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The Monkees, Head, and the 60s

Author : Peter Mills
Publisher : Jawbone Press
ISBN 13 : 9781908279972
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (799 download)

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Download or read book The Monkees, Head, and the 60s written by Peter Mills and published by Jawbone Press. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How has a group conceived as a short-lived commodity outlived many more 'real' bands by nearly fifty years? Why are The Monkees still important, and what does this tell us about their music, their TV show, and our understanding of popular culture today? Despite being built in Hollywood, and not necessarily to last, that is precisely what their music, TV, and cinematic output has done. They in many ways unique--as the first 'made for TV' band, their success introduced methods of marketing pop that have since become standard industry practice; their 'big screen' use of film and images in live performance is likewise now a firmly established principle of concert staging; and in the way they changed the rules of the game, taking control over their own affairs at the height of the success, risking magnificent failure by doing so. The Monkees invented a new kind of TV, gave a new model to the music industry, and left behind one of the most enigmatic movies of the modern era, Head. This book is about all that and more. Beginning by exploring the origins and personalities of the four Monkees before looking in depth at their work together on screen, on stage, and on record, The Monkees, Head, and the 60s is the first serious study of the band and the first to fully acknowledge their importance to the development of pop as we now know it. “Jack Nicholson actually brought the book to my attention. Since neither of us are inclined to read books talking about ourselves - or for that matter about the movie world - I was surprised with this one. Peter Mills began as a musician, so his appreciation of The Monkees both as phenomenon and critic is well-founded. The Monkee history is astonishing. As for “Head”, no one has so thoughtfully elaborated on its meaning. The movie is elusive. But not to him or anyone who reads the book. And that includes me.” - Bob Rafelson (creator of The Monkees / director of “Head”)

The Monkees

Author : Andrew Sandoval
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781592233724
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (337 download)

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Download or read book The Monkees written by Andrew Sandoval and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A day-by-day look at the years from 1965 to 1970 reveals the remarkably rich story of the Monkees, one of the most successful pop bands of the 1960s. The Monkees' immensely popular television series began in 1966. It was immediately followed by a remarkable four consecutive Number 1 albums and six Top 10 singles. In the 1980s the Monkees reached an entirely new audience when MTV began re-running the TV show. Their cult status remains solid today as critics reassess their music and new fans discover the show. Follow the band's short but explosive career in this examination that includes exclusive interviews with each member of the group, details of recording sessions, filming commitments, concert performances, other public appearances, and over 100 photographs and illustrations.

Hey, Hey, We're the Monkees

Author : Harold Bronson
Publisher : Stoddart
ISBN 13 : 9781575440125
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Hey, Hey, We're the Monkees written by Harold Bronson and published by Stoddart. This book was released on 1996 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographs and text tell the Monkees story as each of the band members recalls the formation of the group, their two-year television show, and their subsequent reunions and individual careers

Why The Monkees Matter

Author : Rosanne Welch
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476626022
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Why The Monkees Matter written by Rosanne Welch and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-06-30 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hit television show about a fictitious rock band, The Monkees (1966–1968) earned two Emmys—Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy. Capitalizing on the show’s success, the actual band formed by the actors, at their peak, sold more albums than The Beatles and The Rolling Stones combined, and set the stage for other musical TV characters from The Partridge Family to Hannah Montana. In the late 1980s, the Monkees began a series of reunion tours that continued into their 50th anniversary. This book tells the story of The Monkees and how the show changed television, introducing a new generation to the fourth-wall-breaking slapstick created by Laurel and Hardy and the Marx Brothers. Its creators contributed to the innovative film and television of 1970s with projects like Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Laugh-In and Welcome Back, Kotter. Immense profits from the show, its music and its merchandising funded the producers’ move into films such as Head, Easy Rider and Five Easy Pieces.

Total Control: The Monkees Michael Nesmith Story

Author : Randi L. Massingill
Publisher : FLEXquarters.com Limited
ISBN 13 : 0965821846
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (658 download)

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Download or read book Total Control: The Monkees Michael Nesmith Story written by Randi L. Massingill and published by FLEXquarters.com Limited. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hey! Hey! Its the untold story of The Monkees "Wool-hat" Michael Nesmith with the behind the scenes scoop about touring with Jimi Hendrix, filmmaking with Jack Nicholson and so much more. Also detailed is his invention of MTV and his mother Bette who invented Liquid Paper. This 2005 Revised edition features two updated chapters and additional photos (176 total photos). 300 pages.

Infinite Tuesday

Author : Michael Nesmith
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 1101907517
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Infinite Tuesday written by Michael Nesmith and published by Crown. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “beautifully written” (The New York Times) autobiography of Michael Nesmith, from his star-making role on The Monkees and his invention of the music video to his critical contributions to movies, comedy, and the world of virtual reality “Reads like the chronicle of a relentless seeker.”—Los Angeles Times Michael Nesmith’s eclectic, electric life spanned his star-making role on The Monkees, his invention of the music video, and his critical contributions to movies, comedy, and the world of virtual reality. But above all, his is a seeker’s story, a pilgrimage in search of a set of principles to live by. That search took Nesmith from a childhood in Dallas to the set of The Monkees in Los Angeles to the heart of swinging London with John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix. This funny, thoughtful, self-aware book is a window into an unexpected life, inflected at every turn by the surprising candor and absurdist humor of an American original.

Monkee Magic

Author : Melanie Mitchell
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781493544318
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Monkee Magic written by Melanie Mitchell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-12-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Monkee magic is an episode-by-episode analysis of the TV show itself"--The introduction.

Long Title (hardback)

Author : Michael A. Ventrella
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (877 download)

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Download or read book Long Title (hardback) written by Michael A. Ventrella and published by . This book was released on 2023-03-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second Edition "Here we come. Walking down the street. We get the funniest looks from everyone we meet. Hey, hey, we're The Monkees!" The idea of creating a tv series about a wacky rock group similar to The Beatles had been unsuccessfully kicked around Universal Pictures and Columbia Pictures since 1962, but by 1965, The Beatles were on their second tour, and their Help! album, single, and tour created a popularity wave called Beatlemania. The enormous success of their A Hard Day's Night album and single convinced Screen Gems to green light the tv series idea, and The Monkees were born. A fake band seemed odd in the real world still reeling from race riots, John F. Kennedy's assassination, and the Vietnam War, but delightful Davy Jones, peppy Peter Tork, madcap Micky Dolenz, and comparatively serious Michael Nesmith were too busy singing to bring anybody down. Fake became steak by late 1966, and with help from super musicians Tommy Boyce, Bobby Bart, Neil Diamond, Chip Douglas, Carole King, John Stewart, and others, the series skyrocketed to hit status along with #1 music albums and hit singles, such as "The Last Train to Clarksville," "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone," and "I'm a Believer." Authors Michael A. Ventrella and Mark Arnold now analyze all The Monkee's songs and albums produced over 50 years. Discover the band's detailed history, a listing of all live performances and TV appearances, and a listing of all of their singles and albums that made the Billboard charts. Come and watch them sing and play. Discover the secrets of their recordings: which of The Monkees played what instruments on each song, when it was recorded, how well that song did on the charts, whether there were any interesting cover versions of the song done, and when it first appeared on a record. Profusely illustrated with album covers, single covers, live performance pictures, and trivia pictures. Index. About author Mark Arnold: a well-known historian of pop culture, he is also author of The Best of the Harveyville Fun Times!; Created and Produced by Total TeleVision productions; Mark Arnold Picks on The Beatles; Frozen in Ice: The Story of Walt Disney Productions; Think Pink: The Story of DePatie-Freleng; Pocket Full of Dennis the Menace About author Michael A. Ventrella: a musician, who was tremendously inspired by The Monkees, has published or edited Arch Enemies; The Axes of Evil; Bloodsuckers: A Vampire Runs for President; and the Tales of Fortannis series.

Monkee Business

Author : Eric Lefcowitz
Publisher : Retrofuture Products LLC
ISBN 13 : 9780943249001
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Monkee Business written by Eric Lefcowitz and published by Retrofuture Products LLC. This book was released on 2011 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monkee Business interweaves four biographies of Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, Michael Nesmith and the late Davy Jones into one fascinating and compelling narrative. In this revised edition Lefcowitz follows the story to the present day, containing never-before-seen photographs and a foreword by magician Penn Jillette. If you don't believe the Monkees were one of the most influential media phenomenon of the last fifty years Monkee Business will make a believer out of you. This tale of overnight success and Faustian bargains argues the Monkees forever changed the making and marketing of TV, rock'n'roll and brands. With hits like "I'm a Believer" and "Daydream Believer" still winning loyal fans generations later, the Monkees have become an American entertainment institution. This is the definitive biography of a rock and roll legend.

It Never Ends

Author : Tom Scharpling
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1647000327
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book It Never Ends written by Tom Scharpling and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From cult comedy icon and beloved radio host Tom Scharpling, an inspiring, funny, and thoughtful memoir It Never Ends is Tom Scharpling’s harrowing memoir of his coming of age, a story he has never told before. It’s the heartbreaking account of his attempt at suicide, two stays in a mental hospital, and the memory-wiping electroshock therapy that saved his life. After his rehabilitation, Scharpling committed himself to reinvention through the world of comedy. In this book he will lift the curtain on the turmoil that still follows him, despite all of his accolades and achievements. In the vein of candid memoirs from comedians like Mike Birbiglia's Sleepwalk with Me and Norm Macdonald's Based on a True Story, It Never Ends is a revealing book by a beloved comedy icon.

Groove Tube

Author : Aniko Bodroghkozy
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822380080
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book Groove Tube written by Aniko Bodroghkozy and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2001-02-08 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critics often claim that prime-time television seemed immune—or even willfully blind—to the landmark upheavals rocking American society during the 1960s. Groove Tube is Aniko Bodroghkozy’s rebuttal of this claim. Filled with entertaining and enlightening discussions of popular shows of the time—such as The Monkees, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Mod Squad—this book challenges the assumption that TV programming failed to consider or engage with the decade’s youth-lead societal changes. Bodroghkozy argues that, in order to woo an increasingly lucrative baby boomer audience, television had to appeal to the social and political values of a generation of young people who were enmeshed in the hippie counterculture, the antiwar movement, campus protests, urban guerilla action—in general, a culture of rebellion. She takes a close look at the compromises and negotiations that were involved in determining TV content, as well as the ideological difficulties producers and networks faced in attempting to appeal to a youthful cohort so disaffected from dominant institutions. While programs that featured narratives about hippies, draft resisters, or revolutionaries are examined under this lens, Groove Tube doesn’t stop there: it also examines how the nation’s rebellious youth responded to these representations. Bodroghkozy explains how, as members of the first “TV generation,” some made sense of their societal disaffection in part through their childhood experience with this powerful new medium. Groove Tube will interest sociologists, American historians, students and scholars of television and media studies, and others who want to know more about the 1960s.

Caps for Sale

Author : Esphyr Slobodkina
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062009117
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Caps for Sale written by Esphyr Slobodkina and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caps for Sale is a timeless classic beloved by millions...one of the most popular picture books ever published! This picture book is an excellent choice to share at home or in the classroom, as children love chanting along with the naughty monkeys. Children will delight in following the peddler’s efforts to outwit the monkeys and will ask to read it again and again. Caps for Sale is an excellent easy-to-read book that includes repetition, patterns, and colors, perfect for early readers. This tale of a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity and also teaches children about problem and resolution. This classic picture book will be appreciated as a birthday, baby shower, or graduation gift! It never fails to get preschoolers chanting along and giggling.

Weird Scenes Inside The Canyon

Author : David McGowan
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 1909394130
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Weird Scenes Inside The Canyon written by David McGowan and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2014-03-19 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The very strange but nevertheless true story of the dark underbelly of a 1960s hippie utopia. Laurel Canyon in the 1960s and early 1970s was a magical place where a dizzying array of musical artists congregated to create much of the music that provided the soundtrack to those turbulent times. Members of bands like the Byrds, the Doors, Buffalo Springfield, the Monkees, the Beach Boys, the Turtles, the Eagles, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Steppenwolf, CSN, Three Dog Night and Love, along with such singer/songwriters as Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, James Taylor and Carole King, lived together and jammed together in the bucolic community nestled in the Hollywood Hills. But there was a dark side to that scene as well. Many didn’t make it out alive, and many of those deaths remain shrouded in mystery to this day. Far more integrated into the scene than most would like to admit was a guy by the name of Charles Manson, along with his murderous entourage. Also floating about the periphery were various political operatives, up-and-coming politicians and intelligence personnel – the same sort of people who gave birth to many of the rock stars populating the canyon. And all the canyon’s colorful characters – rock stars, hippies, murderers and politicos – happily coexisted alongside a covert military installation.

The Monkees the Day-By-Day Story

Author : Andrew Sandoval
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578880877
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The Monkees the Day-By-Day Story written by Andrew Sandoval and published by . This book was released on 2021-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of popular musical and television group, The Monkees, presented in diary form spanning the years 1942-1970.

Hotter Than a Match Head

Author : Steve Boone
Publisher : ECW Press
ISBN 13 : 1770906029
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Hotter Than a Match Head written by Steve Boone and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On October 15, 1967, bass player Steve Boone took the Ed Sullivan Show stage for the final time, with his band The Lovin' Spoonful. Since forming in a Greenwich Village hotel in early 1965, Boone and his bandmates had released an astounding nine Top 20 singles, the first seven of which hit the Billboard Top 10, including the iconic Boone co-writes "Summer in the City" and "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice." Little did Steve Boone know that the path of his life and career would soon take a turn for the bizarre, one that would eventually find him looking at the world through the bars of a jail cell. From captaining a seaworthy enterprise to smuggle marijuana into the U.S. from Colombia, to a period of addiction, to the successful reformation of the band he'd helped made famous, Hotter Than a Match Head tells the story of Boone's personal journey along with that of one of the most important and enduring groups of the 1960s.

LIFE The Beatles

Author : LIFE Magazine
Publisher : Time Home Entertainment
ISBN 13 : 1547851139
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book LIFE The Beatles written by LIFE Magazine and published by Time Home Entertainment. This book was released on 2020-05-08 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The songs are iconic, their faces unmistakable. When John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, all cheeky young lads from Liverpool, exploded on the international stage in the 1960s, with their mop tops and infectious love songs it was a cultural earthquake. Beatlemania swept the globe. The Fab Four's music and lyrics would continue to grow in maturity and sophistication, including the albums Rubber Soul, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Abbey Road broke new ground. After breaking up in 1970, the Beatles found both solo success and tragedy, with Lennon's 1980 assassination and Harrison's untimely death from cancer. But their music is eternal. This special edition tells their story and includes: The early days, John and Paul: friends and rivals, the women they loved, and going solo.

Swim Through the Darkness

Author : Mike Stax
Publisher : Process
ISBN 13 : 9781934170656
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Swim Through the Darkness written by Mike Stax and published by Process. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over 30 years, Ugly Things magazine has been a resource for rock and roll history. In recent months, editor Mike Stax has published feature articles regarding the life of Craig Smith, an American singer and composer known for appearances on the Andy Williams Show, and Smith's transformation into a psychedelic drug influenced schizophrenic with messianic ideas and violent crimes. Swim Through the Darkness reveals Stax's efforts in tracking down this strange saga of American pop culture. Included in the story are Mickey Dolenz and Mike Nesmith of The Monkees.