The Monkees vs MTV

Brian and Murdock answer an inquiry regarding The Pre-Fab Four and one member who may (or many not) have had an outsized impact on the future of rock n roll beyond the band. SIGN UP FOR THE ROCK N ROLL STORY REPORT EMAIL NEWSLETTER Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook SHOW NOTES: https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-monkees/1997/cardinal-stadium-louisville-ky-4bda9b8e.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Nesmith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justus_(album) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Rafelson https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/head-1968 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Jones_(musician) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Tork https://americansongwriter.com/the-brutal-reason-why-stephen-stills-was-rejected-by-the-monkees/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004880/bio/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/11/the-monkees-michael-nesmith-a-supremely-gifted-innovative-songwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bette_Nesmith_Graham Michael Nesmith’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Infinite-Tuesday-Autobiographical-Michael-Nesmith/dp/1101907517/ref=sr_1_1 https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/michael-nesmith#:~:text=But%20what%20I%20said%20was,and%20I%20will%20follow%20you.%E2%80%9D https://medium.com/the-riff/one-of-the-last-interviews-with-michael-nesmith-aba038cb4703 The Damien Love deep dive piece: https://damienlove.com/writing/loose-salute-the-story-of-michael-nesmith-and-the-first-national-band/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_(Michael_Nesmith_song) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_National_Band The RIO video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yciLq5kYFnU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_a_Radio_Engine_to_the_Photon_Wing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qube_(cable_television)