{"id":25503,"date":"2023-07-04T05:30:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T09:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=25503"},"modified":"2023-06-19T13:38:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T17:38:59","slug":"preview-the-monkees-in-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/04\/preview-the-monkees-in-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: The Monkees in HEAD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-25504\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/head_strip.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/head_strip.jpg 350w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/head_strip-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Debuting in September 1966, the ABC-TV series <i>The Monkees<\/i> was an immediate hit. The four lovable moptops were created as an answer to The Beatles as they were portrayed in their own 1964 motion picture <i>A Hard Day\u2019s Night<\/i>. But the Monkees \u2013 sometimes derided as the \u201cprefab four\u201d because of their Hollywood casting call origins \u2013 were an undeniable success. Thanks to behind-the-scenes help from many of music\u2019s top musicians, composers and arrangers, they churned out an impressive string of hit singles and albums.<\/p>\n<p>Chafing under the restrictions of the television show, The Monkees were anxious to flex their creative muscles. Unhappy with the lightweight image with which they had been saddled, the group set out to destroy their collective cuddly persona. Aided by show creators Bert Schneider and Bob Rafelson (and a young screenwriter friend of theirs named Jack Nicholson), they created <i>Head<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Released in 1968, <i>Head<\/i> was the big-screen version of <i>The Monkees<\/i> TV show, but only if the TV show were dipped in LSD. A surreal, deliberately disjointed affair, <i>Head<\/i>\u2019s plot line features the group moving forward in a post-TV show world, coming into contact with a bizarre assortment of characters that includes matinee idol Victor Mature, former Mouseketeer Annette Funicello, prize fighter Sonny Liston and musical iconoclast Frank Zappa.<\/p>\n<p><b>Is <i>Head<\/i> weird? You bet it is! Is it fun? Absolutely.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>But in the years since its release, <i>Head<\/i> has rarely been screened. It\u2019s the very definition of a cult film. But for anyone who enjoyed the TV series and who has an adventurous spirit, <i>Head<\/i> is must-see. And now <i>Head<\/i> returns for a one-night-only showing at Grail Moviehouse on Monday, July 10. Hosted by author, speaker and music journalist Bill Kopp, the evening will feature a screening of the film followed by an interactive discussion. <i>Head<\/i> is the latest in Grail Moviehouse\u2019s popular series, Music Movie Mondays.<\/p>\n<p><b>WHAT<\/b>: Music Movie Mondays Series: <i>Head<\/i><br \/>\nSpecial screening + moderated discussion hosted by Bill Kopp<br \/>\n<b> WHERE<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grailmoviehouse.com\/\">Grail Moviehouse<\/a>, 17 Foundy Street, Asheville<br \/>\n<b> WHEN<\/b>: Monday, @ 7 p.m. \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketing.uswest.veezi.com\/purchase\/25250?siteToken=qky6fmcdpgsx40jbxb4194ae9g\">Tickets are $15<\/a> and likely to sell out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Debuting in September 1966, the ABC-TV series The Monkees was an immediate hit. 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