Monkees, Head, and the 60s

Peter Mills, Bill Drummond

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Jawbone
31 January 2017

Music; Rock & Pop music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups

How have a group conceived as a shortlived commodity outlived so many of their contemporaries? 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, The Monkees and their music, TV, and cinematic output have proved enduring. They are 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, and their big-screen use of film and images in live performance is now a firmly established principle of concert staging. What’s more, they changed the rules of the pop game, taking control of their own affairs at the height of their 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. Drawing on years of original research and brand new interviews with key figures including songwriter Bobby Hart and producer Chip Douglas, it includes an extensive scene-by-scene analysis of the film and an exclusive essay on the impact of The Monkees and Head by KLF founder Bill Drummond.

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.

By: Peter Mills
Contributions by: Bill Drummond
Imprint: Jawbone
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 590g
ISBN: 9781908279972
ISBN 10: 1908279974
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 31 January 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter Mills is the author of several books, including works on Van Morrison and Samuel Beckett. He was singer and lyricist for Innocents Abroad, who made two albums, Quaker City and Eleven. A fan of The Monkees since his childhood, he began using the band and Head in his teaching as soon as he could. He is currently Senior Lecturer in Media and Popular Culture at Leeds Beckett University.

Reviews for Monkees, Head, and the 60s

.. .The Monkees, Head, and the 60s is as complete an examination of The Monkees phenomenon as is out there. There's no filler. - Under the Radar Magazine 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 ) - Bob Rafelson Mills writes with the depth of a scholar and the enthusiasm of a fan, which saves the work from the dryness of detail that necessarily populates the exposition. - Spectrum Culture