New York Dolls: New York Dolls (1973)

I’m sure it’d be cooler to say otherwise, to say I was a fan of the New York Dolls since the beginning, but the truth is I was a month old when their eponymous debut came out. And I didn’t know David Johansen at all, but I sure knew Buster Poindexter from all those videos on MTV and his role as the Ghost of Christmas Past in Scrooged. Eventually I did discover the band, but it was with their reunion album, the beautifully titled One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This. Backwards I travelled, finding their debut and carrying it with me for decades, bringing it out when I wanted something no other rock band was giving me, that bridge of classic Stones rock and roll swagger with the energy punk would bring in a few short years. And on the occasion of Johansen’s passing, I needed New York Dolls again.

ChrisMarch 2, 2025Leave a comment

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(Un)Focused Definition Ep. 32: Holiday Acquisitions

So much for a fresh clean start to 2025. Fires are rampaging all across Los Angeles, devastating families and friends, so if you’re one of the few people who check out this blog (thanks, BTW!) affected by that, my heart goes out to you. I’m still getting over a linger case of pneumonia, about the only thing I’ve been able to focus on besides YouTube shorts is the plethora of new music that’s come in over the last month. It’s almost stupidly massive, exacerbated by the holidays, so I guess it’s time for yet another round of “What’s come into my house” for (Un)Focused Definition. Let’s get to it.

ChrisJanuary 11, 2025January 11, 2025Leave a comment

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New York Dolls: New York Dolls (1973)

(Un)Focused Definition Ep. 32: Holiday Acquisitions