Taken from his recent album Free, Iggy Pop has paid tribute to his good friend Lou Reed, on what would have been his 78th birthday, with a reading of Reed’s 1970 poem ‘We Are The People’, backed by a beautifully forlorn keys and trumpet of Leron Thomas. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Iggy Pop – We Are The People
Iggy and the Stooges return with their first new music since The Weirdness (2007) and the passing of guitarist Ron Asheton. The Stooges have had James Williamson back on guitar duties for a few years now and his slashing chords are all over Burn, the first track to be released from their new LP Ready To Die which is due out April 30th. Burn already sounds … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Iggy and the Stooges | Burn
When Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton passed away in January 2009 many feared that was the end of the line for the proto-punk band who had formed 42 years earlier. History though, has a way of repeating itself and as happened in 1970, James Williamson returned to the fold, bringing with him the chance for fans to see and hear songs from the Raw Power album … Continue reading Iggy & The Stooges: An Interview with James Williamson
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