David Johansen, the glam rock singer and proto-punk icon, led the New York Dolls and forever changed rock music.

Emerging from Manchester in the wake of the city’s punk rock boom, The Smiths were founded on the songwriting partnership of ...

“I discovered later that ‘Steve’ was outlawed by Morrissey because it ‘reminded ... and the group began the search for a new lead singer. Unsuccessfully looking to New York Dolls’ Sylvain Sylvain, ...

Somewhat improbably, Morrissey convinced the New York Dolls to reunite in 2004, a performance that was documented on Morrissey Presents the Return of the New York Dolls (Live from Royal Festival ...

New York Dolls frontman David Johansen has died aged ... In 2004, with the help of The Smiths’ lead singer Morrissey, who had been the head of the Dolls’ UK fan club and regularly described ...

The New York Dolls are one of the most influential bands still around. Creating punk rock before the genre had a name, the group officially broke up in 1977. But in 2004 Morrissey, who was a huge fan, ...

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit downtown New York in the early 1970s and the ...

As the front man of the New York Dolls, Johansen was instrumental in the genesis of punk in the nineteen-seventies. His solo work was equally audacious. From the daily newsletter: a playlist for ...

In their loft at 266 Bowery, lived in by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, along with a lodging Gary Lachman, they’d developed their idiosyncratic sound in intensive rehearsals that threw together the ...

With his ripped t-shirts and slogans, Hell heavily influenced the punk scene that subsequently began in London (Malcolm McClaren was on the scene, managing the New York Dolls before he managed Sex ...