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For Peter Tork , former member of The Monkees , writing songs is a lot like writing poetry.

WINNING SINGER/SONGWRITER/PRODUCER AT VORTEX OF 1960s/'70s MUSIC REVOLUTION REVEALS DEEP ASSOCIATIONS WITH THE BEATLES, THE MONKEES, RANDY NEWMAN, DOZENS MORE Box set coincides with arrival of Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter, first full-length biography by Alyn Shipton, published July 18 by Oxford University Press /PRNewswire/ -- The ... (more)

The designer and painter was well known for his customisation skills and showed off his work in films like Bikini Beach in 1964 and The Blues Brothers in 1980.

HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR 2013: STARRING THE TURTLES with FLO & EDDIE; CHUCK NEGRON ; GARY PUCKETT & THE UNION GAP; GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS; MARK LINDSAY .

Dean Jeffries, the celebrated car customizer who painted James Dean's Porsche and made the "Monkeemobile" for "The Monkees" TV show, died has died.

The set, available through its Rhino Handmade division that sells limited collectible releases, will be three CDs with 85 tracks, 60 of them unreleased.

HERE THEY COME: Peter Tork, the late Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz and Mike Nesmith forever will be tied to the TV show that propelled the Monkees into the spotlight in the late 1960s - and made the show's theme song a piece of pop-culture history.

Dean Jeffries, who created some of the most fun and wild custom cars of the last half century, has died.

The Monkees are returning to the road in July and August for a 24-date tour they are calling "A Midsummer's Night With the Monkees." It will feature surviving members Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork.

After a few months of being slightly better behaved and mostly picking up the usual suspects , these past couple weeks have seen a couple stacks of weird bargain bin curiosity purchases.

This is a photograph of my granny, Alba Traversi, when she was 17, sitting in the studio of the portrait photographer Cecil Bostock in Sydney.

When the three surviving members of The Monkees play Warner Theatre in their summer tour, it will be a latest homecoming for Peter Tork.

The Week So Far: 9 must-read stories on The Key It's been a big week for show announcements, with The Monkees [ link ], Patty Griffin [ link ], Pet Shop Boys [ link ] and The Olms [ link ] unveiling Philly dates Joe Pug played a show at Johnny Brenda's this week - check out a free download of five tracks from the Chicago singer-songwriter [ link ] ... (more)

To be certain, the international vocal group Il Divo was hardly the music world's first "manufactured" ensemble.

Phoenix has weathered countless comparisons to it namesake firebird of Greek mythology, but instead of rising from the ashes, the French band has reshaped itself repeatedly to mimic any number of indie and electro-rock trends.

Cheap Concert Tickets Announces that the legendary group, The Monkees, will be touring again in 2013 and tickets for their "A Midsummer Night With the Monkees" tour will be available beginning the weekend of May 3-4 in select markets.

"Extended Play," the first new music from Fleetwood Mac in ten years has been released.

As we have discussed in several previous alerts, the National Labor Relations Board continues to pursue complaints against employers related to an expanding realm of policies and social media activity.

As mentioned , Lil Wayne and T.I. are going on a tour which hits the NYC-area on July 19 at Jones Beach, July 24 at PNC Bank Arts Center, and July 31 at Comcast Theatre .