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1966 Monkees Hit Featured a Producer’s Scream You May Have Missed

Sixty years ago, The Monkees released their hit song “I’m a Believer,” with the B-side “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone.” Both songs became hits. “I’m a Believer” was ranked the Monkees’ Top Billboard ...
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Arctic Monkeys' Old Songs Still Hit Harder Than Anything They've Released Lately

Few bands have made the impact that the Arctic Monkeys did with their debut studio album, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not. Their raw lyrics and relentless guitars gripped the 2000s indie ...

‘We were stubborn teenagers. We didn’t want to be famous’: the inside story of Arctic Monkeys’ frenzied early years

In this extract from a new book on Sheffield’s musical history, Monkeys drummer Matt Helders plus the cream of the city’s indie scene look back on the febrile mid-00s – from brilliant tunes to ‘brainl ...
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The Monkees’ Biggest No. 1 Hit Was Written By a Music Legend You'd Never Expect

The Monkees closed out 1966 with a bang. Fifty-nine years ago, the beloved pop-rock band—which featured Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, Michael Nesmith, and Davy Jones—ended a very successful year with the ...
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Bobby Hart, who co-wrote 'Last Train to Clarksville' and other Monkees hits, dies

NEW YORK — Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees' multimedia empire who teamed with Tommy Boyce on such hits as "Last Train to Clarksville" and "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone," has died. He was 86. Hart ...