New York Dolls

David Johansen is a true musical chameleon. Whether fronting the influential punk band the New York Dolls, lounging it up as Buster Poindexter or invoking the blues with the Harry Smiths, he has always demonstrated his unique talent for taking a musical style and making it his own. On David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, David and his first-rate band summon the spirit of the blues through American musicologist/folklorist Harry Smith. Featuring gripping performances of songs by Muddy Waters, Mississippi John Hurt and Bob Dylan, this 96-kHz/24-bit recording sounds so real you'll think you're in the Delta.

David Johansen and the Harry Smiths' "Shaker" is more than just a tribute to great blues legends and the infamous anthologist of folk music. This work effectively brings together a profound understanding of the folk/blues genre, Johansen's own gritty style, and a band of seasoned musicians to bring an enticingly accessible creation with traces of rock and jazz sprinkled throughout. Building on the folk accuracy of their first album, "Shaker" elevates this artistic concept to a new level, casting another set of classic tunes that glow with a coat of that unique Johansen character.

In November 1995, just as their song "Name" was becoming their first hit, Goo Goo Dolls played their biggest live show to date. It was at the prestigious Academy Theatre in New York City, as part CMJ's Music Marathon - an important annual convention at the time. The entire concert was recorded by a mobile recording truck, including the acoustic soundcheck that was performed in front of an audience of competition winners and broadcast on Tom Calderone's show on a local radio station. This release includes the soundcheck, full set and the encores the band played that night.

The Concert for New York City was a benefit concert, featuring many famous musicians, that took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden in New York City in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. The concert was organized by Paul McCartney and included many of his legendary British contemporaries, including The Who, Rolling Stones bandmates Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, David Bowie, Elton John, and Eric Clapton. American artists included Bon Jovi, Jay-Z, Destiny’s Child, The Backstreet Boys, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Melissa Etheridge, Five for Fighting, Goo Goo Dolls, John Mellencamp with Kid Rock, and a humorous performance by Adam Sandler.

A recovering alcoholic and recently converted Mormon, Arthur "Killer" Kane, of the rock band The New York Dolls, is given a chance at reuniting with his band after 30 years.

A recovering alcoholic and recently converted Mormon, Arthur "Killer" Kane, of the rock band The New York Dolls, is given a chance at reuniting with his band after 30 years.

All'inizio degli anni settanta New York era una città allo sbando: criminalità, disagio sociale, sporcizia e bancarotta economica la rendevano un posto molto diverso dalla metropoli scintillante che conosciamo oggi. Eppure proprio in quegli anni una straordinaria esplosione creativa fece della Grande Mela il laboratorio ideale in cui vennero ridefiniti e inventati tutti i generi musicali che avrebbero influenzato i successivi decenni: la scena jazz, il punk dei Ramones, la salsa dei Latinos del Bronx, i New York Dolls, Springsteen e Patti Smith, la nascita della disco e della dj culture, il rap di Africa Bambaataa, il minimalismo di Philip Glass. Sullo sfondo una città sull'orlo del baratro, pericolosa ed elettrizzante, ruvida e pulsante, in cui le storie delle future stelle della musica si intrecciavano con quelle di personaggi equivoci, writers e artisti di ogni tipo.