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Watch Iggy Pop Talk Punk on 'Colbert,' Then Prowl the Crowd for Stooges-Powered 'Job'

April 30, 2013 – "Trying to be free," Iggy Pop told host Stephen Colbert last night on The Colbert Report, when asked what the Stooges, a punk band before "punk" existed, were trying to do.Colbert actually missed an opportunity here: The personal liberation championed by rich baby-boom rockers turned out to be part and parcel of their generation's drift toward the libertarian economics of Reagan and Thatcher. …
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Hear Iggy and the Stooges 'Burn' With Raw Power on 'Ready to Die' Opener

March 5, 2013 – A trail of fire connects Iggy and the Stooges' upcoming fifth LP, Ready to Die, to their bar-setting 1973 LP Raw Power. Engineer Ed Cherney has already dubbed the new record a return to "old time Stooges," a sentiment reflected in the return of ax man James Williamson, last heard of on Raw Power. …
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Iggy and the Stooges Preview Raw Reunion LP, Dis Smashing Pumpkins

February 25, 2013 – Iggy and the Stooges return on April 30 with Ready to Die, their first studio album under that billing since 1973's proto-punk classic Raw Power. …
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Marc Maron on Breakup Songs and His New Addiction

January 10, 2013 – "I'm buying vinyl like it's crack right now," says veteran stand-up comedian and podcast pro Marc Maron, speaking on the phone from his Los Angeles home. "So this is definitely a good time to have this conversation." It's also just about the only time available. …
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Stooges, Genesis, ABBA for Rock Hall

December 15, 2009 – The inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced, with the Stooges, Genesis, and ABBA leading a pack of acts to be honored at the 25th annual ceremony, set for New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel March 15, Billboard reports. Brit hitmakers the Hollies, Jamaican reggae star Jimmy Cliff, industry honcho David Geffen, and a handful of songwriters -- including Otis Blackwell ("Great Balls of Fire") and girl-group mastermin …
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Stooges Play First Gig with New Lineup

November 11, 2009 – The Stooges' Raw Power has returned. On Saturday, original Stooges guitarist James Williamson performed with Iggy Pop and Co. for the first time in over 35 years, effectively reuniting the lineup that recorded the band's 1973 benchmark Raw Power for a high energy 18-song set at Sao Paolo, Brazil's Planeta Terra Festival. …
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Stooges Reuniting with Original Guitarist

November 2, 2009 – Iggy Pop has always been a survivor -- even if his rag-tag, 60-year-old physique is showing its mileage. So it comes as no surprise that his band, the Stooges, will carry on, even after the death of guitarist Ron Asheton earlier this year. James Williamson, who joined the Stooges in the early '70s alongside Asheton, will take over lead guitar duties as the band prepares to tour in 2010, according to a report by the BBC. …
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