Bassist of punk pioneers New York Dolls has died

As nme.com reports, Arthur "Killer" Kane passed away on Tuesday, July 13, from bone cancer at the age of 55. Kane was considered one of the pioneers of punk with the New York Dolls in the 1970s. The Sex Pistols, among others, cited the New York Dolls as their role models. Earlier this year, Kane performed again in the UK with singer David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain on guitar after 27 years. The last concert last Saturday had to take place without Kane. Band member Johnny Thunders died in New Orleans in 1991, and Jerry Nolan just a few months later, both from drug overdoses. Whether there is still a future for the band is more than questionable.