Yes, this group started way back when as a glam/punk concoction fronted by the just-this-side-of-Mick-Jagger David Johansen, who rose to mainstream fame as swing singer/novelty act Buster Poindexter after the Dolls died in the 1970s. Speaking of dying, most of the original Dolls ARE dead, except for Johansen and guitarist Sylvain Sylvain. But the two gathered together some new dudes and hooked up with producer Jack Douglas (Aerosmith, John Lennon) to put out a pretty darn good record that sounds somewhere between Tom Petty and the Stones. Fifty-something David Johansen still croaks and snarls like the old days, the songs are simple, heartfelt and fun, and the backing vocals are unusually poppy, perhaps reflecting Johansen’s admiration for doowop groups (he extols the virtues of the Duprees in the accompanying DVD). Guest artists include Michael Stipe and Iggy Pop—how’s that for Americana?