Run Out Groove – More of The Monkees Deluxe Vinyl Edition
Run Out Groove follows their recent deluxe vinyl release of The Monkees 1966 debut album with a deluxe vinyl edition of the group’s second album More of The Monkees. The two record set will include...
View ArticleMonkees Promoter Charles F. Rosenay’s New Book!
Monkees Convention Promoter Charles F. Rosenay!!! Releases His Book For Immediate Release: Orange, CT: Charles F. Rosenay!!! is best known to Monkees and Beatles fans for all his promotional...
View ArticleBook Review: The Monkees – The Day To Day Story Plus Unboxing Video!
By Fred Velez Just in time for the 55th Anniversary of The Monkees first coming onto the Pop Culture scene, Andrew Sandoval’s original 2005 book, The Monkees: The Day To Day Story, has not only been...
View ArticleReview: The Monkees Farewell Tour at the Wind Creek Event Center 10-22-21
By Fred Velez The first time I saw any of The Monkees in concert was in April of 1976 when Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart performed as Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart at The...
View ArticleKeith Allison: August 26, 1942 – November 17, 2021
Keith Allison It is with deep sadness we announce the untimely passing of Keith Allison on the evening of November 17, 2021, at home in Sherman Oaks, California.Born Sydney Keith Allison on August 26,...
View ArticleA Journey With Michael Nesmith: 1942 – 2021
Michael Nesmith has passed away on December 10th, 2021 at the age of 78, just a few weeks short of his birthday on December 30th which he shared with fellow Monkee, the late Davy Jones. I’ve been a...
View ArticleMojo Magazine: The Monkees and Michael Nesmith
The latest March 2022 issue of the British Music Magazine Mojo has a cover story on The Monkees and Michael Nesmith. Written by David Fricke, the ten page article is a well-researched piece covering...
View ArticleMicky Dolenz Celebrates The Monkees 2022 Tour
From Andrew Sandoval: I am pleased to announce that in April I will be producing a short series of special shows for Micky Dolenz featuring the Mike & Micky Show band – Wayne Avers, Emeen...
View ArticleNew 7a Records Nesmith Release: And The Hits Just Keep On Comin’
From 7a Records Facebook page: Well…a few fans noticed it on the net, so the cat is out of the bag! Here is my next, big 7a project. Released on May 13 🙂 7a Records are pleased to announce the 50th...
View ArticleReview: Dolenz Sings Nesmith – The E.P.
By Fred Velez Following the success of the ‘Dolenz Sings Nesmith’ album, 7a Records has issued a new recording, ‘Dolenz Sings Nesmith: The E.P.’, featuring four songs that were recorded during the...
View ArticleThe Monkees Blu-ray Set Available On Rhino Again!
The Monkees Blu-ray set is available again on Rhino Records Official Monkees website. The set includes the entire Monkees TV series, the movie ’Head’, the 1969 ’33 & 1/3 Revolutions per Monkee’...
View Article7a Records To Reissue Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart Albums!
7A Records announces the release of Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart’s original studio and live albums. In the mid-1970s promoters were trying to reunite the Monkees, but with Michael Nesmith and Peter...
View Article7a Records Micky Dolenz Release ‘Demoiselle’
RELEASED ON AUGUST 12: The deluxe edition of Micky Dolenz’s solo album “Demoiselle”. The album will be available on CD & Vinyl. The CD comes with a big 32 page colour booklet featuring extensive...
View ArticleMahoning Monkeemania ‘Head’ Drive-In Movie Screening August 14th, 2022
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater (located at Lehighton, Pennsylvania) will screen two rare 35mm Saturday morning re-run episodes of THE MONKEES(with the original 1973 commercials) on the BIG screen,...
View ArticleReview: Micky Dolenz ‘Demoiselle’ 7a Records Release
Between the 1989 and 1996 Monkees reunions, Micky Dolenz busied himself with several projects. One was to be his first real Rock and Roll solo album. Collaborating with the late Jerry Corbetta of the...
View ArticleNew Davy Jones 7a Records Release: Manchester Boy/Personal File
7a Records are proud to announce the release of Davy Jones’ “Manchester Boy – Personal File” on October 14, 2022. Available on CD and Vinyl, the album features rare demos, outtakes and self-penned...
View ArticleNEW 7A RECORDS PETER TORK EP ‘THIS STUFF NEVER GETS OLD’
7a Records are proud to present “This Stuff Never Gets Old”, a brand new Limited Edition EP featuring four previously unreleased Peter Tork recordings. The EP will be released on CD and on pale blue...
View ArticleReview: Micky Dolenz Rocks PA!
Micky Dolenz in Hanover, PA. All Photos by Fred Velez Micky Dolenz and his band played three concerts in two days in the Pennsylvania area the weekend of October 7th & 8th on his current Fall tour....
View ArticleReview: The Monkees Live! Summer Tour Reissue
On August 31st, 2001 The Monkees through King Biscuit recorded and filmed their concert at the Sun Theatre in Anaheim, California. Unbeknownst to the fans then, it was the last concert to feature Micky...
View ArticleReview- Davy Jones ‘Manchester Boy:Personal File’ 7a Records Release
After the initial popularity of The Monkees waned by 1970, the Colgems label was swallowed up by Bell Records which by that time was issuing recordings by the Partridge Family featuring the new teen...
View ArticleThe Monkees HEADQUARTERS Super Deluxe Edition And Micky Dolenz 2023...
Micky Dolenz is pleased to announce he will be celebrating The Monkees’ third album, Headquarters with a 20-date live concert tour in April 2023! Tickets go on sale Friday (Nov 4th) with an artist...
View ArticleREVIEW: PETER TORK – ‘THIS STUFF NEVER GETS OLD’ 7A RECORDS EP
Peter Tork always had a special place in my heart. He was the first member of The Monkees that I got to know when he reemerged onto the music scene in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, playing small...
View ArticleReview: The Monkees ‘Headquarters’ Super Deluxe Edition Box Set
Of the nine studio albums The Monkees recorded and released during their initial mid/late 1960’s period, their 1967 third album ‘Headquarters’ is universally recognized as The Monkees most famous and...
View ArticleNew Micky Dolenz Book!
Beatland Books is proud to announce the publication of I’m Told I Had A Good Time: The Micky Dolenz Archives, Volume One. Set for release on November 7, 2023, the book is the result of a multi-year...
View ArticleReview: 7a Records Michael Nesmith ‘Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash’...
7a Records 50th Anniversary reissue of Michael Nesmith’s sixth and final RCA album ‘Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash’ marks a transitional period in Nesmith’s musical solo career. Though...
View ArticleReview: Micky Dolenz Celebrates The Monkees Headquarters at Penn’s Peak
All Photos by Fred Velez No matter how many times I’ve seen The Monkees in concert, group or solo, the show was always better than the one I saw previously. Sadly, Micky Dolenz is the last surviving...
View ArticleMicky Dolenz and Butch Patrick at Northeast Comic Con, June 30-July 2, 2023
MusicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza, Movie & TV Car Show, Live Music Concerts,June 30 – July 2, 2023, at Boxboro Regency Hotel in Boxborough, MA. Vendors selling Records, Musical Instruments,...
View ArticleREVIEW: TOMMY BOYCE & BOBBY I WONDER WHAT SHE’S DOING TONIGHT? 7A RECORDS...
The songwriting team of Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart are pretty much recognized as the ‘Lennon & McCartney’ of The Monkees, having written several of the groups most popular songs and hits like...
View ArticleMICKY DOLENZ: NEW EP, NEW VIDEO, NEW BOOK!
Micky Dolenz has a lot piled up on his plate these days. While currently on tour, he has new releases coming up: his already announced Beatland Book, ‘I’m Told I Had A Good Time’, a surprise 7a Records...
View ArticleReview: ‘Dolenz Sings R.E.M. 7a Records EP
R.E.M. were one of the great alternate Rock bands of the 1990’s. With an innovative style and presentation, augmented by the distinctive vocals of Michael Stipe, the band from Athens, Georgia left an...
View ArticleReview: I’m Told I Had A Good Time: The Micky Dolenz Archives Vol. One
Beatland Books, which has previously published the extensive deluxe rewrite of Andrew Sandoval’s ‘The Monkees: The Day by Day Story’ book, has followed up with another outstanding release with ‘I’m...
View Article7a Records Davy Jones Bell Album Reissue
7A Records is proud to present Davy Jones “The Bell Records Story”. A lavish reissue of Davy Jones’ self-titled album remastered with 6 bonus tracks. Released on February 23rd, the CD version comes...
View ArticleMonkees Authors New Book On The Turtles.
“NOT JUST HAPPY TOGETHER: THE TURTLES FROM A – Z (AM RADIO TO ZAPPA)”NEW BOOK BY MONKEES AUTHORS COMPREHENSIVELY CHRONICLES THE HISTORY & MUSIC OF ANOTHER 60s BAND Monkees Author Mark Arnold and...
View ArticleHenry ‘Hank’ Cicalo 1932 – 2024
Hank Cicalo June 25, 1932 – January 31, 2024. From Carole King’s Facebook page: Hank was the engineer on Tapestry. What more can I say? 🙏R.I.P. Hank Cicalo Hank’s wife Lynn shared this on his Facebook...
View ArticleREVIEW: DAVY JONES 1971 BELL ALBUM 7A RECORDS REMASTER
7a Records continues to honor the memory and legacy of Davy Jones with the vinyl and cd reissue of his 1971 self-titled album, his first post Monkees LP and solo record since the 1965 ‘David Jones’...
View ArticleDavy Jones ‘Incredible!’ 7a Records Release Presale
Davy Jones – Incredible! 7A Records are proud to present Davy Jones’ “Incredible!”. A deluxe reissue of Jones’ “lost” ‘80s album, remastered and expanded with bonus tracks. The limited edition...
View ArticleReview: Davy Jones ‘Incredible!’ 7a Records Reissue
I was the emcee for the Monkees Philadelphia Convention at the Sheraton Society Hill Hotel that took place from August 1, 2 & 3, 1986, produced by Maggie McManus and Ed Reilly. It was my honor to...
View ArticleLost 1970 Davy Jones Episode: Make Room for Granddaddy
Davy Jones on ‘Make Room For Granddaddy – 1970 Make Room for Daddy was a very popular 1950’s comedy sitcom starring Danny Thomas as nightclub entertainer Danny Williams who juggled his successful...
View ArticleBeatland Books The Monkees Smoke-Filled Dreams Preorder
From the Facebook page of Andrew Sandoval: I am extraordinarily proud to share the news that a new book from my publishing imprint Beatland Books is now available for Pre-order – it begins shipping at...
View ArticleREVIEW: SMOKE FILLED DREAMS – NEW BEATLAND MONKEES PHOTO BOOK
Joe Russo is a well-known, long time Monkees fan whose hobby of collecting photographs has put him in good stead in the Monkees fan world. Becoming a fan late in the Monkees career, Joe has accumulated...
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