#a barrel of monkees

[cptnbeefheart]

now that ABOM issue 1 is published, i can post my contribution :] please do not repost unless you clearly credit me!!

here’s an obnoxious explanation of all my choices that is probably way too much information :

I find the most interesting aspect of the monkees to be their era of deconstructing the image that TV & studio execs had so carefully crafted. in the process of preserving this image, these execs had created somewhat palatable characters, caricatur-izing (sorry.) elements of the casts’ real personalities. the artists themselves were given an illusion of control over their brand, rarely getting the opportunity to publish the art that they made themselves.

ANYWAY.. tying this all into my piece .. i wanted to make something dedicated to frustrations felt by all members of the monkees. Peter is in the front, making strides toward the edge of the chessboard; the monkeemobile flooring it to stand in his way. I wanted the image of a monkee crushing something that was a major symbol in the show itself. what’s more iconic than the monkee mobile itself ?! my hope is that this shows autonomy on peters part, his true self contradicting this false image created by execs-- no longer a pawn for them! of course peter was the first to quit, which is why he is taking the lead. Mike was next, buying himself out of his contract in order to publish his own music and take control of his artistic career. even throughout the brainstorming process for this, i knew i wanted to put mike in his flashy (but fabulous) nudie suit. to me its such a foreshadowing of what he would go on to do in his solo career and with the first national band. i had to CONTAIN MYSELF because i didnt want mike to have a whole bunch of detail and not fit in with the rest of the subjects.. Mike is looking straight toward the audience, realizing he would like to pursue creative projects that would not be possible working with the monkees™ and everything that they symbolize. Davy looks for the edge of the chessboard, contemplating whether or not he should leave. Micky, wearing his outfit from Head (1968), holds a remote control. This is all in reference to the imagery seen in the film; he finally has the option to change the channels for himself. I actually used a screenshot from the movie to get his face & hair right. I think in the 2 years filming the show micky started embracing his curls, but the only references from a upward angle were when he was straightening his hair !!!! I ended up using the scene where he blows up the Coke machine, a satisfied smirk on his face. what an appropriate scene. finally the chessboard, white rabbits & wind up toys. I don’t think I really need to explain that aside from mentioning that the image of the wind-ups is from 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee (1969). I think this was the last official monkees thing Peter was in (outside of future reunion tours). The television special echos the themes already present in Head, so i felt like it would be a nice addition. And it shows the monkees as pawns versus having full autonomy. WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY LAST POINT ONE MORE THING ITS QUICK I PROMMY okay perpective ! I wanted to do an upward shot because First of all its fun but more importantly . it shows the cast themselves have outgrown their characters :] now who knows if ive succeeded in any of the things i attempted but at least i had fun :] and feeling like charlie iasip pepe silvia is healthy every once in a while...

[ohwell-thathurt]

Hey! this was my contribution to the Barrel Of Monkees zine (Issue #2), beautifully put together by @lugosis!!!!

[murdockcalavicci]

The way Micky showers in one of the comics

[aquarian-sunchild]

There's a Monkees ZINE?

[mystical-one]

The Snoopees! My contributions to Volume 2 of the Barrel Of Monkees zine (links to download it can be found in this post!)

[abarrelofmonkees]

remember a barrel of monkees? that wonderful monkees zine that we’ve put together twice now? well you’ll never believe it… we’re doing it again! and as always we would love for you to monkee around with us.

a barrel of monkees vol 3 will be accepting drawings, collages, writing, music, videos, fan fiction, games, and any other art you can make about or related to the monkees ! if you contributed something to either issue it would be so awesome if you contributed again!

the deadline to submit this year will be december 8th! if you’re interested in submitting you can drop your stuff in this form or feel free to send it to me or tag me in it on here ! if you have any questions don’t hesitate to send me a message. YAY! LETS MAKE A BARREL OF MONKEES 3!!!!!

ALSO issues 1 & 2 are free to read here!

[lugosis]

remember a barrel of monkees? that awesome monkees zine so many of you contributed to last year? well guess what? we’re doing it again! and we would love for you to monkee around with us.

a barrel of monkees vol 2 will be accepting drawings, collages, writing, music, videos, fan fiction, games, and any other art you can make about or related to the monkees ! if you contributed something last year it would be so wonderful if you would like to contribute again!

the deadline to submit will be january 18th! JANUARY 28TH if you’re interested in submitting drop your stuff in this form here or feel free to send it to me or tag me in it on here ! if you have any questions don’t hesitate to send me a message. OK! LETS MAKE A BARREL OF MONKEES 2!

btw the first edition is free to read here!

[doublydaring]

my piece for the Barrel of Monkees zine which you should all go read at once!

[audioexorcisms]

One of two of my submissions for @lugosis 's Barrel of Monkees Fanzine WHICH CAN NOW BE DOWNLOADED HERE!

[theriverpointace]

so i read the barrel of monkees zines a week or two ago and several times a day i think about how @imeminemp3 said that mike’s tragedy in “head” was his personality. thanks ✌🏻

[mobanjaree]

issue 1 of a barrel of monkees is out and i can share the pieces i made for it :) it's the monkees as beanie babies! special thanks to @faeblesmith and @sgt-celestial for helping with the mike and micky poems <3 pls check out the rest of the zine everyone's stuff is so incredible

[rpfofficial]

No because i hate when there are polls that include any of the beatles cuz its like an automatic win for them. The monkees won once in the 4v4 poll and beatles fans got so mad they made a seperate poll so they could win like pls just let us have something other than davy jones voter fraud 😭

other than davy jones voter fraud 😔 i remember the pvp poll that was really funny i voted monkees even before i liked them. for real can monkees fans have one win on this site? you know how peter once made a joke that being a monkees fan puts you at the bottom of the barrel or something? well it's true. this discrimination has to end. end the beatles autocracy.

[strictlyfavorites]

Monkeemobile, 1966, by Dean Jeffries. Built for the TV series The Monkees based on a 1966 Pontiac GTO 389 4-barrel convertible. 2

[savethelifeofmychild]

can slmeone send barrel of monkees 3 post to me please

[imeminemp3]

Wait, was the essay on The Monkees and tragedy the one that was published in one of the Barrel of Monkees zines? I remember reading one of yours and it was real good! : )

yea!!!!! i think it was in the first edition :)) ty hehe it's so fun to read into the monkees

[classicrocker2000]

It took way longer than I would have liked, but I FINALLY finished my submission for @redrhodes ' Barrel of Monkees zine!

Once again, huge thanks to my friend Gizmo for helping me come up with an idea for this. :3

(I would've given everyone smiles, but Davy didn't seem all that enthused to be doing drag in "Some Like It Lukewarm," and Mike basically refused to acknowledge at the time that he'd dressed up in drag.

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Compressed version under the cut cause the one above is 13.3 MB