With the only remaining Monkee, Micky Dolenz, back on the road in 2026, it's worth remembering that “Head” is a terrific movie. Too bad it messed too much with the audiences’ — and the band’s — heads.
The ever-astute culture critic James Wolcott covered the fans, the stars, the ephemera, the merch, and the meaning of it all, live from the Statler Hilton in Midtown.
At a first run house on Broadway, audiences cheered loudly when the good guys struck blows against evil and injustice. On 42nd Street, the mood was a bit different.
