Music News Mike Nesmith of the Monkees dead at 78 by Cassie Benco Legendary singer and guitarist of the Monkees, Mike Nesmith, has tragically died of heart failure at age 78. Up until only last month, Mike Nesmith, the wool hat wearing, guitar…
Features Pro Audio How the VOX Continental shaped the sound of the hippie generation by Dan Shaw You didn’t have to be there to indulge in the technicolour dreamscape of the hippie generation: the sounds live on. The VOX Continental played its own role in creating these…
News Peter Tork of The Monkees passes away age 77 by Patti Burton Iconic American bass guitarist and keyboardist Peter Tork of the ’60s pop-rock group The Monkees has died at age 77, after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer a…
News Turns out Michael Nesmith from The Monkees really loves vaporwave by Happy I never really got vaporwave. In fact, I still don’t really understand what it is. But it turns out that The Monkees‘ Michael Nesmith really loves the stuff. In a…
Features Pro Audio A tidal wave of change: behind the scenes of progressive rock in the 60s by Pinky Latt If the 1950s was the dawn of rock ‘n’ roll, then the ‘60s were dedicated to advancement in the form of a tidal wave known as “progressive rock.” In a…
Features News That time Jimi Hendrix opened for The Monkees by Happy It’s hard to imagine a time in the history of music when Jimi Hendrix wasn’t the monolith that he is today. But in the spring of 1967 – a time…