punkace (October 7, 2008 at 3:18 am)

Aren't their radio programs manufactured by a government agency? haha. They're good regardless.

ryanjones1983 (October 3, 2008 at 2:33 am)

totally agree but the English know their shit! their radio programs aren't manufactured like the industry and it looks at all bands equally. Hopefully our country follows those routes!

gabbagabba64 (August 30, 2008 at 8:50 pm)

Absolutely. I wished the Damned would tour the US more often.

gabbagabba64 (August 30, 2008 at 8:49 pm)

No way. General statements are irresponsible and I apologize for making one. It has alwawys bothered me how Euroeans appreciated the MC5, the Dolls, Iggy and the Ramones more than our fellow countrymen.

thklp1 (August 23, 2008 at 9:00 am)

I know these Dolls came from the States, but England also had good stuff: Buzzcocks, Damned, Stranglers. Did you know that American?

buggerteetar (August 17, 2008 at 3:18 am)

i just finished that kill me book by legs mcneil--wow-- i came away depressed... the drug use was insane and way past "fun" in my humble opinion.i was also struck by the high amount of homosexual sex between the artists,managers and record label guys...i suppose a good book but it just appeared that in the end most of the artists were financially poor and at some point just when at it for the money.

damian151277 (August 14, 2008 at 12:08 pm)

please kill me excellent book

WillFierce (August 4, 2008 at 12:01 am)

no disrespect man, but MC5, the stooges, velvet underground, maybe even the Doors were the orgins of punk. Television formed in '75 , voidoids even later than that (the dolls were around as early as '71 so there go's your logic them being earlier) Ramones were influenced by THE NY DOLLS, some hippie stuff beatles, beach boys, and 50's RnR. the Clash wrent even that good of a band either they only had only like 4 hits any way. IN CONCLUSION, I THINK I KNOW MORE THAN YOU.

EffinSkeletor (August 2, 2008 at 8:35 pm)

read Please Kill Me. It says he'd accidentally OD'd on the methadone hed been taking as rehabilitation.

EffinSkeletor (August 2, 2008 at 8:32 pm)

you do realize the the New York dolls were all Americans, right?England had what, the London scene? a little bit out of Manchester?we had NY, LA, DC, (I'm gonna count Vancouver anyways because they did more US touring than anything else), and later Boston and Chicago. too bad you need good music in the form of a fucking tv show in order to enjoy it.