Iggy and the Stooges play hard If you play hard enough, you don’t have to play long. That was the lesson from the 72-minute performance by Iggy and the Stooges on Sunday night at the packed Riviera Theatre. The quintet’s aural blitzkrieg was brief but violent, briskly paced and brutally loud. The 16-song concert included [...]
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Review: Iggy and the Stooges play steamy Riviera show
August 30th, 2010 
admin Review: Iggy and the Stooges play steamy Riviera show Many rock stars of a certain vintage are in a look-don’t-touch phase as late autumn descends on their careers. Then there’s Iggy Pop. The 63-year-old singer with the perpetually naked, perpetually sinewy torso is just fine if the fans want to touch and even manhandle the [...]
Iggy Pop keeps Stooges real
August 26th, 2010 admin Iggy Pop keeps Stooges real When Iggy Pop and the Stooges played their final concert in 1974, Pop was knocked cold by a bottle hurled from a hostile audience. The band disintegrated amid broken glass, blood, drugs and ill will. Read more on Chicago Tribune Technorati Tags: Iggy, Keeps, Real, Stooges
Iggy Pop keeps Stooges raw, real
August 25th, 2010 admin Iggy Pop keeps Stooges raw, real When Iggy Pop and the Stooges played their final concert in 1974, Pop was knocked cold by a bottle hurled from a hostile audience. The band disintegrated amid broken glass, blood, drugs and ill will. Read more on Chicago Tribune Technorati Tags: Iggy, Keeps, Real, Stooges
Iggy Pop lust for life
August 16th, 2010 admin Iggy Pop Live Singing Lust For Life Technorati Tags: Iggy, Life, Lust
Iggy Pop joie de vivre
August 15th, 2010 admin Iggy Pop Live Singing Lust For Life Technorati Tags: Iggy, joie, vivre
Iggy and the Stooges
May 28th, 2010 admin Iggy and the Stooges Raw Power — Legacy Edition by Mark Keresman Regarding the “punk rock aesthetic,” whether the garage bands of 1966-67 or 1977-79, both eras have one thing in common: the DIY urge, the drive to blow it out without polish and regardless of (in)ability. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, when [...]
Professor to lecture on Iggy Pop, Stooges and rise of arena rock
April 24th, 2010 admin Professor to lecture on Iggy Pop, Stooges and rise of arena rock This afternoon at Williams College, Smith College professor Steve Waksman will offer a lecture titled “Death Trip: Iggy Pop and Rock Performance,” based on a chapter from his recent book, “This Ain’t the Summer of Love: Conflict and Crossover in Heavy Metal and [...]
Rock Hall finally recognizes Iggy Pop
March 19th, 2010 admin Rock Hall finally recognizes Iggy Pop DETROIT – Iggy Pop was starting to feel like the Susan Lucci of rock ‘n’ roll. Just as the veteran soap actress believed she might never win a Daytime Emmy, the godfather of punk was certain his groundbreaking band The Stooges wouldn’t ever earn a spot in the Rock [...]
Hollies, Genesis, Iggy Pop Enter Rock Hall
March 17th, 2010 admin Hollies, Genesis, Iggy Pop Enter Rock Hall English progressive rockers turned 1980s pop stars Genesis have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a New York City ceremony. They’re being joined by two other acts that thrived in second lives: ABBA and The Hollies. Read more on NPR Technorati Tags: Enter, [...]
