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Monkees grace the cover of Goldmine (UPDATED X2)

4/25/2020

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The Monkees are the featured story in the upcoming June 2020 issue of Goldmine. The magazine is available via Amazon Kindle, but as of this posting, Amazon still lists the May edition as the most current. Goldmine's website happens to be offering their May issue (featuring Mick Jagger and Keith Richards on the cover) as a complimentary digital download. Keep an eye on these links for future availability. And thanks to Scott Nelson for advising the Live Almanac about The Monkees' latest entry in Goldmine!
UPDATE 4/27/2020: The June 2020 issue  featuring The Monkees is now available to purchase digitally via the Kindle edition on Amazon. 
UPDATE 5/28/2020: The issue is now available as a complimentary download! And you can read the featured interview with Micky Dolenz on Goldmine's website.
Monkees Goldmine magazine
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Micky Dolenz to participate in Los Angeles COVID-19 charity show

4/24/2020

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All Together Now! Concert Benefiting Los Angeles COVID-19 Crisis
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This Saturday, April 25, at 2 pm PT, Councilmember John Lee, Rock Cellar Productions, and the Get Together Foundation present "ALL TOGETHER NOW!" – an online concert event benefitting the City of Los Angeles COVID-19 Crisis Fund. The stars are coming out in force to support Los Angeles and help raise funds during this unprecedented COVID-19 global pandemic. Join Tim Allen, Jeff Bridges, Smokey Robinson, Carole King, Rick Springfield, Melissa Manchester, Mickey Thomas (Jefferson Starship), Mary Wilson (The Supremes), Micky Dolenz (The Monkees), Tim Allen, Mike Love (The Beach Boys), Lisa Loeb, and many others for this virtual once-in-a-lifetime streaming concert event. 100% of the money raised during the concert will go directly to L.A.'s relief fund which supports families and small businesses, relieves healthcare workers, provides critical medical resources, provides services to the unhoused, and funds research for COVID-19.  

Stream the concert at:

facebook.com/councilmemberjohnlee

alltogethernowla.org

alerttheglobe.com
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AllMusic heaps praise on "The Mike & Micky Show"

4/24/2020

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Review - The Monkees Live: The Mike & Micky Show
"If it sometimes plays like a victory lap, it's one that's well-deserved, and while this isn't the stuff to win them new converts, The Mike & Micky Show proves no one was wrong for loving this band and their music, and longtime fans will certainly enjoy it."
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(Photo by Sherri Hansen)
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NTGK podcast dives deep into "Pool It!"

4/21/2020

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If you are fan of The Monkees' 1987 album, Pool It! (and even if you are not), this edition of the Nesmith, Tork, Goffin & King podcast will be sure to please! Listen as host Mark Kleiner inquires about the seemingly long-lost second version of "Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere" with the song's co-writer Dick Eastman and chats with '80s Monkees manager David Fishof about record label interest for Pool It! Mark also speaks with former Rhino Records graphic artist Lisa Sutton, who discusses the album cover photo session, and finally, there's a revealing interview with the LP's producer, Roger Bechirian.

But wait, there's more! Mark also debuts the previously unheard demo for "Heart and Soul," the first single issued from Pool It!
​Listen Now: "Love in a Vacuum: The Making of Pool It!, Part I"
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(Photo by Henry Diltz)
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Record Collector reviews "The Monkees Live: The Mike & Micky Show" (UPDATED 8/7/2020)

4/18/2020

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The long-running British monthly music magazine, Record Collector, highlighted The Mike & Micky Show album in its April 2020 issue:
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Below you can find more reviews of the album, and be sure to check back for updates!
AllMusic - The Monkees Live: The Mike & Micky Show
Goldmine: "The Mike & Micky Show"
Peter Mills - The Monkees: The Mike and Micky Show
Times Square Chronicles: The "Mike & Micky Show" Live 
RIFF: The Monkees play their own tune on 'The Mike & Micky Show Live'
The Young Folks: 'The Monkees Live – The Mike & Micky Show' is a journey through the '60s
Fred Velez via Monkees.net: "The Monkees Live: The Mike & Micky Show"
Colorado Springs Indy: The live album as vanishing artifact 
How ‘Mike and Micky Show’ Reveals New Layers of Monkees History
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Micky Dolenz & Michael Nesmith discuss chances of returning to the road this July

4/15/2020

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Billboard.com: The Monkees Reveal When They'll Be Comfortable Going Back on Tour
Dolenz called a planned July return to touring for him and Nesmith "optimistic." "I think everybody's waiting for some sort of a drug … or vaccine. I'll be honest, I don't think I'm going to be too crazy about going out unless something of that nature happens."
Mike and Micky Show Monkees
(Photo by Sherri Hansen and courtesy of Rhino Records)
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"The Mike & Micky Show" debuts on the Billboard charts

4/14/2020

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The Monkees Live: The Mike & Micky Show, featuring performances from the duo's concerts recorded throughout March 2019, has debuted on the April 18, 2020 edition of Billboard! Many thanks to John Hughes of Rhino Records for emailing the Live Almanac with all of the chart numbers found below.

Billboard 200

​The album opens at #178 on the Billboard 200, which ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).
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Billboard Top Album Sales

The Mike & Micky Show has also landed at a lofty #13 on the Top Album Sales chart, which measures the week's top-selling current albums across all genres, based on physical and digital download sales data only (no streaming included).
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Additional Charts

Even more impressive, the album has debuted at #2 on the Top Internet Albums chart, which ranks physical albums ordered through Internet merchants, and #3 on the Current Pop Albums chart.

Order and listen to "THE MIKE & MICKY SHOW LIVE" on CD, digital, and streaming services
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Rolling Stone: Go see The Monkees in concert

4/14/2020

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Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith's upcoming summer tour has received a high recommendation in the April 2020 issue of Rolling Stone in a section titled "Rolling Stone Recommends," featuring their top pop culture picks, including films, music, podcasts, and documentaries:
Monkees 2020 tour
(Courtesy of Benjamin Schoenfeld)

Micky and Michael's latest concert tour, "An Evening With The Monkees," originally set for April 2020, has been rescheduled for this coming July and September as a result of the global pandemic caused by the coronavirus. 
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An interview with Charles Fox, co-writer of Davy Jones' most beloved post-Monkees track

4/11/2020

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Anatomy of a Song: Davy Jones' "Girl"
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(Courtesy of Monkee45s.net)

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Vintage interview with The Monkees while promoting the movie "Head" in 1968

4/7/2020

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​This article, submitted by longtime friend of the Live Almanac Al Bigley (who is also co-host of the Texas Prairie Chicken Home Companion podcast), features a conversation with The Monkees during a West Coast promotional tour for their 1968 feature film, Head. Peggy King reports in the December 7, 1968 edition of the Oakland Tribune on The Monkees' feelings about the end of their NBC television series, including what King calls their "famous Flying Saucer episode," Michael Nesmith's ruminations of future Monkees activities, discussion of a double album (that never came to fruition), filming the TV special that became 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, and more. A highly recommended read for Monkees fans!
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This photo of The Monkees, previously seen on social media and various online outlets, was seemingly taken during this Oakland Tribune interview:
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​And don't forget to listen to the latest episode of the Texas Prairie Chicken Home Companion!
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Micky Dolenz talks about coronavirus, "The Mike & Micky Show" live album, and more in new round of interviews (UPDATED 6/12/2020)

4/7/2020

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RIFF: Micky Dolenz of The Monkees on living through the ‘horrible cloud’
Digital Journal: Micky Dolenz of The Monkees opens up about new live album
Closer Weekly: Micky Dolenz, 75, Feels ‘Very Grateful’ for His ‘Blessed’ Life: ‘I’m in Good Health’

Fairfax County Times: Hey, hey, it’s a Monkee!
With the tour currently on hold, Dolenz is home like the rest of us, waiting to see what happens with the coronavirus pandemic.

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“Given my normal lifestyle, I have been living out of my suitcase for years and this is the first time in I don’t know how long that I unpacked my suitcase completely and brought it back into the garage,” he said. “So, I’ve been going through drawers I haven’t looked at in years and spending some fun time at home. And I love cooking, so taking some classes on the internet and cooking every night. I’m also planting my garden, and this year I might actually be around for the harvest.” 

Rock Cellar: A Dispatch from COVID-19 Quarantine: Checking in with Micky Dolenz of the Monkees

Micky Dolenz Discusses New "The Monkees-The Mike & Micky Show Live" Album and More

Ageist: Micky Dolenz by David Stewart
The Micky D Cocktail
* 2 ounces Tito’s Vodka
* "An insinuation" of St. Germain
* A muddled orange in shaker . . . strain into a rocks glass
* Drink and smile

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ALERT!! Join a live chat with Micky Dolenz & Michael Nesmith at 5 pm ET (UPDATE: Watch the full session now on YouTube)

4/3/2020

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Monkees Mike & Micky Chat 2020
On the day of the release of their brand new concert album, The Monkees Live: The Mike & Micky Show, Micky and Michael will take part in a live Q&A session with fans, hosted by The Monkees' official Facebook page while also streaming on YouTube (see below).

The duo will be remembering Adam Schlesinger, the producer of the group's last two albums, Good Times! (2016) and Christmas Party (2018), who passed away this week from complications related to coronavirus, and much more, at 5 pm ET and 2 pm PT.  
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    • AN EVENING WITH THE MONKEES (FEATURING MICKY DOLENZ & PETER TORK)
    • GOOD TIMES: THE 50th ANNIVERSARY TOUR
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