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Five Great Reads: Micky Dolenz, postcards from a tram, and the meaning of life

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Claire Keenan

The Guardian - AU

"They said, ‘Thank you, but no thank you - it’s not a Monkees song.’ He said, ‘Wait a minute, I am one of the Monkees! What are you talking about?’": Micky Dolenz explains Mike Nesmith's "frustration" at being in The Monkees

“I knew what he was going through. He was frustrated because he was misled"

MusicRadar

‘It was not a boyband!’ Micky Dolenz on the madness of being in the Monkees

He was in one of the biggest groups in the world – all without playing a note. As the last surviving Monkee turns 80, he remembers 60s fame – and what happened when the band broke free

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“I didn’t have to learn every rhythm and tempo to be at the standard of a studio musician. I learnt what I had to learn and I think I did pretty well": The Monkees' drummer Micky Dolenz says he had the musical chops that his role required

"I was a guitarist and for the audition I played Johnny B Goode by Chuck Berry," he explains

MusicRadar

“I threw a party for John Lennon one night, and he sat there at the Moog for four hours making flying saucer sounds”: They set the boyband template, but also introduced the world to the synth

People initially labelled them a fabricated band, but we’ve got the Monkees to thank for being pop's first ever synth players

MusicRadar

Teri Garr obituary

American actor who brought superb comic timing to her roles in film classics such as Young Frankenstein and Tootsie

The Guardian - UK

‘The Monkees’ Takes Over Catchy Comedy’s Weekend Binge

Davy, Mike, Peter and Micky across 78 episodes

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Blur: To the End review – sentimental journey for four likely lads on their way to Wembley

The latest documentary about the Britpop Monkees finds them reassembling for a stadium gig, though we’ll have to wait to hear complete songs

The Guardian - UK

“I wanted us to be the punk Monkees, the mainstream Ramones or Mötley Crüe with sneakers”: the story of Candy, the cult 80s LA glam rockers who produced a future Guns N’ Roses superstar

With their debut album, Whatever Happened To Fun?, LA power-pop outfit Candy should have been huge

Louder

"Oh God, it was so embarrassing!" Why watching their support act Jimi Hendrix get booed off stage every night was mortifying for The Monkees

In 1967, The Monkees took the Jimi Hendrix Experience on tour as their support act. Their fans were not ready

Louder

Hey, Hey, The Monkees Are Coming to ‘Retro Night’ on AXS TV

Nostalgia-fueled lineup launches April 7

Multichannel News

Mickey Dolenz is shocked to be the last Monkee standing after death of bandmates

Drummer Dolenz says he will keep playing the band’s hits and vows to keep their legacy alive - but is baffled as to why he has outlived them

Daily Mirror

What links the Monkees to Minder? The Saturday quiz

From Bella and Bertie to Barchester, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

The Guardian - UK

Turnbull’s hobby, the Fall’s pope song, and Stevie Nicks’ atomic number – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

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WEKU

The Monkees' drummer wants the FBI to quit monkeying around and hand over files

The last surviving member of The Monkees, a rock band that formed in 1966, is suing the FBI. Micky Dolenz wants the government to hand over any files on him and his deceased bandmates.

Daily Mirror

The Monkees' Micky Dolenz is suing FBI over redacted records years after investigation

Micky Dolenz, who is best known for having been a member of music group The Monkees and starred in their own TV series, is suing the FBI for any records that the agency holds on the band

Salon

The Monkees v. the FBI

The last surviving member of the Monkees seeks his unredacted FBI file, which describes the band as "beatnik types"

The Guardian - US

Monkees’ Micky Dolenz sues FBI over ‘secret dossier’ on band

FBI holds redacted file on 1960s quartet but documents provide few clues as to why band was of interest to federal agents

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Los Angeles Times

The FBI had a file on the Monkees, and now Micky Dolenz is suing to find out why

The FBI kept a file on the Monkees, and now the beloved California pop band's last surviving member wants to know why.

The Guardian - UK

What links Jon Bernthal to the Monkees and Richard Gere?

Follow the ‘hot and goofy’ actor down the rabbit hole to find unlikely links to the original American Gigolo

The Guardian - UK

Bob Rafelson obituary

Screenwriter, director and co-creator of the Monkees who had a 1970 hit with his film Five Easy Pieces

The Guardian - UK

Bob Rafelson: subtle and complex director was presiding genius of the Hollywood new wave

Rafelson was a director who got era-defining performances out of Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces and The King of Marvin Gardens, as well as co-creating the Monkees

WEKU

Bob Rafelson, 'Five Easy Pieces' director and 'The Monkees' co-creator, has died

Rafelson, who became an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, died on Saturday at his home in Aspen, Colo. He was 89.

The Independent UK

Bob Rafelson, New Hollywood era director, dies at 89

Bob Rafelson, a co-creator of “The Monkees” who became an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, has died

Chicago Sun-Times

Bob Rafelson, Monkees co-creator and ‘Five Easy Pieces’ director, dies at 89

The filmmaker was a leader of the New Hollywood era, which saw a classical studio system giving way to rebellious young voices and fresh filmmaking styles.

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