The Stooges News

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.

If the snarling Iggy Pop of 1969 knew his Stooges would be coffee table book fodder, he would've scoffed.

The "Raw Power" incarnation of Iggy Pop & the Stooges plan to tour worldwide in 2010.

It's been a long time since the rock stage has seen the genuine energy from performers such as Iggy Pop and The Stooges or The Clash, which has led to the popular criticism amongst fans that "punk is dead." But Foxy Shazam, a band from Cincinnati, Ohio, took steps in proving the critics wrong on Oct.

Iggy Pop is mostly known for being the controversial frontman for the rock group The Stooges , but now he's being called a living legend.

In Section: PRESS Play >> Posted By: Editors Undeterred by the death on Ron Asheton, Iggy Pop has revealed to the BBC that The Stooges will tour in 2010.

Iggy Pop has always been a survivor -- even if his rag-tag, 60-year-old physique is showing its mileage.

Iggy Pop has revealed he will make a comeback with The Stooges in 2010 despite the recent death of guitarist Ron Asheton.

To paraphrase The Serpent and the Rainbow: Don't bury the South Bay music scene, it's not dead.

THE IDIOT: Sam Logan strums his stuff in a bedroom performance. "Iggy commanded me, told me to strip'' because he "didn't recognise me with my clothes on''. When grandfather of punk Iggy Pop commanded Sam Logan to strip, he wasn't going to argue with "the man". The 20-year-old from Karori was one of nine New Zealand artists chosen to re-record the ...

Last week was all about the much-maligned institution of the super solo. Now we want you to suggest your favourite lunar tunes Blue moon ... What are your favourite tunes featuring Earth's natural satellite? Photograph: Michael O'Connell/Royal Observatory Greenwich I think this week might have been the One Where I Bit Off More Than I Could Chew.

If only the video and audio quality in this clip were better! Iggy Pop at the first peak of his greatness , talking about how the technology and industrial ambience of his hometown Detroit influenced the " raw power " that became his trademark sound.

This is Iggy. Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He also writes about what's running through his iPod every Monday.

It's hard to believe that Columbus, OH garage rockers Times New Viking have managed to make a career out of making ultra-lo-fi noise recordings.

Mumpsy's influences range from '60s style Brit-pop, a la The Beatles and The Kinks, to '80s punk rock in the style of Misfits and The Stooges, and that's what adds to the excitement of seeing Mumpsy play; you never know which side of the muse they'll be enticing.The members of Mumpsy also collaborate with several other local groups, including ...

Devo and Iggy Pop are two artists who want you to hear their best work live. Despite declining CD sales and the pernicious effects of single-track downloading, the album itself, as an art form, is still revered.