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New York Dolls reunite at Morrissey's request - Boston Globe

posted by davidt on Sunday April 11 2004, @10:00AM
LoafingOaf writes:

As mentioned in the Guardian, Morrissey has gotten the NY Dolls to reunite for Meltdown. The Boston Globe has further details today.

Singer David Johansen will be joined by guitarist Sylvain Sylvain, bassist Arhtur Kane, and, replacing Johnny Thunders, Guns N; Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin. The reunion might continue after Meltdown.

Excerpt from the Boston Globe:

New York Dolls reunite at Morrissey's request - 4/9/2004

In a season of unlikely musical reunions, add another seemingly inexplicable entry to the list: Those punk pioneers the New York Dolls have made plans to reconvene.

The group, which in the early- to mid-1970s combined glam looks with proto-punk attack, has accepted an invitation to perform in June at London's "Meltdown" festival after an invitation from the event's artistic director for this year, legendary British singer Morrissey.

"He called and said that he was the president of his local New York Dolls fan club as a kid," said Darren Hill of Ten Pin Management, who, in his role as singer David Johansen's manager, brought the band's surviving members together.
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  • I can believe im the only one to comment on this.
    The Dolls are back!!! Or at very least sort of.
    Truely, exciting.
    mozangeles23 -- Sunday April 11 2004, @07:52PM (#94856)
    (User #10590 Info)
    "Somebody has to be me so it might as well be me."
  • Never been a huge fan, but seeing black and white video footage of them performing in a little NYC club in the documentary on Johnny Thunders "Born to Lose" -- they were an amazing band!

    Izzy from G&R? That's kinda wild...
    king leer -- Sunday April 11 2004, @08:24PM (#94857)
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  • This must make him *very* proud ;D
    J. Razor -- Sunday April 11 2004, @08:40PM (#94859)
    (User #724 Info)
    I'm Alone
  • btw read somewhere that Gary from The Libertines
    will be joining them behind the drum kit.

    Hope Morrissey will try to reunite the Clash
    for Meltdown, as a sulute to Joe Strummer
    The Buzzcocks would be nice also
    Celibate Cry <[email protected]> -- Sunday April 11 2004, @10:30PM (#94875)
    (User #220 Info)
    and the hills are alive with celibate cries
  • This I'd pay my wheelbarrowload of rupiahs to go and see. I'd always liked Izzy Stradlin - he was the coolest out of GN'R anyways. He detested the way the group was turning into a flatulent pantomime freakshow so he bailed shortly after that double album came out. This is good. Wonder if Arthur Kane can still stand up and play properly....
    Ramon -- Monday April 12 2004, @12:44AM (#94885)
    (User #2577 Info)
    "I'm all over you...like a vulture, like impending death"
  • Guns n' Roses covered the NY Dolls song "Human Being" and the Johnny Thunders song "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory." They also dedicated the ir song "So Fine" to Johnny Thunders.
    Astroman -- Monday April 12 2004, @03:38PM (#95000)
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  • interesting how he is asking all of his old favorites to reform and then he gets all cranky when anyone even mentions the Smiths.
    suzanne -- Tuesday April 13 2004, @07:38PM (#95272)
    (User #36 Info)
    I scare dead people.
  • maybe Johnny Marr is planning to visit Meltdown,
    ...and jumps on stage at Morrissey's gig,
    pushing Boz away, catch a guitar, tune in...

    Then I woke up after a nap this afternoon
    Celibate Cry <[email protected]> -- Tuesday April 13 2004, @07:49AM (#95105)
    (User #220 Info)
    and the hills are alive with celibate cries
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