The recent reunion of New York Dolls, inspired, if you remember, by Morrissey, who persuaded them to appear at the Meltdown festival in 2004, is the focus of a new documentary exploring late bassist Arthur Kane's decision to return to the group following a thirty year separation and his conversion to Mormonism. As previously reported, Kane died aged 55, just weeks after the band regrouped for their performance at the Royal Festival Hall last year.
The documentary, entitled 'New York Doll', features interviews with Kane and bandmates, but also friends and fellow musicians, and traces the history of the band from its inception in the seventies through to last year's tour, which the band continued following Kane's death. The film was a hit at this year's Sundance Festival, and is set to go on general release in the US on Friday, but as yet there is no date confirmed for a UK release.
Meanwhile the surviving Dolls are to start work on a new studio album before the end of the year, expected to see a release in the spring of 2006.