Showtime’s Personality Crisis: One Night Only may showcase a multi-hyphenated personality – David Johansen is a band member, solo artist, and a songwriter who composed the show’s tunes for his own alter ego, Buster Poindexter – but there is no crisis. Co-directors Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi are documenting a party, Johansen’s 70th birthday in January 2020, which he spent at the Café Carlyle.
Martin Scorsese knows how to set a table, serving up Thanksgiving dinner along with The Band for their farewell performance in The Last Waltz at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom. But the fancy venue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side is an intimate space with just enough room for Johansen’s special friends, and he only has to take an elevator to put in an appearance. But what an appearance! Performing as Buster Poindexter, Johansen’s got the best pompadour in the business, an attentive band...
Martin Scorsese knows how to set a table, serving up Thanksgiving dinner along with The Band for their farewell performance in The Last Waltz at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom. But the fancy venue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side is an intimate space with just enough room for Johansen’s special friends, and he only has to take an elevator to put in an appearance. But what an appearance! Performing as Buster Poindexter, Johansen’s got the best pompadour in the business, an attentive band...
- 4/18/2023
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
Personality Crisis: One Night Only, the Showtime documentary on David Johansen which was co-directed by Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi, made its world premiere at The New York Film Festival, the same venue Scorsese’s Mean Streets debuted in 1973. That was the same year The New York Dolls’ first album came out.
During the Q&a which followed the screening, Scorsese said he would play the Dolls’ music to the actors before shooting scenes in Mean Streets. “I heard this song, ‘Personality Crisis,’ the rhythm and blues roots, the energy of it, the sense of humor, particularly when he sings ‘yeah, yeah, yeah’ and the band answers ‘no, no, no,’ it’s no game, we’re in,” Scorsese remembered from the panel. “I had played it for the guys, and I showed them the album cover and they said ‘what is this?’ It generated the energy of the whole movie.
During the Q&a which followed the screening, Scorsese said he would play the Dolls’ music to the actors before shooting scenes in Mean Streets. “I heard this song, ‘Personality Crisis,’ the rhythm and blues roots, the energy of it, the sense of humor, particularly when he sings ‘yeah, yeah, yeah’ and the band answers ‘no, no, no,’ it’s no game, we’re in,” Scorsese remembered from the panel. “I had played it for the guys, and I showed them the album cover and they said ‘what is this?’ It generated the energy of the whole movie.
- 4/14/2023
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
In Personality Crisis: One Night Only, Martin Scorsese’s new documentary about the life of New York Dolls frontman David Johansen, the singer makes it clear he doesn’t want to make it easy for the filmmaker: “I think it’s best to leave an incomplete picture of yourself,” he says. Although Johansen remains somewhat cagey throughout the film’s interview segments, and many of the doc’s most revelatory moments come when he’s onstage as his Buster Poindexter character at a 2019 gig at New York City’s Café Carlyle,...
- 4/14/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The Martin Scorsese documentary centered on New York Dolls lead singer David Johansen, titled Personality Crisis: One Night Only, has received its first trailer along with its Showtime premiere date on Friday, April 14th.
The initial clip offers a glimpse at a January 2020 performance by the wildly influential New York artist, who donned his swing-influenced, ’80s persona Buster Poindexter, at the city’s uptown cabaret, Café Carlyle. Johansen spells out the show’s unique conceit quickly by telling the audience, “We decided we would do Buster Poindexter, that’s me, singing the songs of David Johansen, that’s me. And so here we are, both of us.”
The preview promises double the heat as Johansen’s two converged on-stage acts tackle new interpretations of “Frenchette” from his 1978 self-titled solo album, “Heart of Gold” from 1981’s Here Comes the Night, and more. The film also seems to capture the natural duality within the singer,...
The initial clip offers a glimpse at a January 2020 performance by the wildly influential New York artist, who donned his swing-influenced, ’80s persona Buster Poindexter, at the city’s uptown cabaret, Café Carlyle. Johansen spells out the show’s unique conceit quickly by telling the audience, “We decided we would do Buster Poindexter, that’s me, singing the songs of David Johansen, that’s me. And so here we are, both of us.”
The preview promises double the heat as Johansen’s two converged on-stage acts tackle new interpretations of “Frenchette” from his 1978 self-titled solo album, “Heart of Gold” from 1981’s Here Comes the Night, and more. The film also seems to capture the natural duality within the singer,...
- 3/17/2023
- by Bryan Kress
- Consequence - Music
Key art for Personality Crisis One Night Only. Photo credit: Courtesy of Showtime. “Vegetarian, gay, straight; I just wanted to bring those walls down and have a party,” proclaims David Johansen, influential ’70s glam punk lead singer of the New York Dolls. For the first time ever, Personality Crisis: One Night Only reveals the many faces of Johansen when it premieres on Showtime on Friday, April 14, at 8 p.m. Et/Pt. From Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese, co-director Emmy nominee David Tedeschi (The 50 Year Argument) and executive producers Academy Award(R) winning filmmakers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, present this wildly entertaining portrait, available for streaming and on demand to I’ve known David Johansen for decades, and his music has been a touchstone ever since I listened to the Dolls when I was making Mean Streets,” said Scorsese. “Then and now, David’s music captures the energy and excitement of New York City.
- 3/17/2023
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Showtime has unveiled an April 14th premiere date for their documentary Personality Crisis: One Night Only, on New York Dolls frontman David Johansen, also debuting a trailer for the pic directed by Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese (The Last Waltz) and Emmy nom David Tedeschi (The 50 Year Argument), which you can view above.
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Framed around an intimate cabaret performance filmed in January 2020 at New York City’s storied Café Carlyle, Personality Crisis explores the glam punk legend’s enormous influence as he regales the audience with stories and music illuminating the...
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Framed around an intimate cabaret performance filmed in January 2020 at New York City’s storied Café Carlyle, Personality Crisis explores the glam punk legend’s enormous influence as he regales the audience with stories and music illuminating the...
- 3/16/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“Nightclubbing,” the first-ever documentary about the legendary New York City nightclub Max’s Kansas City, which from 1965 through 1981 was a hotbed for the city’s rock, glam, punk and new wave scenes, has announced a series of screenings across the globe in July and August.
The film — the full title of which is “Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC” — will screen along with another doc from Chip Baker Films, “Sid: The Final Curtain,” which is a brief documentary about the late Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious’ final concert, which took place at Max’s.
“Nightclubbing” is the sixth music documentary from Spanish filmmaker Danny Garcia (others include “The Rise and Fall of The Clash” and “Rolling Stone: The Life and Death of Brian Jones” about the group’s founder and original leader). It premiered at the Dock of the Bay Film Festival in San Sebastián, Spain last month...
The film — the full title of which is “Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC” — will screen along with another doc from Chip Baker Films, “Sid: The Final Curtain,” which is a brief documentary about the late Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious’ final concert, which took place at Max’s.
“Nightclubbing” is the sixth music documentary from Spanish filmmaker Danny Garcia (others include “The Rise and Fall of The Clash” and “Rolling Stone: The Life and Death of Brian Jones” about the group’s founder and original leader). It premiered at the Dock of the Bay Film Festival in San Sebastián, Spain last month...
- 6/22/2022
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
The nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022 are in, and the list features Eminem, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Duran Duran, Beck, Pat Benatar, Carly Simon, A Tribe Called Quest, Kate Bush, Devo, Judas Priest, Eurythmics, Fela Kuti, MC5, New York Dolls, Rage Against the Machine, and Dionne Warwick. The top vote-getters will be announced in May and inducted in the fall.
“This year’s ballot recognizes a diverse group of incredible artists, each who has had a profound impact on the sound of youth culture,...
“This year’s ballot recognizes a diverse group of incredible artists, each who has had a profound impact on the sound of youth culture,...
- 2/2/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
One of the biggest all-star lineups ever will celebrate the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees this weekend. The ceremony filmed October 30 in Cleveland, Ohio, and now airs this Saturday, November 20, on HBO and HBO Max.
The event clocking in at 3 hour and16 minutes honors Foo Fighters, The Go-Go’s, Jay-Z, Carole King, Todd Rundgren and Tina Turner in the performer category. Kraftwerk, Charley Patton and Gil Scott-Heron were chosen for early influence induction. LL Cool J, Billy Preston and Randy Rhoads were honored in the musical excellence category. Clarence Avant received the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
King had been previously inducted as a songwriter. Turner is now a solo artist inductee after going in with Ike Turner the first time around.
SEEThe Go-Go’s, Foo Fighters, Tina Turner, Jay-Z among 16 artists eligible for 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
While the order of inductions was different during filming, here...
The event clocking in at 3 hour and16 minutes honors Foo Fighters, The Go-Go’s, Jay-Z, Carole King, Todd Rundgren and Tina Turner in the performer category. Kraftwerk, Charley Patton and Gil Scott-Heron were chosen for early influence induction. LL Cool J, Billy Preston and Randy Rhoads were honored in the musical excellence category. Clarence Avant received the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
King had been previously inducted as a songwriter. Turner is now a solo artist inductee after going in with Ike Turner the first time around.
SEEThe Go-Go’s, Foo Fighters, Tina Turner, Jay-Z among 16 artists eligible for 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
While the order of inductions was different during filming, here...
- 11/19/2021
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
A look at all the stars in movies, TV, music, sports and media we’ve lost this year
Mike Fenton
The “E.T.” and “Back to the Future” casting director died Jan. 1. He was 85 years old.
Joan Micklin Silver
The director known for acclaimed films “Hester Street” and “Crossing Delancey” died Jan. 1 due to vascular dementia. She was 85.
Gerry Marsden
Gerry Marsden, lead signer of the British pop band Gerry and the Pacemakers, died Jan. 3 after an infection of the heart. He was 78.
Kerry Vincent
“Food Network Challenge” judge and cake designing expert Kerry Vincent passed away Jan. 4. She was 75 years old.
Tanya Roberts
Former Bond Girl and star of “A View to Kill” and “That 70s Show” Tanya Roberts was confirmed dead Jan. 5 after initial misleading reports that she had passed away, then was still alive. Roberts died of a urinary tract infection that spread to other organs, and she was 65 years old.
Mike Fenton
The “E.T.” and “Back to the Future” casting director died Jan. 1. He was 85 years old.
Joan Micklin Silver
The director known for acclaimed films “Hester Street” and “Crossing Delancey” died Jan. 1 due to vascular dementia. She was 85.
Gerry Marsden
Gerry Marsden, lead signer of the British pop band Gerry and the Pacemakers, died Jan. 3 after an infection of the heart. He was 78.
Kerry Vincent
“Food Network Challenge” judge and cake designing expert Kerry Vincent passed away Jan. 4. She was 75 years old.
Tanya Roberts
Former Bond Girl and star of “A View to Kill” and “That 70s Show” Tanya Roberts was confirmed dead Jan. 5 after initial misleading reports that she had passed away, then was still alive. Roberts died of a urinary tract infection that spread to other organs, and she was 65 years old.
- 4/26/2021
- by Samson Amore, Margeaux Sippell and Andrea Towers
- The Wrap
Carole King, LL Cool J, Tina Turner and the New York Dolls are among this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees getting another chance at induction, while first-timers include Iron Maiden, the Go-Go’s and, surprisingly, Dionne Warwick.
The final selection of inductees will be announced in May, with the 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to take place in Cleveland this fall.
To be eligible, artists or bands must have released a commercial recording at least 25 years prior to nomination, allowing Foo Fighters to join the fray. In all, seven of the 16 nominees are on the ballot for the first time: Foo Fighters, The Go-Go’s, Iron Maiden, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Fela Kuti, and Warwick.
Previous nominees getting another chance at the Hall include Kate Bush, Devo, Chaka Khan, Carole King, LL Cool J, New York Dolls, Rage Against the Machine, Todd Rundgren,...
The final selection of inductees will be announced in May, with the 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to take place in Cleveland this fall.
To be eligible, artists or bands must have released a commercial recording at least 25 years prior to nomination, allowing Foo Fighters to join the fray. In all, seven of the 16 nominees are on the ballot for the first time: Foo Fighters, The Go-Go’s, Iron Maiden, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Fela Kuti, and Warwick.
Previous nominees getting another chance at the Hall include Kate Bush, Devo, Chaka Khan, Carole King, LL Cool J, New York Dolls, Rage Against the Machine, Todd Rundgren,...
- 2/10/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2021 are in and the list features Jay-Z, Foo Fighters, Mary J. Blige, Iron Maiden, Tina Turner, the Go-Go’s, Rage Against the Machine, Kate Bush, Devo, Chaka Khan, Carole King, Fela Kuti, LL Cool J, New York Dolls, Todd Rundgren, and Dionne Warwick. The top vote-getters will be announced in May and inducted in a Cleveland, Ohio, ceremony in the fall.
To be eligible for this year’s ballot, each nominee’s first single or album had to...
To be eligible for this year’s ballot, each nominee’s first single or album had to...
- 2/10/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Last April, Aaron Lee Tasjan was one of the artists who was invited to perform as part of Willie Nelson’s virtual “Come and Toke It” livestream, a 4-hour-20-minute musical celebration infused with a healthy amount of Thc. As part of the appearance, the East Nashville singer-songwriter got to meet and chat with his hero Nelson and then play a few songs. It should have been a triumphant occasion, but at least one unhappy viewer threatened to ruin the experience for Tasjan.
“This lady, apparently her cat had gotten...
“This lady, apparently her cat had gotten...
- 2/9/2021
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
The New York Dolls’ David Johansen and Earl Slick will lead a virtual tribute concert to their late bandmate, Sylvain Sylvain, February 14th at 7 p.m. Et.
The show will feature a mix of stories, performances, and videos from an array of Sylvain’s peers and admirers. Along with Johansen and Slick, the lineup boasts Debbie Harry, Thurston Moore, Henry Rollins, Clem Burke, Lenny Kaye, Bob Gruen, Michael Des Barres, Mara Hennessey, Ivan Julian, Chuck Prophet, Glen Matlock, the Blue Oyster Cult’s Joe, and Albert Houchard and the Lemon Twigs.
The show will feature a mix of stories, performances, and videos from an array of Sylvain’s peers and admirers. Along with Johansen and Slick, the lineup boasts Debbie Harry, Thurston Moore, Henry Rollins, Clem Burke, Lenny Kaye, Bob Gruen, Michael Des Barres, Mara Hennessey, Ivan Julian, Chuck Prophet, Glen Matlock, the Blue Oyster Cult’s Joe, and Albert Houchard and the Lemon Twigs.
- 2/9/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
This review was originally published in the April 17, 1980 issue of Rolling Stone.
The other four New York Dolls usually looked like they’d been sentenced to be in the world’s weirdest band, but Sylvain Sylvain always seemed as if he were there by choice. He might have been you or me, if we could imagine ourselves wearing high heels. Sylvain was what we used to call a regular guy, and as a result, his contribution to one of the half-dozen most influential groups of the Seventies remains terribly underestimated.
The other four New York Dolls usually looked like they’d been sentenced to be in the world’s weirdest band, but Sylvain Sylvain always seemed as if he were there by choice. He might have been you or me, if we could imagine ourselves wearing high heels. Sylvain was what we used to call a regular guy, and as a result, his contribution to one of the half-dozen most influential groups of the Seventies remains terribly underestimated.
- 1/19/2021
- by Dave Marsh
- Rollingstone.com
The death of New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain after a long battle with cancer means that frontman David Johansen is now the last surviving member of the pioneering proto-punk band. He’s spent the past 24 hours since the news broke reflecting on his five-decade relationship Sylvain and reading fan tributes to him on social media. “It’s too bad this outpouring of love didn’t happen while he was alive,” Johansen says. “People should say, ‘I’m going to die next week, so please tell me how you feel right now.
- 1/16/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
The sad news came down last night that New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain died after a long battle with cancer. “l remember the first time I saw him bop into the rehearsal space/bicycle shop with his carpetbag and guitar straight from the plane after having been deported from Amsterdam,” New York Dolls frontman David Johansen wrote on Instagram after the news broke. “I instantly loved him. I’m gonna miss you old pal. I’ll keep the home fires burning.”
Sylvain’s death is the latest in a...
Sylvain’s death is the latest in a...
- 1/15/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Sylvain Sylvain, the guitarist who was a founding member of the pioneering rock group New York Dolls, died Wednesday following a battle with cancer. He was 69.
His death was announced Thursday; In a statement, his friend, Patti Smith Group guitarist Lenny Kaye wrote in part that “Syl loved rock and roll. His onstage joy, his radiant smile as he chopped at his guitar, revealed the sense of wonder he must have felt at the age of 10, emigrating from his native Cairo with his family in 1961, the ship pulling into New York Harbor and seeing the Statue of Liberty for the first time.”
Sylvain’s wife, Wanda O’Kelley Mizrahi, also remembered her husband in the Facebook post: “As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past two and 1/2 years. Though he fought it valiantly, yesterday he passed away from this disease. While we grieve his loss, we know...
His death was announced Thursday; In a statement, his friend, Patti Smith Group guitarist Lenny Kaye wrote in part that “Syl loved rock and roll. His onstage joy, his radiant smile as he chopped at his guitar, revealed the sense of wonder he must have felt at the age of 10, emigrating from his native Cairo with his family in 1961, the ship pulling into New York Harbor and seeing the Statue of Liberty for the first time.”
Sylvain’s wife, Wanda O’Kelley Mizrahi, also remembered her husband in the Facebook post: “As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past two and 1/2 years. Though he fought it valiantly, yesterday he passed away from this disease. While we grieve his loss, we know...
- 1/15/2021
- by Ross A. Lincoln and Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Sylvain Sylvain, a punk guitar icon best known for his work with the New York Dolls, died Wednesday from cancer, according to a Facebook post by his wife.
“As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past two and 1/2 years,” wrote Wendy Mizrahi, in a statement on his Facebook page. “Though he fought it valiantly, yesterday he passed away from this disease. While we grieve his loss, we know that he is finally at peace and out of pain. Please crank up his music, light a candle, say a prayer and let’s send this beautiful doll on his way.”
The New York Dolls released its self-titled 1973 debut album to little acclaim, and were generally far outside the mainstream.
But the band and its album grew in stature as the world caught up, with Rolling Stone...
“As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past two and 1/2 years,” wrote Wendy Mizrahi, in a statement on his Facebook page. “Though he fought it valiantly, yesterday he passed away from this disease. While we grieve his loss, we know that he is finally at peace and out of pain. Please crank up his music, light a candle, say a prayer and let’s send this beautiful doll on his way.”
The New York Dolls released its self-titled 1973 debut album to little acclaim, and were generally far outside the mainstream.
But the band and its album grew in stature as the world caught up, with Rolling Stone...
- 1/15/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Sylvain Sylvain, the punk icon and guitarist for New York Dolls whose riffs bridged the gap between punk and glam, died Wednesday. He was 69. The musician, who also contributed bass, piano and songwriting to the groundbreaking band’s first two albums, had been battling cancer.
“As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past two and 1/2 years,” his wife, Wanda O’Kelley Mizrahi, wrote in a statement on his Facebook page. “Though he fought it valiantly, yesterday he passed away from this disease. While we grieve his loss,...
“As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past two and 1/2 years,” his wife, Wanda O’Kelley Mizrahi, wrote in a statement on his Facebook page. “Though he fought it valiantly, yesterday he passed away from this disease. While we grieve his loss,...
- 1/15/2021
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Sylvain Sylvain, songwriter and founding guitarist with punk icons the New York Dolls, died Wednesday following a battle with cancer. He was 69.
Born Sylvain Mizrahi in Cairo, Egypt, a young Sylvain and his family moved to France then settled in New York. It was in the Big Apple where the rocker would join forces with Johnny Thunders, Jerry Nolan, Arthur Kane and David Johansen to form the New York Dolls, and set the standard for punk rock swagger and style.
A statement at his official Facebook page reads, “As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past ...
Born Sylvain Mizrahi in Cairo, Egypt, a young Sylvain and his family moved to France then settled in New York. It was in the Big Apple where the rocker would join forces with Johnny Thunders, Jerry Nolan, Arthur Kane and David Johansen to form the New York Dolls, and set the standard for punk rock swagger and style.
A statement at his official Facebook page reads, “As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past ...
- 1/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sylvain Sylvain, songwriter and founding guitarist with punk icons the New York Dolls, died Wednesday following a battle with cancer. He was 69.
Born Sylvain Mizrahi in Cairo, Egypt, a young Sylvain and his family moved to France then settled in New York. It was in the Big Apple where the rocker would join forces with Johnny Thunders, Jerry Nolan, Arthur Kane and David Johansen to form the New York Dolls, and set the standard for punk rock swagger and style.
A statement at his official Facebook page reads, “As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past ...
Born Sylvain Mizrahi in Cairo, Egypt, a young Sylvain and his family moved to France then settled in New York. It was in the Big Apple where the rocker would join forces with Johnny Thunders, Jerry Nolan, Arthur Kane and David Johansen to form the New York Dolls, and set the standard for punk rock swagger and style.
A statement at his official Facebook page reads, “As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past ...
- 1/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Is it a crime to fall in love with Frankenstein? Martin Scorsese has, and hard. Pre-punk hard. The director is best known for movies with killer soundtracks, but he’s also brought such classic musical films as The Last Waltz–he even got Michael Jackson down a subway platform in the music video for “Bad.” Not to mention the work he did early in his career following Elvis Presley. Scorsese will next tilt his camera at the legendary David Johansen in a Showtime documentary, according to Rolling Stone.
“I’ve known David Johansen for decades, and his music has been a touchstone ever since I listened to the Dolls when I was making Mean Streets,” Scorsese said in a statement. “Then and now, David’s music captures the energy and excitement of New York City.”
Scorsese will co-direct with two-time Emmy nominee David Tedeschi, who edited George Harrison: Living in the Material World...
“I’ve known David Johansen for decades, and his music has been a touchstone ever since I listened to the Dolls when I was making Mean Streets,” Scorsese said in a statement. “Then and now, David’s music captures the energy and excitement of New York City.”
Scorsese will co-direct with two-time Emmy nominee David Tedeschi, who edited George Harrison: Living in the Material World...
- 7/7/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain revealed that he has been battling cancer for the past year and has launched a GoFundMe to help pay for an upcoming surgery and recovery.
Sylvain didn’t offer many details about the cancer, but said he hoped his upcoming surgery would “do the trick.” As of publication, Sylvain’s campaign has raised over $33,000 out of its $80,000 goal. A note on the GoFundMe page said the money “will be of great assistance in getting [Sylvain] back on his feet.”
Sylvain also shared a statement, acknowledging...
Sylvain didn’t offer many details about the cancer, but said he hoped his upcoming surgery would “do the trick.” As of publication, Sylvain’s campaign has raised over $33,000 out of its $80,000 goal. A note on the GoFundMe page said the money “will be of great assistance in getting [Sylvain] back on his feet.”
Sylvain also shared a statement, acknowledging...
- 4/30/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
When the Ramones first performed “Blitzkrieg Bop” at Cbgb some 44 years ago, no one could have imagined the song would be heard in virtually every stadium and in multiple TV spots for mainstream products like Coppertone, GoPro, Peloton, At&T and Taco Bell.
And punk rock, the genre of music that the Ramones and so many others ushered in, seemed destined for an equally short shelf life. Yet despite its built-to-self-destruct ethos, punk rock has not only endured, it continues to attract fans both old and young — anyone who’s read this far has probably already heard about the dust-up between Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon (aka Rotten) and former Ramones drummer Marc Bell at an onstage Q&A last week to promote the film, which is at turns hilarious, pathetic and ridiculous, and often all three at once.
Two current documentaries illustrate the genre’s remarkable durability and continued relevance:...
And punk rock, the genre of music that the Ramones and so many others ushered in, seemed destined for an equally short shelf life. Yet despite its built-to-self-destruct ethos, punk rock has not only endured, it continues to attract fans both old and young — anyone who’s read this far has probably already heard about the dust-up between Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon (aka Rotten) and former Ramones drummer Marc Bell at an onstage Q&A last week to promote the film, which is at turns hilarious, pathetic and ridiculous, and often all three at once.
Two current documentaries illustrate the genre’s remarkable durability and continued relevance:...
- 3/11/2019
- by Roy Trakin
- Variety Film + TV
Given that New York Dolls began amassing commercial failure, critical derision, and the deaths of its members almost from the moment it formed in 1971, the band’s 2004 rebirth was more or less miraculous. Not that everything came up roses for founders David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain; although their 2006 comeback, One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This, was a slab of lean, fun rock that did surprising justice to the Dolls’ legendary ’70s output, original bassist Arthur Kane died before he could contribute to the recording. In spite of that tragedy, 2008’s ’Cause I ...
- 3/15/2011
- avclub.com
David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain. Photo by Anna Victoria.Morrissey, back when he still went by the name Steven Morrissey and was years away from discovering veganism and ironic cardigans, wrote what is probably the definitive treatise on the New York Dolls. In his 1981 book, the long out-of-print The New York Dolls, the future Pope of Mope made the following observations about the band that made it O.K. for heterosexual punks to wear women’s clothing:...
- 3/3/2011
- Vanity Fair
New York Dolls have announced their fifth studio album, their third since their reunion in 2004. The band release Dancing Backward in High Heels through Blast Records on March 14 in the UK. Guitarist Sylvain Sylvain said: "I think this is the most creative record that the New York Dolls, and me and [singer] David [Johansen] in particular, have ever done. "We've worked with a lot of great people and I'm not putting anybody down and I'm not trying to compare it with earlier versions of The (more)...
- 1/12/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Stars including P. Diddy, Boy George and New York Dolls' rocker Sylvain Sylvain have led tributes to late punk icon Malcolm McLaren, who lost his battle with cancer on Thursday, April 8. The former Sex Pistols' manager passed away at the age of 64 after struggling with a rare form of cancer called mesothelioma.
Sex Pistols' frontman John Lydon and McLaren's former partner, designer Vivienne Westwood, have both expressed their sadness over the impresario's passing, and now tributes have flooded in from other stars. Rap mogul P. Diddy took to his Twitter page after the sad news broke to pass on his condolences, writing "Malcolm McLaren. Rip - music lost an icon today," while former Culture Club's frontman Boy George added, "R.I.P Malcolm McLaren. Punk will never die! Malcolm was a rogue, we had our dramas but he was a huge part of my life!"
New York Dolls...
Sex Pistols' frontman John Lydon and McLaren's former partner, designer Vivienne Westwood, have both expressed their sadness over the impresario's passing, and now tributes have flooded in from other stars. Rap mogul P. Diddy took to his Twitter page after the sad news broke to pass on his condolences, writing "Malcolm McLaren. Rip - music lost an icon today," while former Culture Club's frontman Boy George added, "R.I.P Malcolm McLaren. Punk will never die! Malcolm was a rogue, we had our dramas but he was a huge part of my life!"
New York Dolls...
- 4/10/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
New York Dolls have announced the details of their fourth album, which is due for release in the Us on May 5. The follow-up to One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This is the band's second studio effort since their 2004 reunion. Entitled Cause I Sez So, the record sees surviving founder members David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain reunite with producer Todd Rundgren for the first time since the group's 1973's self-titled debut. Johansen said: "It was amazing working with Todd again, and I think we were able to evoke the special sound of our first (more)...
- 3/3/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
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