Johnny Thunders

Glam Rock 

(They) Were the Mystery Girls: New York Dolls’ Too Much Too Soon at 50

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 Dan Weiss 1 Comment 1974, 50th anniversary, Arthur Kane, Bo Diddley, David Johansen, Jerry Nolan, Johnny Thunders, New York City, New York Dolls, Sylvain Mizrahi, Sylvain Sylvain, The Coasters, The Rolling Stones, The Stooges, The Velvet Underground

Looking back on the band’s super fun second album

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New Wave Pop Punk Rock Roots 

Dead Or Alive: Johnny Thunders’ So Alone at 45

October 17, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments “So Alone, 1978, 45th Anniversary, Chrissie Hynde, Johnny Thunders, Paul Cook, Phil Lynott, Pixies, Real Records, Steve Lillywhite, the New York Dolls, The Replacements, Tom Verlaine, Walter Lure

Remembering a New Wave era classic that defied category

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Glam Punk Rock 

Private World: New York Dolls at 50

July 27, 2023July 27, 2023 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 50th anniversary, Arthur Kane, David Johansen, Jerry Nolan, Johnny Thunders, Looking For A Kiss, New York Dolls, Personality Crisis, Sylvain Sylvain

Looking back on one of rock’s greatest debuts

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Films Glam New Wave Punk Rock 

The New David Johansen Doc: A Mixed Bag?

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Buster Poindexter, Carlyle, COVID-19, David Johansen, Johnny Thunders, Leah Hennessey, Martin Scorsese, Personality Crisis: One Night Only, Showtime, the New York Dolls

Where Martin Scorsese’s anticipated film about the New York Doll goes right…and wrong

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Punk Remembrance Rock 

Wilko Johnson: Punk Rock Patient Zero 1947-2022

November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Dave Davies, Dr. Feelgood, Elvis Costello, Game Of Thrones, James Williamson, Joe Strummer, Johnny Thunders, Mick Ralphs, Paul Weller, Pete Townshend, RIP, Roger Daltrey, Ron Asheton, The Stranglers, The Who Sell Out, Wilko Johnson

Remembering the iconic, resilient Dr. Feelgood guitarist

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Punk Rock 

LISTEN: NYC Punk Heroes The Senders Preview Career-Spanning Anthology

November 22, 2022November 23, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, All Killer No Filler (1977-2001), Dr. Feelgood, Howlin' Wolf, Johnny Thunders, Left For Dead Records, Max's Kansas City, Phil Marcade, The Blasters, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, the Red Devils, The Senders

Hear All Killer, No Filler (1977-2001) ahead of its release

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Rock Rockabilly 

Downtown 81: Tav Falco Recounts East Village Adventures

August 19, 2022August 18, 2022 Randy Haecker 1 Comment 2022, Alex Chilton, Downtown 81, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Jim Sclavunos, Johnny Thunders, Ken Stringfellow, Memphis, Mike Watt, Panther Burns, Tav Falco, Tav Falco Panther Burns, Will Rigby

The Memphis punkabilly figure is currently on the road through the fall

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Pop Rock 

Ronnie Spector: Somewhere Over the Rainbow

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Be My Baby, Frankie Lymon, Frankie Valli, George Harrison, interview, Joey Ramone, John Lennon, Johnny Thunders, Kill Rock Stars, Ronnie Spector, She Talks To Rainbows, The Cleftones, The Four Seasons

“I want to be one of those voices like Ruth Brown,” she proclaimed in this epic interview

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Pop Rock 

Ronnie Spector: The Baddest Bad Girl

January 13, 2022April 3, 2022 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment Amy Winehouse, Be My Baby, Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Thunders, RIP, Ronnie Spector, Say Goodbye to Hollywood, The Beatles, The Chantels, The Rolling Stones, The Shirelles

Saying goodbye to a New York Original and an American Treasure

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Glam Punk Rock 

It’s Been 30 Years Since Johnny Thunders Died

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments John Anthony Genzale, Johnny Thunders, Sex Pistols, The Heartbreakers, the New York Dolls, Walter Lure

Few men defined Rock ‘n’ Roll as defiantly as the troubled genius guitarist of The Heartbreakers and The New York Dolls

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Glam Pop Punk Remembrance Rock 

(Sleep) Baby Doll: Remembering Sylvain Sylvain

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 James Porter 0 Comments Arthur Kane, David Johansen, Johnny Thunders, New York Dolls, RIP, Sylvain Mizrahi, Sylvain Sylvain

The beloved New York Dolls guitarist lost his battle with cancer on January 13

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Punk Remembrance Rock 

Walter Lure: April 22, 1949 – August 22, 2020

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 Tim Sommer 2 Comments Binky Phillips, Bob Dylan, Bobby Rondinelli, CBGB, Dexter Romweber, Joe Ely, Joe Strummer, Johnny Thunders, Lemmy, Lux Interior, Mark E. Smith, Max's Kansas City, New York City, Poison Ivy, Randy Pratt, The Waldos, Walter Lure

Tim Sommer salutes the Holy Ghost of New York City Punk Rock

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Glam Punk Remembrance 

Heartbreakers Guitarist Walter Lure Has Died

August 24, 2020March 28, 2022 Ken Kurson 6 Comments Andy Shernoff, Azalia Snail, Binky Philips, Black Sabbath, Bobby Rondinelli, CBGB, Charlie Sox, Eliot Kidd, Heartbreakers, Hilly Crystal, Jerry Nolan, Johnny Thunders, L.A.M.F., Martin John Butler, Mike Mindless, Mike Rappoport, Pandora, Rainbow, Rent Party, Rowan Bishop, The Demons, The Dictators, The Last Ditches, The Planets, The Waldos, Tony Coiro, Walter C. Luhr Jr., Walter Lure

Tributes pour in for NYC fixture who lived uncharacteristically clean and productive rock n roll life

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Radio Records 

Music In A Time Of Coronavirus

March 18, 2020March 19, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments “Achoo, “Another World, “Don’t Stand So Close to Me, “Isolation, “No Sex, “Sick Again, “Sick as a Dog, “Sick Things, “So Alone, “State of Confusion, “The Lonesome DJ, “Too Sick To Pray, “Touch Me, “Ventilator Blues, “You Got to Take Sick and Die Some of These Days, “You Sound Like You’re Sick, ” “Le Freak (Freak Out), ” Antony and the Johnsons, ” Buzzcocks, ” Chic, ” Gilbert O’Sullivan, ” Golden Earring, ” Ramones, Aerosmith, Alex Chilton, Alice Cooper, Corona, Coronavirus, I’m Sick, Johnny Thunders, Joy Division, Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Muddy Waters, MUDHONEY, Naturally, R.E.M., Rolling Stones, Sparks, The Kinks, The Police, The Specials, Too Much Joy, Warren Zevon, Willie Nelson

10 songs that speak to the uniqueness of a once-every-hundred-years situation

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Power Pop Punk Rock 

BABY SHAKES: “We’re The Kind of Band That Trashes the Place, and Then the Next Morning Cleans It Back Up”

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1910 Fruitgum Company, 20/20, Alice Cooper, Baby Shakes, Badfinger, Bikini Kill, China, Cock Sparrer, Daddy Long Legs, Dirty Fences, GBH, Johnny Thunders, Mars Bar, MC5, Menace, Mystery Lights, NYC, Portugal, Protex, Rockpile, The Archies, The Beatles, The Equals, The Ramones, The Ronnettes, The Toms, Trash Bags, Unknown Sender, Wyldlife, Zero Boys

An exclusive RNR Globe chat with one of New York City’s most enduring rock ‘n’ roll exports

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