The New York Dolls: 'Before Us, There Was Nothing'
Ian Gittins, Guardian, The, 14 July 2006
Punk pioneers the New York Dolls imploded in a haze of heroin three decades ago. Now they're back and this time, finds Ian Gittins, they can actually play
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