Here Comes The Flood — Chicago quintet The Shams Band is all about swagger and strut. With a mix of the Stones, the New York Dolls, the Clash and Muddy Waters their music can be pigeon-holed as country blues with a punk attitude. Singing about booze, women (special guest... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s salute to Chuck Berry as the 2012 honoree for its "American Masters" series will be capped with a multi-artist concert featuring Ernie Isley of the Isley Brothers, Darryl McDaniels of Run DMC, New York Dolls singer ... more info

Prefix — Along with bands like the New York Dolls and the MC5, Iggy Pop and his Stooges more or less invented ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/iggy-pop-disses-the-clash/66866/ more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — The Pre NewFrom: London, United KingdomFour years ago a curmudgeonly group of arty glam rockers Earl Brutus sadly lost the leader of their gang, singer Nick Sanderson, to cancer. They have recently re-emerged as the equally curmudgeonly future glam p... more info

Guardian Music — (No Evil)Young New Yorker Devin Therriault is unashamed of his love for the city's rock'n'roll heritage: "I pretty much exclusively listen to music that's before my time," he has said. That's apparent throughout his debut album – hints of the New Y... more info

Guardian Music — Before heroin sapped his talent, Johnny Thunders was capable of moments of sloppy, ragged rock'n'roll brillianceJohnny Thunders was the living (just about) link between New York punk and its UK version. He had been lead guitarist in New York Dolls, t... more info

Pop Justice — Another major awards ceremony, another Tumblr laughing at people who haven't heard of the more leftfield nominees and winners. It started with Arcade Fire (http://whoisarcadefire.tumblr.com/) and this time it's Bon Iver prompting 'LOLs'. Now ther... more info

Guardian Music — He might look like a less cocky Cocozza, but Murray James's soul-inflected songs elevate him beyond X Factor posingHometown: Milford-on-Sea.The lineup: Murray James (vocals, guitar).The background: Here's one for the New Band of the Day night we were... more info

Guardian Music — A cover of a 60s staple helped set in motion a musical revolution in mid-70s New York"Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine …" The first line of Gloria, the first song on what was Patti Smith's first album.Smith was a virtual unknown in the ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — New York Dolls at Bowery Ballroom in March (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) After releasing their fifth LP earlier this year, New York Dolls celebrated with two nights at Bowery Ballroom before kicking off an extensive amount of international dates.... more info