No Dogs in Space: New York Dolls Pt I
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Why did the hosts decide to kick off the series with the New York Dolls?
Right.
Part of me thinks like we could just fucking start.
You know what? Part of me thinks we could just start too. Like and just be like, God damn it, hey, we're back.
Yeah, why don't we talk about being back? 'Cause this is our first episode back.
Yes it is.
Okay. Um So why don't we talk about being back? Because this is our first episode back.
Yeah, let's do that. Let's talk about this being our first episode back, our first episode in a year, something like that.
So much has happened. Has it? Yeah. Well, I mean, not to us. I mean like other people, I'm sure the world, current events. Uh but yes, uh and we are back and w we are doing, of course, what we always want to do, which is punk.
Punk 2.0, ladies and gentlemen. We're fucking here. My name is Marcus Parks. This is No Dogs in Space. We are here for Punk 2.0. We're starting it off with a band that people have asked us to do oh so many times. We've told the story in bits and pieces here and there, but we're finally gonna tell it in a massive four-part series starting today.
That's right. I'm Carolina Hidalgo. Uh some call me Carolina Danger Hidalgo. Certain doctor's offices know me as that. Uh and I am also here with you today to talk about this. We're telling the story in four parts, and that is it. That is all I'm contractually obligated to do or that that I want to do. There's a
b there's a possibility we might have a point five here.
We might.
There's a possibility. It might we it might be a replacements type of situation because this story, uh the more I look into it, like that this story just crosses with so many other amazing uh movements in New York City that were happening in the early seventies. There is so much meat to this story. There's a lot of meat on this bone. All right. So let's start chewing.
I was about to say, like, let's do it now. Let's go now. Yeah.
Now one can make the argument that this band was the greatest rock and roll group to ever exist. Not the best, definitely not the most talented. But the greatest. Yes. They were a band who distilled the music and the attitude down to its very essence, during not only their performances and their records, but also in the way they lived every hour of their lives. For better or worse. Created by five kids from each of the outer boroughs, that's Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and the Bronx, all four are represented. This band rode the wave of chaos. Created by the decay of early 70s Manhattan. They absorbed and translated the city's dirt, sleeves, crime, trash, and utter insanity, as well as its art and culture, into pure rock and roll.
This band's body of work was a collage born of intuition and good taste, which combined the sonic screams of first-generation rock and roll guitarists like Bo Didley and Eddie Cochrane with the confidence. and attitude of the nineteen sixties girl pop groups.
I I love how you put that together.
That's what this band is. And then finally they just sprinkled the whole mixture with a dash of British glam.
Oh yes, definitely.
But even though their taste was impeccable, their actual talent was not on the same level. They were the archetype of the punk band that didn't give a fuck about precision. Hell, half the time their instruments weren't even in tune. You kids don't know how lucky you are with these electric guitar tuners. But that wasn't even close to the point. For this group, it was their energy and passion that inspired countless others in first. first New York City and then the world to think if these assholes can do it, what the fuck am I waiting for?
That's right. If those assholes could do it, anybody could do it.
Yeah. These five New Yorkers had actually tapped into a vitality that they themselves couldn't keep up with. And as such, it's been said by the old New York scensters that this group peaked before they even signed a record contract.
Oh my God, that is so hipster. That is so New York.
You should have seen them in elementary school. They were awesome. Yeah, they were
cool then.
Well, amongst that scene though, this band started a revolution without even trying.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why did the hosts decide to kick off the series with the New York Dolls?
0:28–13:58
2
How did Sylvain Mizrahi’s childhood in Cairo shape his musical path?
13:58–26:23
3
What role did the Suez Crisis play in the Mizrahi family’s move to New York?
26:23–39:31
4
How did early exposure to 1960s girl groups influence the Dolls’ sound and style?
39:31–50:01
5
Why was the meeting at ‘Nobodies’ bar pivotal for the band’s formation?
50:01–1:04:32
6
What inspired Johnny Thunders to change his name and adopt a glam look?
1:04:32–1:18:46
7
How did the band’s DIY fashion ventures help fund their early recordings?
1:18:46–1:31:19
8
What key events led to the recording of the first New York Dolls demo in 1971?
1:31:19–1:50:24