unreleased to this day (Yaffa is in possession of the master tapes). In 2002 Yaffa toured in the United States and in Japan with Murphy's Law. He joined up with Joan Jett and played with her for a year, until 2004. New York Dolls, Michael Monroe and The Compulsions with the members of Guns N' Roses In 2004, Yaffa joined the legendary punk/rock band New York Dolls. In 2006, when not working with the revamped New York Dolls, Yaffa also toured as a member of Jesse Malin's backing band. On 25 January 2010, ex-Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe held a press conference is Los Angeles, introducing a new band named after the lead singer. Yaffa was introduced as the band's bass player. The band's first live album was released in late September, and their first studio album Sensory Overdrive, produced by Jack Douglas was released in 2011. On 9 November 2011, Sensory Overdrive won the "Album of the Year" award at the 2011 Classic Rock magazine award. The first single, 78' from the album was chosen as the "Rock Song of the Year" by iTunes USA and Little Steven's Underground Garage Radio Shows listeners voted 'Trick of the Wrist' the "Coolest Song of the Year". In 2011, Yaffa joined the American band The Compulsions. The band includes Richard Fortus and Frank Ferrer of Guns N' Roses on guitar and drums and Rob Carlyle who is the brains behind the group on guitar and vocals. Their new album Beat the Devil was released in 2011. In 2012, Sami Yaffa was a co-host for Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations. In the sixth episode of season eight Yaffa travelled to Helsinki with Anthony Bourdain to show him all his favourite and all the strangest places in the capital of Finland, Helsinki. In 2014, Yaffa hosted a music-related travel television series Sound Tracker on Yle Teema, where he explored music and culture on various parts of the globe. The second season was aired in 2015. The series became available on Netflix in August 2016. In 2021, Yaffa released a solo album titled, "The Innermost Journey To Your Outermost Mind". References External links Official website of Sami Yaffa's band Mad Juana Sami Yaffa in Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Sami Yaffa – Sound Tracker 1963 births Living people Finnish bass guitarists New York Dolls members Hanoi Rocks members Glam rock musicians Finnish rock musicians