May 29th 2009
Iggy played a fantastic gig yesterday night in Paris @ France Inter. The one hour set was made of Préliminaires tracks, covers (I put a spell on you, Shotgun) and classics (5 foot 1, Nighclubbing, The passenger, Sixteen).May 20th 2009
In a recent interview for The Australian online newspaper Iggy has confirmed that he will reform "Iggy and The Stooges", the second growth of the band. "I had a meeting in LA last week with James Williamson. It was the first time we had seen each other in 30 years. So we talked about doing something together. Raw Power would be the repertoire." Pop said.May 1st 2009
April 22nd 2009.
“King Of The Dogs”, the first "Préliminaires" EP will be released on monday the 27th of April on digital format. Tracklisting :1.King Of The Dogs
2.Nice To Be Dead
3.Je Sais Que Tu Sais
April 21st 2009.
Happy birthday Iggy ! The Iguana turns 62 today !The release of "Préliminaires" is postponed to the 25th of May 2009. Meanwhile check out the updates of the official album blog : http://blog.iggypoppreliminaires.com/.
April 4th 2009.
Iggy Pop will perform at the fifth annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on Friday, May 8, 2009. The event will honor multi-Grammy-winning RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS co-founder and lead singer Anthony Kiedis, who will be presented with the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his dedication and support of the MusiCares MAP Fund and for his commitment to helping other addicts with the addiction and recovery process. All proceeds will benefit the MusiCares MAP Fund, which provides members of the music community access to addiction recovery treatment regardless of their financial situation. More infos >>> here <<<March 26th 2009.
The whole Iggy Pop press conference given at EMI Music France this morning is already online on iggy-pop.com. Click here to read it.
March 12th 2009.
In a recent interview for ROLLINGSTONE.COM Iggy talks about the future of The Stooges.Pop — whose longtime Stooges bandmate, guitarist Ron Asheton, died in January — also hinted at the group’s future plans. “We have a large vault, and I’ve been fooling around with different ways to approach vocals,” he says. The band is also “developing something with a dramatic filmmaker,” but Iggy declined to elaborate. What about rumors that Sex Pistols‘ guitarist Steve Jones might join the Stooges? “I talked to Steve, and if I wanted an extra guitar, he’d be the guy to call,” says Iggy. “The group still exists. I’m not gonna tell you more than that.”
February 27th 2009.
Iggy is about to release a new album called "Préliminaires" on May the 18th 2009. It's NOT a rock album, more jazzy stuff. Iggy says it was inspired by french writer Michel Houellebecq's book "La possibilité d'une île".Whitey Kirst (Iggy's previous guitar player) has released two albums for digital download via the internet, "Eat me" and "vol.11" are available on itunes worldwide as well as on many other music download sites with more to come.
January 28th 2009.
IGGY & THE STOOGES 2009 TOUR DATES CANCELED !Iggy Pop and the Stooges announced that they will cancel their concerts scheduled during this year’s tour, including the concert to be performed at B’Estfest on July 3, due to the decease of the guitarist Ron Asheton.
January 12th 2009.
Iggy gave his first interview yesterday about the passing of Ron Asheton on the "Deminski & Doyle" morning show (94.7 WCSX in Detroit). Download the interview here.January 10th 2009.
One of the most relevant interviews of Iggy has been published by globeandmail.com. Iggy talks about making the movie SUCK, about singing in french and about himself ! Read it here.The New York times talks about Ron Asheton's death here.
January 6th 2009
Ron Asheton - Iggy & The Stooges's guitarist - has been found dead at his home today (January 6th) by police after being alerted by longtime girlfriend, Dara. He was 60... R.I.PDecember 23rd 2008
New Stooges book soon : "Rock Action, The Complete Illustrated & Authorized Stooges". Looking for any rare photos and artifacts from collectors who might have items of interest from the early Stooges years. Please contact Stooges confidant Robert Matheu via stoogefiles@mail.com. Rock Action is the authorized illustrated story of Iggy Pop and The Stooges as told through articles, historical photographs and vintage ephemera; created, collected and compiled over the decades by Robert Matheu. The book will also draw from a number of classic magazine interviews, as well as impending new interviews which will be conducted with every significant member of The Stooges, both past and present. Key features will additionally include a number of Stoogessays which will take a fresh look at their recorded works, ably augmented with a complete and definitive Stooges discography.
December 20th 2008
A pile of aging rockers are set to star in SUCK, an upcoming horror flick described as a “vampire rock'n'roll musical-comedy road movie.” Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper and Henry Rollins are all on deck.December 5th 2008
Iggy & The Stooges will be touring again in 2009 ! Check the Tour dates page for more infos.September 30th 2008
Iggy & The Stooges 2008 tour is now over. Here is the setlist they have played for the last gigs in Russia, France and Slovenia :01.Loose 02.Down On The Street 03.1969 04.I Wanna Be Your Dog 05.TV Eye 06.Real Cool Time 07.No fun 08.1970 / Mindroom 09.Funhouse / LA Blues 10.Skull Ring 11.Search And Destroy 12.My Idea Of Fun 13.I Got A Right 14.Trollin 15.Little Electric Chair 16.Little Doll 17.Raw Power.
August 14th 2008
Iggy Pop will be featured on Asian Dub Foundation's forthcoming album "Punkara". The band and Iggy have covered The Stooges classic "No Fun"...August 5th 2008
Stooges gear stolen !!!July 2nd 2008
In 1986 Iggy covered Johnny O Keefe's song "The wild one" on his "Blah Blah Blah" album. In order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Australia's first rock hit, Iggy Pop and the band JET have recorded another version of the song.March 13th 2008
Iggy & The Stooges have performed a tribute to Madonna at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. They have played two of Madonna's songs : "Burning Up" and "Ray Of Light".Feb 08th 2008
Iggy totally rocked PLAYBOY's rabbit. Meanwhile famous photographer Mick Rock rocked Iggy and answered an interview. [Check out the full article here]Jan 28th 2008
Fatboy Slim recently teamed up with Iggy Pop on a track called "He's Franck". It will appear on the soundtrack of Heroes's second season. YES, Heroes, the sci-fi series...Jan 18th 2008
Iggy has recorded a new song with The Boss Martians. It will be on their new album "Pressure in the S.O.D.O".The Boss Martians on MySpace
