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Morrissey picked many 1970s punk records for his Desert Island Discs Photograph: Travis Shinn/Guardian For all his talk of suicide and sadness, the famously miserable Morrissey sounded strangely contented on Desert Island Discs today.

Iggy Pop As well as being a fantastic songwriter, he lives the rock 'n' roll dream... or nightmare! When I was in New Order we played with the Stooges and we were so terrified to talk to Iggy, we couldn't do it.

BrooklynVegan : A lot of your US fans are wondering why [ Sleep ] aren't doing a US tour or even a show in San Francisco and NYC.

Good news for all those people totally annoyed by My Chemical Romance's ongoing attempt to pretend to be Queen: The act has found someone else's legacy to rape for its next album.

NEBULA ANNOUNCES FIVE CALIFORNIA DATES FOR LATE NOV., EARLY DEC. Nebula Legendary Los Angeles based rock trio Nebula has announced a set of late November/early December west coast shows, taking place from 11/28-12/05. All dates will be supported by Dusted Angel and Radio Moscow .

Sometimes I have to wonder how much life is left in rock and roll. How long before every possible note is exhausted? Then I think, who cares as long as albums like this exist.

My Chemical Romance have suggested that their upcoming alum shows the influence of US proto-punk from the late 1960s.

My Chemical Romance are writing ''shorter songs'' for their forthcoming LP and say they sound like an ''American'' band.

Band also admit they almost split after 'The Black Parade' My Chemical Romance have unveiled further details about their forthcoming fourth album a ' and admitted the band almost split up last year.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 2:46 p.m. Bill Dean , entertainment editor of The Gainesville Sun, grew up listening to rock 'n' roll, soul and country in the 1970s.

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J Mascis & The Fog December UK Tour Including ATP Nightmare Before Christmas and 10 Years of ATP Festivals J Mascis and The Fog is a project of Dinosaur Jr.

After the death of guitarist Ron Asheton , many hoped Iggy Pop and his bandmates would recruit former axeman James Williamson and keep the band going.

Beware the book in whose title lurks the words "official" or "authorized." They usually sound the death knell of anything that might be interesting in a band's story.

The Stooges' Raw Power has returned. On Saturday, original Stooges guitarist James Williamson performed with Iggy Pop and Co.

Is there anything more genuinely exciting than hearing The Stooges will reunite for a 2010 tour? Yes, beloved guitarist Ron Asheton sadly passed in January of a heart attack.

Iggy Pop has revealed plans to record a host of 'lost' Stooges material from the band's 1970s heyday.

As we can fatefully attest, rock and roll and tattoos go hand in hand. The first time Rocks Off saw a grizzled punk rocker walk by at Fitzgerald's back in the '90s with two sleeves full of tattoos and a chest full of nautical-themed art, we mentally pointed at him and said "That's what we want", and from that day on we were hooked.

Brendan Benson has been making clever, emotive power pop since the mid-'90s. But it took a role with Jack White as co-leader of the Raconteurs to introduce Benson to the masses.

I was a rock critic in a past life, so every year around this time, I still get a ballot allowing me to vote for my favorite nominees in the annual election at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.