Metalsucks — I am old and married to a kindergarten teacher, therefore, I can only go to concerts during the sweltering months of summer. This is my summer vacation (Part I). WHO:MÖTLEY CRÜE, POISON & NEW YORK DOLLS WHERE: AT&T Center — San Antonio, Texas WHE... more info

The Vinyl Villain — The review has been penned by Aldo, someone I'm proud to call a mate even although his choice of football team is a bit suspect.  I got to know him through Jacques The Kipper - they were former work colleagues - and I've been trying to persuade him ... more info

Guardian Music — November 1973: Number 6 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicThe Dolls' appearance on the Old Grey Whistle Test kickstarted the war between punks and hippies three years early. Before filming, Dolls frontman David Johansen ... more info

Guardian Music — Does it matter that pop music is stuck in the same old groove?Like many people of a certain age, the first thing I did upon going to university was to blow my entire student grant on records. Sixties French chansonnières, 30s Greek rembetika, seven-... more info

Metalsucks — An Open Letter to Mötley Crüe and Poison Dear Members of Mötley Crüe and Poison, Okay so look. Vince and I already have our tickets to your big summer tour with the New York Dolls. You have our money. You won that fight. It’s over. So the least... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — Testing musicians’ memories after a lifetime of abuse Who selected the New York Dolls track, ‘(There’s Gonna Be A) Showdown’ as his favourite record of all time on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs? “So this is a quiz, huh? OK, it was ... more info

Metal Injection — That's right people, metal legends Mötley Crüe have opened a voting page for their fans to pick their dream setlist. Just check off your favorite 15 Crüe songs and the ones with the most votes will be played live on their upcoming tour with... more info

Stereogum — These week we’ve got new videos from TV On The Radio, Cool Kids, Manchester Orchestra, Parts & Labor, and the New York Dolls, among many others. I put the Def Sound and Parts & Labor videos together because they use the same editing technique (doin... more info

The Telegraph — The Tunnels don't have the sound to support the New York rockers: what started as a racket remained a racket. Rating: * * * more info

Altsounds — The members of Brooklyn's Madison Square Gardeners (http://t.ymlp116.net/umwjuarajusafabuesazawqse/click.php) have a long pedigree as backing musicians for artists like Ben Kweller, Justin Townes Earle, The New York Dolls and Roseanne Cash, to name a... more info