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January 6, 2009
RIP Ron Asheton
The Stooges, "No Fun" Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton, whose MC5-inspired gutter blues effectively laid the foundation for punk rock guitar, was found dead this morning in his Ann Arbor, Michigan, home, the Ann Arbor News reported. Asheton's personal assistant contacted Ann Arbor police after not he ... More >>
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January 7, 2009
Radar Eyes: Digging Ditchwater and More
[Radar Eyes is a new recurring feature, peering at the underground from the unique mind of Indian Jewelry/Future Blondes shredder Domokos Benczedi. Proceed at your own risk... just kidding. Enjoy.] Our Focus = Underground/ Unreleased/ Underexposed/ Misunderstood/ Unappreciated/ Etc., etc. I am Chem ... More >>
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March 29, 2007
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August 25, 2005
Rock Floozies Write
Wack peruses some doozies in the groupie tell-all canon
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January 27, 2000
Raw Power
Stooges add to punk lore with the release of a seven-CD box
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May 28, 2009
Camaro
Stooges add to punk lore with the release of a seven-CD box
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December 29, 2009
The Great Green Room In the Sky: The Grim Reaper's 2009 Musical Roll Call
Thankfully, 2009 was a sorry year for the Greil Marcus Rock Death Meter. Aside from the not terribly unexpected (but still weird) demise of the King of Pop, few bona fide legends went on to the Great Green Room Beyond the Sky. The Rock Death Meter rates rock deaths on a ten-point scale in three c ... More >>
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February 23, 2010
Inquiring Minds: Henry Rollins Has A Lot To Say. Surprised?
Since his debut in 1981 as Black Flag's fourth, last and best lead singer, Henry Rollins has been the emissary of intelligent hardcore punk rock and its accompanying ideals. Through his five-year history with the band, from the LPs Damaged to In My Head, he brought an animalistic, poetic spirit t ... More >>
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April 5, 2011
New Music Releases April 5: Leon Russell, Robbie Robertson, The Ravonettes, The Kills, Etc.
Last week brought new releases from Britney Spears, Radiohead, and a few Pearl Jam re-issues hitting store shelves amid reports that the industry was finally starting to see some improvement. Spears' Femme Fatale is currently projected to enter the top spot of the Billboard 200 chart with sal ... More >>
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April 21, 2011
Happy Birthday Iggy Pop: His Top 10 Solo Cuts
Paul McAlpine/Wikipedia Today Iggy Pop turns 64, and the current and former James Newell Osterberg, Jr. is still making people a fraction of his age look and sound like croaking senior citizens. Blessed with a tolerance of life that probably rivals only that of Lemmy and Keith Richards, the ... More >>
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September 13, 2011
Succinct Stooges Bio Looks Beyond Iggy Pop
The Stooges: Head On By Brett Callwood Wayne State University Press, 176 pp., $19.95. While there have been a number of books written about the Stooges and Iggy Pop, this slim but substantive volume is the first to really give the non-Iggy members their due both biographically and musically. ... More >>