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Monkees historian interviewed by Rolling Stone

3/16/2021

In an intriguing conversation with Andy Greene from Rolling Stone published today on the magazine's website, Andrew Sandoval discusses his upcoming book, The Monkees: The Day-By-Day Story, how is understanding of the group, particularly their struggles with Don Kirshner, changed after extensive new research, the likelihood that Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith's fall tour could act as a "farewell," and more:

How Andrew Sandoval Went From Monkees Superfan to Their Manager and Official Historian

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Rolling Stone: Micky Dolenz Plots Solo Record of Michael Nesmith Covers (UPDATED X3)

8/11/2020

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For years, Micky Dolenz has spoken about his admiration for Michael Nesmith, including his song catalog stretching from the Monkees era all the way through Nez's varied solo output. And their well-known camaraderie was on full display during the recent "Mike & Micky Show" tours. "Way back in the day when we were in the recording studio, Nez and I fell into this wonderful harmonic vocal blend I called 'The Everly Monkees,' as exemplified by the beautiful song 'Me & Magdalena,'" Micky wrote in the liner notes of the The Monkees Live: The Mike & Micky Show. "On the set of The Monkees TV show, we would fall into some ad-lib riff and totally crack each other up. We often joked about one day having 'The Mike & Micky Show'!"

Those 2018-2019 dates were a critical and commercial success, performing to audiences in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. Although Micky and Michael's most recently scheduled tour has twice been postponed due to COVID-19, Rolling Stone delivered some welcome news today that Micky Dolenz will record an album covering the works of his longtime friend and musical partner Michael Nesmith. "I've always been a huge fan of his songs,” Micky told Rolling Stone. "He's just so prolific."

According to Rolling Stone, recording has not commenced for Dolenz Sings Nesmith and there's no firm track listing, but Christian Nesmith, Michael's oldest son, will be producing the project while Monkees manager and historian Andrew Sandoval will be handling A&R duties. 7a Records, the British-based label fronted by Glenn Gretlund and well-known to fans for its Monkees-related releases over the last several years, will issue the album.

Read more from Rolling Stone: Dolenz Sings Nesmith will be packed with songs Nez wrote throughout his long career, including Monkees classics

UPDATE 11/23/2020: Micky is currently recording the album in Los Angeles, and 7a's Glenn Gretlund has informed the Live Almanac that a tentative release date is set for March 2021.

UPDATE 11/28/2020:

UPDATE 2/13/2021: Christian Nesmith posted the following on his Facebook page regarding the latest update about Dolenz Sings Nesmith:

Micky with Christian Nesmith (Photo courtesy of Micky Dolenz on Twitter)

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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:

(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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Rolling Stone features "The Mike & Micky Show Live" concert album

3/6/2020

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Watch the Monkees Perform ‘Last Train to Clarksville’ From New Live Album by Andy Greene

(Photo courtesy of Rolling Stone)

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"Me & Magdalena" lands on Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of the 2010s list (UPDATED)

12/4/2019

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Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s

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"To create their 50th-anniversary LP Good Times!, the Monkees turned creative control over to lifelong fans of the group, like producer Adam Schlesinger and songwriters like Rivers Cuomo, Paul Weller, and Noel Gallagher. The result is, improbably enough, the greatest album of the 2010s by a Sixties band, highlighted by the achingly gorgeous love ballad 'Me & Magdalena,' by Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard. The voices of Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz blend together as perfectly as they did in the Sixties. And now with decades of wisdom and tough loss underneath their glossy exterior (beloved members Peter Tork and Davy Jones are no longer with us), they somehow mean more than ever." —Andy Greene

UPDATE 12/24/2019: Rolling Stone contributing editor Rob Sheffield placed "Me & Magdalena" on his personal "Best Songs of the 2010s" list:

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"The Monkees had a beautiful resurgence with Good Times — their first record written and produced by actual Monkees fans, which must be why it was their best since the Sixties. 'Me and Magdalena' is a country-roads ballad, written for them by Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard: Mike Nesmith flexes his weathered Texas twang, in Magnetic South mode, while Micky Dolenz hits the high harmonies. They sound like they’ve waited years for this moment — and they’re not the only ones."

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A candid Michael Nesmith speaks with Rolling Stone (UPDATED)

12/3/2019

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Earlier this afternoon, Rolling Stone magazine's website published an interview with Michael Nesmith conducted by Andy Greene. In it, Nez speaks openly about a wide array of topics and people, including the post-Monkees days with Red Rhodes, his relationships with Peter Tork and Davy Jones, touring with Micky Dolenz in early 2020, the scope of The Monkees' legacy today, the recently issued Cosmic Partners live album from 7a Records, and much more:

Michael Nesmith on Monkees’ 2020 Tour and His New Archival Live LP

UPDATE: Rolling Stone followed-up their interview with Nez by putting the spotlight on the opening track of his 1972 album, And the Hits Just Keep on Comin':

Song You Need to Know: Michael Nesmith, ‘Tomorrow and Me’

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Tour Dates & Ticket Links: "It Was Fifty Years Ago Today" co-starring Micky Dolenz (UPDATED 11/9)

6/5/2019

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(Photo credits: Larry Marano/Shutterstock, Greg Chow/Shutterstock, Brandon Nagy/Shutterstock)

"It Was Fifty Years Ago Today," a tribute to The Beatles' White Album and co-starring Micky Dolenz, Christopher Cross, and Todd Rundgren, will be on tour this September and October. Tickets in most markets go on sale Friday, June 7! Rolling Stone covered the announcement of the tour:

Rolling Stone - Todd Rundgren, Micky Dolenz, Christopher Cross Unite for Beatles ‘White Album’ Tour

First Leg

September 21: Golden Nugget / Atlantic City, New Jersey
September 24: Ruth Eckerd Hall / Clearwater, Florida
September 25: Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center / Fort Lauderdale, Florida
September 26: MSU Riley Center / Meridian, Mississippi
September 28: Akron Civic Theatre / Akron, Ohio
September 29: Norton Center/ Danville, Kentucky
October 1: Arcada Theatre / St. Charles, Illinois
October 2: Pabst Theater / Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 3: Muriel Kauffman Theatre / Kansas City, Missouri
October 5: The Cabot / Beverly, Massachusetts
October 6: Capitol Center for the Arts / Concord, New Hampshire
October 7: Collins Center for the Arts / Orono, Maine
October 8: Ridgefield Playhouse / Ridgefield, Connecticut
October 10: St. George Theatre / Staten Island, New York
October 11: Berklee PAC / Boston, Massachusetts
October 12: NYCB Theatre at Westbury / Westbury, New York
October 13: Mayo PAC / Morristown, New Jersey
October 15: Keswick Theatre / Glenside, Pennsylvania
October 17: Count Basie Center for the Arts / Red Bank, New Jersey
October 18: Garde Arts Center / New London, Connecticut
October 19: Wind Creek Event Center / Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
October 20: Warner Theatre / Washington, D.C.

UPDATE: A second leg of the tour has been added!

Second Leg

November 30: Palace Theatre / Greensburg, Pennsylvania
December 1: Aronoff Center / Cincinnati, Ohio
December 2: Arcada Theatre / St. Charles, Illinois
December 4: Verizon Wireless Theatre / Grand Prairie, Texas
December 5: Paramount Theatre / Denver, Colorado
December 6: Celebrity Theatre / Phoenix, Arizona
December 7: Westgate Las Vegas Casino & Resort / Las Vegas, Nevada
December 8: Magnolia Performing Arts Center / El Cajon, California
December 11: The Wiltern / Los Angeles, California
December 15: Jackson Rancheria / Jackson, California

It Was 50 Years Ago Today Tour Beatles White Album Micky Dolenz

It Was 50 Years Ago Today Tour second leg White Album

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Rolling Stone Music Now podcast honors Peter Tork

2/25/2019

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Hear a Celebration of Peter Tork’s Life and Music

The latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast celebrates the life and music of Peter Tork, with previously unheard interview audio and more. Andy Greene and Rob Sheffield join host Brian Hiatt to discuss Tork’s place in music history, while also tracing the Monkees’ broader story and making a case for their greatness.

(Screenshot courtesy of Sunshine Factory)

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Rolling Stone covers the death of Peter Tork

2/22/2019

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Monkees Singer and Bassist Peter Tork Dead at 77 by Andy Greene

Peter Tork: A Lost Tell-All Interview on His Sixties Glory Years by Brian Hiatt

Remembering Peter Tork: The Monkees’ Beloved Clown Saint by Rob Sheffield

Flashback: The Monkees’ Peter Tork Makes a Deal With the Devil by Angie Martoccio

Flashback: The Monkees’ Peter Tork Sings a Gleeful ‘Your Auntie Grizelda’ in 2015 by Angie Martoccio

(Screenshot from RollingStone.com)

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Rolling Stone reveals brand new music video for "The Christmas Song" by The Monkees

12/17/2018

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"The Christmas Song," the classic holiday standard performed by Michael Nesmith on The Monkees' new album Christmas Party, debuted in music video form today on RollingStone.com. Produced, directed, and animated by Jonathan Nesmith and Susan Holloway, the clip features newly recorded dialogue by both Nesmith and Micky Dolenz.

Rolling Stone: Watch the Monkees’ Trippy New ‘Christmas Song’ Video

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Monkees historian interviewed by Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone: Micky Dolenz Plots Solo Record of Michael Nesmith Covers (UPDATED X3)

Rolling Stone: Go see The Monkees in concert

Rolling Stone features "The Mike & Micky Show Live" concert album

"Me & Magdalena" lands on Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of the 2010s list (UPDATED)

A candid Michael Nesmith speaks with Rolling Stone (UPDATED)

Tour Dates & Ticket Links: "It Was Fifty Years Ago Today" co-starring Micky Dolenz (UPDATED 11/9)

First Leg

Second Leg

Rolling Stone Music Now podcast honors Peter Tork

Rolling Stone covers the death of Peter Tork

Rolling Stone reveals brand new music video for "The Christmas Song" by The Monkees

Recap: Monkees Farewell Tour

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