by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 3, 2025 | News, Sad News
David Johansen, frontman of the New York Dolls and creator of the alter ego Buster Poindexter, has died at 75. He passed away at his home in New York City after battling stage four cancer and a brain tumor. A recent fall had left him bedridden and in need of...
by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 11, 2025 | News
David Johansen, co-founder of New York Dolls, has revealed he has been battling stage 4 cancer and a brain tumor since 2020. The singer kept his illness private until now, as the financial burden of his care has grown overwhelming. In November 2024, Johansen suffered...
by Zenae Zukowski | May 2, 2022 | News
In the 2022 induction of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fan vote, the voting has come to a close for the seventeen nominees. Unfortunately, the heavier and legendary acts Judas Priest, Rage Against The Machine, and New York Dolls didn’t make it to the top five....
by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 10, 2021 | News
The nominees are in for the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2021, which includes Iron Maiden, Foo Fighters, Rage Against the Machine and The New York Dolls. Other nominees consist of Mary J. Blige, Kate Bush, Devo, The Go-Gos, Jay-Z, Chaka Khan, Carole...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 15, 2021 | News, Sad News
We are saddened to report Sylvain Sylvain, guitarist and founding member of the New York Dolls has died at the age of 69. Sylvain, real name Sylvain Mizrahi, died on Wednesday (13) after fighting a two and a half year battle of cancer. The news was confirmed on...