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New York Dolls — 'Cause I Sez So

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) May 13, 2009 10:39 am
The Dolls' third studio album since their 1973 self-titled debut features the same lineup as 2006's comeback record. Only singer David Johansen and guitarist Sylvain Sylvain remain from the original group. They've reunited with producer Todd Rundgren (Meatloaf, Cheap Trick), who was also at the controls for the first album, on this 12-track disc...
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New York Dolls' Slow Start Improves To A Glamtastic Finish

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) February 19, 2008 2:00 pm
I arrived at the Phoenix a couple of songs into the opening set by Toldeo, Ohio's We Are The Fury, but that was still too early. The band's mix of hard rock, glam and punk is in a similar vein to the New York Dolls, but they're not in the same league as the headliners. Enough said. But even the Dolls weren't in the same league as themselves...
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New York Dolls — One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) August 1, 2006 2:27 pm
I saw the Dolls twice on last year's reunion tour and didn't pay a lot of attention to their new songs since it was their vintage material that was the prime attraction. But now, after spending time with the band's first studio album in 32 years, I realize that singer David Johansen wasn't blowing smoke when he said that the new Dolls are better...
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The New York Dolls — The Return Of The New York Dolls

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By Dan "The Mouth" Lovranski (CHARTattack) October 26, 2004 3:06 pm
For us rockers who think Morrissey is just a whiney waste of time, we have to at least give him props for reuniting these enduring icons of glam and punk, The New York Dolls. Despite the absence of the late Johnny Thunders (amply covered by Steve Conte), Dave Johansen, Syl Sylvain and Arthur Kane rise to the occasion and kick out all the classics...
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Today In Music History: Johnny Thunders Dies On April 23, 1991

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) April 23, 2010 1:20 pm
Former New York Dolls guitarist Johnny Thunders passed away under suspicous circumstances on this day in 1991. Thunders (real name John Anthony Genzale) had a heroin problem throughout his career and was playing as a solo artist at the time of his death, but hadn't been using smack for some time. He'd been on methadone in an effort to kick skag...
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Cliks Opening For New York Dolls

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By Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack) May 15, 2009 12:44 pm
Toronto rock group The Cliks will open a string of North American west coast dates for the New York Dolls later this month. The Dolls are touring in support of their recently released 'Cause I Sez So. The Cliks, who will release Dirty King on June 23, have a handful of one-off dates and appearances in June and July, including a live June 19...
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Pumping: New York Dolls — Cause I Sez So

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By The Stereo (CHARTattack) May 5, 2009 2:31 pm
Wow, this one's all over the place for the Dolls. For example, there's a song on here that, as one CHARTattack staffer astutely pointed out, sounds a hell of a lot like Calexico. Other songs recall bluesmen like Howlin' Wolf and borrow from Middle Eastern music. It's an enjoyable listen if it does come across as a bit unfocussed.
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Listen Up: NY Dolls Sez So

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By CHARTattack Staff March 3, 2009 1:43 pm
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Mattel's Barbie and 38 years since the New York Dolls formed in New York City. While hundreds of Barbie models have passed through little girls' hands over the years, the Dolls are just releasing their fourth studio album. But the quintet featuring original members David Johansen (vocals) and Sylvain...
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Bob Gruen Shoots Rockers

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) September 17, 2008 3:25 pm
Bob Gruen has arguably been the world's foremost rock 'n' roll photographer for the past 40 years, but it's taken until now for him to present the first solo exhibition of his work in Canada. Toronto's Liss Gallery will host "Rockers," a show featuring about 70 of Gruen's works, starting on Thursday and running until Oct. 11. "It...
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Johnny Thunders Lives Again On New DVD

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By CHARTattack Staff July 20, 2007 5:00 pm
One of the last concerts staged by glam-punk guitarist Johnny Thunders, recorded 20 days before his death at age 38 on April 23, 1991, will be released on DVD by MVD Visual on Aug. 28. The show took place in Osaka, Japan's Club Citta with his backing band, the Odd Balls, and features material from his solo records, his time with New York Dolls...
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New York Dolls: Don't Think Too Much, Just Go With The Vibe

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) August 30, 2006 10:00 am
The New York Dolls released two albums in the early '70s, but were much more influential than their piddling sales would indicate as their swaggering, good-time rock 'n' roll music and androgynous stage presence struck a chord with both musicians and a cult following of fans and helped inspire punk rockers and hair bands alike. After 32 years, The...
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New York Dolls Are Having So Much Fun That They're Dancing Like Monkeys

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) July 25, 2006 4:30 pm
Many ChartAtttack readers weren't even born when the New York Dolls released their last LP, 1974's Too Much Too Soon. So why should they care that Roadrunner is releasing the band's new One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This album this week after the pioneering group reformed two years ago at the behest of their former fan club president...
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New Releases: New York Dolls Drag Up New LP

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By CHARTattack Staff July 24, 2006 5:00 pm
How long is too long? Can a band change? At what point is it weird for a man to dress in drag? With the New York Dolls' new record, One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This, the answers are apparently never, slightly and right now (singer David Johansen has given up on the feminine look). The LP is the band's first in more than 30 years...
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New York Dolls Album To Come With Bonus DVD

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By CHARTattack Staff June 15, 2006 5:30 pm
The first pressing of the New York Dolls' One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This will come with a bonus DVD and an extra track for patient fans who've been waiting for more than 30 years for a new studio album. The 45-minute "making-of" DVD was shot and compiled by Walker Lamond, a longtime collaborator with director D.A....
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New York Dolls Make Their Return One To Remember

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By Eva Lampert (CHARTattack) April 26, 2006 6:00 pm
The New York Dolls live reunion went so well that they went into the studio to keep the momentum going. The fruits of their labour will emerge on July 25 with the Roadrunner Records release of One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This. Both glam and punk rock owe a major debt to the Dolls, who opened the doors in their native New York...
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