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New York Dolls 'Dancing Backward,' Looking Forward on New Album

This month, the New York Dolls will release 'Dancing Backward in High Heels,' the fifth album of their 40-year career and third since reforming in 2004. ... Read More »

Slits' Ari Up Remembered by Bandmate Viv Albertine

The music world suffered a tremendous loss with the death of Slits singer Ari Up last week at the age of 48. ... Read More »

Alphonsus 'Arrow' Cassell, 'Hot Hot Hot' Singer, Dead at 60

Alphonsus "Arrow" Cassell, the soca musician behind the 1982 hit song, 'Hot Hot Hot,' died in his home on the Caribbean island of Montserrat on Wednesday. ... Read More »

Around the UK in 80 Venues: Royal Festival Hall

Location: Belvedere Rd, London SE1 Website: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk Capacity: 2900 ... Read More »

Semi Precious Weapons Bring 'Dirty, Filthy' Rock to Lady Gaga Tour

It's no secret that New York rockers Semi Precious Weapons have been friends with Lady Gaga for ... Read More »

New York Dolls Guitarist Sylvain Sylvain Says Band Is 'Benevolent Dictatorship'

Unlikely reunions may be ten a penny nowadays, but the return of the New York Dolls still stands ... Read More »

Malcolm McLaren, Former Sex Pistols Manager, Dead at 64

Malcolm McLaren, the British entrepreneur and musician who's best known as the founder and ... Read More »

New York Dolls Guitarist in Batman-Inspired Supergroup

Sylvain Sylvain, guitarist for '70s rock icons New York Dolls, has formed a side project with ... Read More »

In Living Color: 20 Important Black Rockers Past and Present

Jimi Hendrix plugging in his electric guitar -- that's black power. Rock music was born from rhythm ... Read More »

Punk Oral History Tells Viletones Trip to NYC: Play CBGBs, Get Stabbed, Blow 'SNL'

It's been said that they were famous before they ever played a show. With an unpredictable singer ... Read More »

Morrissey Tells BBC Show He Considered Suicide

Morrissey appeared on the long-running BBC radio programme 'Desert Island Discs' on Sunday (Nov. ... Read More »

Buckcherry Singer Is Fans' Favorite to Replace Steven Tyler

The ongoing Aerosmith singer saga continues this week after Rolling Stone ran a fans' poll over the ... Read More »

Ex-Slits Guitarist Viv Albertine Returns to Music After 25 Years

Viv Albertine, the former guitarist of the British punk band the Slits, went on a long hiatus from ... Read More »

Around the UK in 80 Venues: Belfast Limelight

Location: 17 Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, BT2 8HD Website: http://www.cdcleisure.net/limelight.php ... Read More »

Mississippi's Bonnington Truce Reunite in Spirit of Punk Rock

Every state seems to have its own punk rock legends. In Mississippi, it was Bonnington Truce leading ... Read More »

Potent Quotables: Johansen's a Humble Doll

"I don't really like to sit around the house listening to my own records. They're not that good." ... Read More »