Tag Archives: New York Dolls

Music Tuesday Newsday: New Releases by Travis Barker, Robotanists, Rise Against, New York Dolls, and Cornershop

by Shop Keeper
March 15, 2011 - 5:07 pm

Rise Against

Another full week…Dionne Warwick stopped doing psychic hotline commercials…former Blink 182 drummer Mr. Barker has Give the Drummer Some…stalwart glam-punks New York Dolls stray further from Buster Poindexter…Rise Against’s Endgame hopes to repeat the magic Megadeth had with their album title…if there’s a pick of the week though, check out The Robotanists…one of the best new ‘indie’ bands on the scene…Raishū made…

Adebisi Shank - This Is The Second Album From A Band Called Adebisi Shank

The Joy Formidable – The Big Roar

Noah And The Whale - Last Night On Earth

Caitlin Rose - Own Side Now

Cornershop – Cornershop And The Double-O Groove

Oh Land - Oh Land

A Hawk And A Hacksaw - Cervantine

Eleventh Dream Day - Riot Now!

Robotanists - Plans In Progress

New York Dolls - Dancing Backwards In High Heels

Mamiffer - Mare Decendriii

Dionne Warwick - Only Trust Your Heart

Smoking Popes - This Is Only A Test

The Dodos - No Color

Eleventh Dream Day – Riot Now!

The Boom Bang – World War Fun

Music The New York Dolls : Dance, Monkey, Dance!

by Shop Keeper
February 15, 2010 - 1:12 pm

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My first exposure to New York Dolls singer David Johansen was back in the 80s, when he ditched his glam rock persona for the alter-ego known as Buster Poindexter. He was responsible for that 80′s single “Hot Hot Hot,” along with a bizarre collection of mambo/salsa/synth-dance songs that were so many shades of shit, it ranked with Murray Head and The Power Station as the worst of the bad. But now glam is back in style, Johansen with it, and I must say he sounds ready to seriously kick all our asses. I don’t know what he’s been smoking, but their songs are a full throwback to the attitude that made tracks like “Trash” and “Personality Crisis” so effing cool, and re-establish the Dolls as one of the few glam bands who combined hard rock attitude with existential pondering — lyrically of course. Guitar-wise, drum-wise, bass-wise, JOHANSEN-wise, they tear it up, and it’s so damn good to have them back. For more existential pondering, here’s a self-deprecating David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain on the RBMA, looking back at the good and bad while they promote their latest album, Coz I Said So.