New York Dolls

Glam Punk Remembrance Rock 

David Johansen: The Last Doll

March 2, 2025March 2, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Buster Poindexter, David Johansen, New York Dolls, RIP, Staten Island, The David Johansen Group

Honoring the man sometimes known as Buster Poindexter

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Glam Punk Remembrance Rock 

Happiness, Fishnets and Cigarettes: David Johansen (1950-2025)

March 2, 2025March 2, 2025 Dan Weiss 1 Comment Buster Poindexter, David Johansen, New York Dolls, The David Johansen Fund, The David Johansen Group, the New York Dolls

Reflecting on the life of NYC’s ‘trashcan intellectual’

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Rock 

David Johansen Reveals He Has Cancer

February 10, 2025February 10, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments David Johansen, David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, David Johansen Group, New York Dolls, Scrooged, Sweet Relief, The David Johansen Fund

Sweet Relief fund created for his recovery

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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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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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Glam Pop Rock 

The Prettiest Star: David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane at 50

April 25, 2023August 29, 2025 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Aladdin Sane, David Bowie, Hunky Dory, New York Dolls, Ziggy Stardust

A look back at the first LP the Duke made from the pinnacle of worldwide fame

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Punk Rock 

The Sweet Things Give Us A Wink

July 17, 2022July 17, 2022 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Brown Leather, Handsome Dick Manitoba, Lower East Side, Manitoba’s, New York City, New York Dolls, Sam Hariss, The Black Crowes, The Georgia Satellites, The Sweet Things

The soul of New York City sleaze is alive and well in this rockin’ young band

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Music Journalism 

Rock Hall 2022: A Discerning Fan’s Guide To Voting

February 9, 2022February 8, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment A Tribe Called Quest, Beck, Carly Simon, Devo, Dionne Warwick, Duran Duran, Fela Kuti, Lionel Richie, MC5, New York Dolls, Pat Benatar, Rage Against the Machine, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rev’s got some hottakes on this year’s nominating class whether you like it or not!

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 26: December 2021

December 21, 2021December 22, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments “How Do You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?”, Christina Amphlett, David Byrne, David Johansen, Divinyls, Famous Quotes, Jim Sullivan, Lenny Kaye, Neil Tennant, New York Dolls, Patti Smith Group, Pet Shop Boys, Talking Heads

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Folk Glam Rock 

Your Cloak Full Of Eagles: Electric Warrior Turns 50

September 25, 2021April 3, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Bang A Gong (Get It On), Bill Legend, Electric Warrior, Jeepster, Marc Bolan, Mickey Finn, New York Dolls, Rocky Horror, Steve Currie, T.Rex, the Bay City Rollers, The Jam, Ziggy Stardust

How Marc Bolan plugged in T.Rex and invented glam rock

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adblock Hard Rock Pub Rock Punk 

The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs: Fast, F**ked and Furious

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 j. poet 1 Comment 2021, Bomp! Records, Dead Beat Records, Greg Shaw, MC5, New York Dolls, One More Drink, Streetwalkin' Cheetahs, The Runaways, The Stooges

Lead singer Frank Meyer has “One More Drink” with Rock & Roll Globe

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adblock Dance Rock Electronic Post-Punk 

WATCH: 8 Men Out

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 8 Men, David Johansen, Hennessey, Jesse Malin, Leah Hennessey, New York Dolls, Velvet Elk Records

Second generation rocker Leah Hennessey calls out the 1% of the 1% in searing new video

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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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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 8: June 2020

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Bikini Kill, CHEAP TRICK, David Johansen, Famous Quotes, Gene Simmons, Geri Halliwell, Ginger Spice, Jack Douglas, Jesus Mezquia, Joan Jett, John Lennon, Kathleen Hanna, Kiss, Lou Reed, Mia Zapata, New York Dolls, Patti Smith, The Gits, The Spice Girls

Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Punk 

Instant Access to Poignancy: Punk’s Graphic History On Display in New Exhibit at Museum of Arts and Design, NYC

May 1, 2019May 2, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments Johnny Rotten, Memorabilia, New York Dolls, Punk, The Scientists

The opening festivities at this expansive exhibit, which runs through late August, were often surprisingly intimate

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