Too Much Too Soon

Arthur “Killer” Kane, bassist for the punk pioneer band New York Dolls, has died of leukemia at 55. The Dolls disbanded in 1977, but reunited in June for London’s Meltdown festival and had planned additional gigs later this summer. The crossing-dressing band formed in 1971, mixing glam rock and punk in a well-regarded 1973 self-titled debut album, and a less well regarded 1974 follow-up Too Much Too Soon. After the disbanding, Kane formed his own Killer Kane Band and the Corpse Grinders.