New York Dolls

watch Patti Smith, Craig Finn, David Johansen, Feelies' Glen Mercer & more play Lou Reed tribute in NYC

As part of City Winery’s 10th anniversary celebration, a bunch of great musicians got together to perform the music of Lou Reed…

New York Dolls' Sylvain Sylvain diagnosed with cancer; GoFundMe launched

”As hard as life has been to me these past 2 years I want to live and I know with your love & support I’ll have the best chance that I could ever have.”

25 classic NYC artists that didn't make NME's top NYC albums of all time

NME made a list of the greatest NYC albums of all time… that doesn’t include the Ramones, Sonic Youth, Television, Talking Heads…

What's going on Thursday?

Wire, The Church, Pharoah Sanders, Re-TROS, Gojira, The Growlers, Perturbator, Smokepurpp, Harry Styles, and more Thursday show options.

Rolling Stone lists the 40 greatest punk albums of all time

Last month, Rolling Stone ranked the 40 best emo albums of all time, and today they’re back with the 40 best punk albums of all time. Now, this is the same magazine that told you John Cougar Mellencamp, Sting and Jackson Browne all had some of the 100 best albums of the 1980s and Black Flag and Minor Threat did not, so it’d be understandable if you don’t care what they think the best punk albums of all time are, but this list is actually rock solid…

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…

Johnny Thunders documentary premiering at Coney Island Film Festival (which is this weekend)

The 14th Annual Coney Island Film Festival runs from September 19 – 21, 2014. Things kick off tonight with an opening night party and a single screening, and then you can spend all day Saturday and Sunday watching movies in Coney Island…

Johnny Thunders' heirs, some of them ex-convicts, fighting over estate, which has been growing over time

Thunders left no will , and his last few thousand bucks were to go to his estranged wife, their two sons and his daughter from a romance with a Swedish groupie…

NY Dolls remember Lou Reed; David Johansen playing Cafe Carlyle on Halloween

“Lou Reed takes his final walk on the wild side this SUNDAY MORNING… — Sylvain Sylvain Mizrahi“ one of the photos NYD’s posted on their Facebook yesterday…

CBGB movie soundtrack includes Talking Heads, The Stooges, Dead Boys, Richard Hell, Television, Blondie, Dictators & more

As previously mentioned, the CBGB movie will premiere at this year’s CBGB Music & Film Festival, which goes down across various NYC venues from October 9 to 13…
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