A look into the dire straits the New York City rock scene was in at the end of the 1960s, and the way it still birthed the ...
The Dolls, formed 1971 in New York City and fronted by Johansen ... Simply put, it was a pure, dyed-in-the-wool rock ’n’ roll show. “I also recall that he was in attendance when the ...
David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of proto-punk band New York Dolls, who went on to act in films such as "Scrooged," has died.
“The New York Dolls were more than musicians; they were a phenomenon. They drew on old rock ‘n’ roll, big-city blues, show tunes, the Rolling Stones and girl groups, and that was just for starters,” ...
“And if the New York Dolls could do it, I could do it.” Many famous rock’n’roll bands came out of New York City in the 1970s, including Kiss, Ramones, Talking Heads and Blondie. But none ...
A master of many musical genres, he also recorded as Buster Poindexter and appeared as an actor in ‘Scrooged,’ ‘Let It Ride’ and ‘Oz.’ ...
“And soon after that I did leave for California, and started thinking that if I wanted to play rock’n’roll there must be other girls like me who wanted to play it too. “And if the New York Dolls could ...