The Stooges

Few people in underground music retain the unvarnished status, proclivity for chance and change, and ductile dedication to musically honesty that Mike Watt does. Read More

It's certainly no surprise to me why critics would be so taken with the Stooges, and Fun House in particular. Read More

Bram van Splunteren is a Dutch filmmaker and journalist. Read More

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The Telegraph reports that Iggy Pop said at a press conference that record companies have always humiliated and tormented him, and that's why he released his new solo album to his fans online. Read More

Ke$ha has some exciting news for her animals: the pop star will be joining forces with legendary frontman Iggy Pop for a track on her new album, due later this year. Read More

"They didn't want it. They didn't think they would make any money, they didn't think my fans would like it - very sensible attitudes for a sensible sort of person - but that's a different sort of person than I am."Read More

Punk music pioneer Iggy Pop - famous for onstage mayhem like smearing his sinewy torso with olive oil and diving headfirst into crowds - is mellowing in old age with a solo album of crooning classic covers, half of them in French. Read More

Punk mainstay Mike Watt was out late playing a show at the local ballet school the night before, but early on a Saturday, the bassist best known for his work with seminal indie acts fIREHOSE and the Minutemen is in San Pedro's port waters, in his kayak, a palm-sized digital camera strapped around his neck. Read More

In the live interview that took place before Hellride East (aka J.Mascis and Murph of Dinosaur Jr, and the guest of honor for the evening Mike Watt ) hit the stage, Watt told rock critic Byron Coley about his intense love for John Coltrane ("I thought he was a punk") and how The Stooges changed his life. Read More