New York Dolls

Robbie Robertson's Clairvoyant Box, Plus Chatting With Ed Sheeran and Devin

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: One Direction, Johnny Thunders, Mick Jagger, Richard Prince, Devin, Iggy Pop, Ricky Jay, Jamie Foxx, New York Dolls, Bill Cosby, Robbie Robertson, Draco Malfoy, Chris Zane, Dion, Markus James, Anton Corbijn, David Jordan Williams, Enny Kravitz, David Johansen, Ricky Nelson, Ed Sheeran, André 3000, Maureen Lambray, Harry Potter, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

In 2011, Robbie Robertson's album How To Become Clairvoyant was not only one of the more satisfying releases of the year, but it also was the artist's most personal statement about his life, covering topics from spirituality to the breakup of The Band.

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Kathleen Miles

L-U-V: How Craigslist Missed Connections & Johnny Thunders Led To A Punk Love Story

HuffingtonPost.com | Kathleen Miles | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Tillie & Jacob, Punk Love, V-Day, Craziest Missed Connections, Video, Missed Connections, Valentine's Day Love Story, Johnny Thunders, Missed Connections Romance, Missed Connections Love Story, New York Dolls, Fuck Yeah Fest, Valentine?S Day, Tillie & Jacob Missed Connections, Los Angeles Punk, Craigslist Missed Connections, Los Angeles News

"I already had a crush on him before we actually met," Tillie told The Huffington Post. Tillie and Jacob, who had never met, went to the Sept. 2011...

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Dancing Backward in High Heels: Conversations with New York Dolls' David Johansen (Plus: Chatting with Ancient Astronauts)

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boubacar Traoré, Richard Dreyfuss, Buster Poindexter, Armando Garzon, The Harry Smiths, Maria Callas, Soca, Bukka White, Ancient Astronauts, The Cadets, David Johansen, Brian Delaney, Madame Butterfly, Muddy Waters, Robert Christgau, Vieux Farke Toure, David Sylvain, Blind WIllie Johnson, Scrooged, New York Dolls, Bill Murray, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Jason Hill, Leadbelly, The Batusis, Shakes the Clown, Car 54 Where Are You?, Dogu, Azeem, Kabanjak, Looney, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The New York Dolls' David Johansen discusses the making of their new album, Dancing Backward In High Heels.

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Valentine's Day With David Bowie, 1973

Binky Philips | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Glam Rock, Radio City Music Hall, Ella Fitzgerald, David Bowie, New York Dolls, Spiders From Mars, Binky Philips, Ziggy Stardust, Carnegie Hall, Entertainment News
Binky Philips

It's early evening on Valentine's Day 1973, and I'm in my kitchen, regaling my dear pal, David, about the Bowie show I'd seen the night before at Radio City Music Hall.

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On the Culture Front: Battle of the Belgians and Bob Dylan Tribute at Le Poisson Rouge

Chris Kompanek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jimmy's No. 43, John Wesley Harding, Medeski Martin and Wood, David Johansen, Fiery Furnaces, Basement Tapes, Larry Campbell, New York Dolls, The Last Waltz, Steven Bernstein, Bob Dylan, The Band, Craft Beer, New York News
Chris Kompanek

Jimmy Carbone of Jimmy's No. 43 hosted the "Battle of the Belgians" at his cozy, subterranean East Village bar. This festive event pitted Belgian-style American beers against their authentic counterparts.

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The Damned at CBGB: The Night Punk Was Officially Born in the USA

Binky Philips | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cbgb, The Planets, The Damned, New York Dolls, Punk, 1977, Binky Philips, Entertainment News
Binky Philips

In early April 1977, The Damned were the first no-kidding British Punk band to come to the States. They were one of the very few already notorious amongst the cognoscenti in New York.

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Strippers Weigh In On 'Ground Zero Mosque' Debate

WSJ | Andrew Grossman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wtc Mosque, Ground Zero Mosque, World Trade Center Mosque, Pussycat Lounge, New York Dolls, park51, New York News

After the World Trade Center towers fell, a stripper named Chris went to volunteer in the recovery effort for the Red Cross. Nearly 10 years later, sh...

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The Night the Mafia Pulled the Plug On Me

Binky Philips | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: Mafia, The Coventry, The Planets, New York Rock, Binky Philips, Kiss, New York Dolls, Entertainment News
Binky Philips

There was really only one venue in all of New York City where a band of regular rock schmoes could get booked playing original material through Marshall stacks; the Coventry Club on Queens Blvd.

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Shock The Monkey: A Playlist To Help Ease Kirk Cameron's Evolutionary Growing Pains

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Peter Gabriel Kinks, U2, Kirk Cameron, Joe Jackson, Charles Darwin, Ramones, New York Dolls, Pixies, Elvis Costello, Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Bruce Springsteen, Counting Crows, Entertainment News
David Wild

Kirk Cameron seems like a really nice guy. Unfortunately, the Artist Formerly Known as Mike Seaver seems like a really nice guy who's evolved into a willfully ignorant idiot.

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Hello It's Me, Todd Rundgren: A Digital Chat With a Wizard, a True Star

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Todd Rundgren, Grand Funk Railroad, Xtc, Patti Smith, A True Star, New York Dolls, A Wizard, Entertainment News
David Wild

I hit up Todd Rundgren, the brilliantly talented singer-songwriter-guitarist-producer-arranger and part-time cult superstar, with a few questions about this upcoming theatrical endeavor.

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The New New York Dolls Ain't Just Recycling Trash

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Buster Poindexter, Mick Jagger, Johnny Thunders, Punk Rock, Cbgb, Todd Rundgren, New York Dolls, Mercer St. Arts Center, Isaac Hayes, New York City, John Varvatos, Syl Sylvain, David Johansen, Jimmy Castor, Arthur Kane, Jerry Nolan, Rolling Stones, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

Does seeing what used to be one of the most influential bands of all time, in the former site of one of the most influential venues of the last 40 years, tarnish our memories of both?

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New Tunes On Monday: Yusuf (Cat Stevens), Ben Harper and Relentless7, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, New York Dolls, and Paul Potts

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conor Oberst, Mick Jagger, Steve Miller, A&M Records, Hayley Westerna, Dave Matthews, Briatain's Got Talent, James Morrison, Josh Groban, Bobby Ewing, David Johansen, ZZ Top, Lumberjack Records, Ewan McColl, Elvis Costello, Glam, Simon Cowell, Classic Rock, Cats, Saddle Creek Records, Jason Boesel, Roberta Flack, J. Geils, Terry Sylvester, Punk, Johnny Thunder, Cat Stevens, Nina Rota, The Hollies, Pam Ewing, Sylvain Mizrahi, Omaha Beach, Justin Oberst, Pop, Steve Conte, Sarah Brightman, Classical, Nebraska, Procol Harum, Neil Young, Rock, Yusuf, Franco Zefferelli, Matthew Sweet, Dallas, Nik Freitas, Macey Taylor, Teaser and the Firecat, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Brian Delaney, Chris Cornell, Taylor Hollingsworth, Sami Yaffa, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Gunnar Nelson, Bright Eyes, Paul Potts, Tracy Chapman, Ernest Hemingway, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Hunter S. Thompson, Todd Rundgren, Ben Harper, Nelson, The Animals, Indie, New York Dolls, Ennio Morricone, The Rascals, Bob Dylan, Nathaniel Walcott, Tea for the Tillerman, Romeo & Juliet, Sylvain Sylvain, Buddha and the Chocolate Box, The Band, The Wallflowers, Album Reviews, Huffpost Review, Music Review, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Ever since Cat Stevens embraced Islam, the West has been clueless when it comes to accepting the former superstar. His latest release, Roadsinger, is a good start in rebuilding that emotional bridge to Stevens.

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