Mitch Ryder

The NY Times names hundreds more artists who lost masters in 2008 UMG fire

Just about every area of recorded music was hit by the fire, from jazz to punk to cabaret to comedy, new wave, historical speeches, metal, hip hop, you name it.

an interview w/ David Johansen aka Buster Poindexter (on the Cafe Carlye residency, NY Dolls status, Mitch Ryder & more)

interview David Johansen wears enough hats that discerning between the art and the artist can prove to be a difficult task. It’s an aesthetic that speaks both to his influence as a founding member/vocalist of seminal protopunk innovators The New York Dolls and what’s been an uninhibited pursuit of his own artistic vision in a number of ways from various musical side projects to film roles…