SCORSESE DIRECTING NEW DOC ON DAVID JOHANSEN FOR SHOWTIME

The New York Dolls

Showtime Documentary Films announced on Tuesday that renowned filmmaker Martin Scorsese will be directing a new feature on David Johansen, frontman of the New York Dolls.

Co-directed with David Tedeschi — known for his work on other Scorsese documentaries such as No Direction Home and Shine a Light — the film will take an intimate biographical look at Johansen, beginning with his upbringing on Staten Island and his arrival in New York’s East Village in the late Sixties as a teenager.

Buster Poindexter

The doc not only explores Johansen’s time as the lead singer for the New York Dolls but also his stints as the Eighties swing revival alter-ego Buster Poindexter and his Nineties output with the Harry Smiths.
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“I’ve known David Johansen for decades, and his music has been a touchstone ever since I listened to the Dolls when I was making Mean Streets,” Scorsese said. “Then and now, David’s music captures the energy and excitement of New York City.

I often see him perform, and over the years I’ve gotten to know the depth of his musical inspirations. After seeing his show last year at the Café Carlyle, I knew I had to film it because it was so extraordinary to see the evolution of his life and his musical talent in such an intimate setting. For me, the show captured the true emotional potential of a live musical experience.”

TREMENDOUS! UK GLAM ROCKER RELEASES NEW SINGLE

I AM TREMENDOUS! :O... AKA Mark Dudzinski UK artist Heavily Influenced by T.Rex/David Bowie. Our debut single "Like Dreamers Do" is released 1st June and Album end of this year with shows to be announced end of May.

We are a bit of a 70's throwback you see..but we would love for you to give
us the chance to get our single out to the world!

The track is dedicated to my Manager/Close friend the late Adrian Millar who passed away of a sudden heart attack. He was known for his work with The Babys/Black Sabbath and was recorded in Knislinge/Sweden and half of the album has production duties from Gavin Monaghan (Kings Of Leon/Rob Plant/The Editors). I've also just signed a small sync deal with Asylum Ent owned by the Major motion Picture company Legendary Entertainment in Los Angeles.

For a few sneak peaks of the album tracks please go to www.soundcloud.com/itsTremendous It will be available via itunes/spotify etc and on my own label Horrendous Records x

20TH CENTURY BOY: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MARC BOLAN

I have been in a Marc Bolan mood for a week! Don't know what brought him into my mind. Guess Marc is reaching into my dreams and asking for a post on RetroK.

He was, of course, the first Glam Rocker but he preferred Cosmic Rocker. Cosmic he was... Gorgeous looking rocker and what a stage performer he was! As much as I love David Bowie, Marc did it first and did it hotter and sexier... I wanted him to be my boy for sure...

Marc Bolan born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977  was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and poet. He was the lead singer of the band T. Rex and was one of the pioneers of the glam rock movement of the 1970s.

Bolan died at the age of 29 in a car crash two weeks before his 30th birthday. In 1997, a memorial stone and bust of Bolan, Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine, was unveiled at the site where he died in Barnes, London. As a member of T. Rex, Bolan will posthumously be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.

No one before or since has created a sound, an image, and genre all his own. His tragic car accident and early death at age 30 froze his music in time forever.

Bolan was a self-made pop icon, and one of the original Glam Rock stars in England. Born Marc Feld, he had a brief career as a superstar with his band T-Rex but was eventually reduced to hosting a Children's TV series.

On the night of September 16, 1977, Marc had dinner with his love Gloria Jones, with whom he had a 2-year-old son Rolan. After much merriment, Gloria got behind the wheel of her purple Mini 1275 GT (license plate FOX 66IL) to drive Marc and herself home.

This was about 4am. Shortly thereafter, the Mini-Cooper was traveling on Queens Ride, at the southern edge of Barnes Common, south London. The Mini left the road as it crossed a hump-backed bridge, shot through the fence, and smashed into a sycamore tree. Marc's side took the impact, and he was thrown into the back of the car and killed instantly. Gloria was unconscious but alive.