However, New York Dolls’ music continues to enthrall and inspire. The band’s eponymous 1973 album, originally released on Mercury Records, has been gloriously reissued in a 180-gram vinyl, 45 RPM ...

Upon release in July 1973, New York Dolls sold roughly 100,000 copies, falling short of band manager Marty Thau’s outsized expectations. Days later, part of the Broadway Central Hotel collapsed ...

Born Jan. 9, 1950 in the New York City borough of Staten Island, Johansen performed with local bands before joining what was then known as the Dolls in 1971 as their singer and songwriter.

The 1970s band The New York Dolls made only two studio albums, but the group was hugely influential, setting the stage for punk rock. We listen back to Terry Gross' 2004 interview with the band's ...