle. The film spans the complete cycle of the band, from the television ...

'West Side Story' and 'Oklahoma!' are classic musicals. The Monkees' Micky Dolenz memorized their soundtrack albums and those albums influenced his work. “My father was the one who got me playing ...

As all songwriters know, the song is such a small form that every aspect of it is consequential. The choice of one word, for example, can be momentous, and change the entire tone of the song. The ...

Why do rock bands break up? The new Peter Jackson documentary series “The Beatles: Get Back,” about the late stage of the Beatles’ career, touches on some of the reasons bands succumb: personality ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The way Micky Dolenz sees it, the Monkees' success was neither predictable nor replicable. "You can't reduce it, you can't take it ...

Micky Dolenz is celebrating his late Monkees bandmates Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith and Peter Tork with a 60th anniversary tour. In a lengthy USA TODAY interview, he digs into the Monkees' backstory, from ...