Reuters - Apr 21, 2007
Iggy Pop marked his 60th birthday on Saturday just like any other respectable senior citizen would. The eerily athletic Godfather of Punk stripped down to a tight pair of blue jeans and dived off the...
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A frustrated Iggy Pop barked at camera operators and grew tired of answering questions from fans during a secret show with his reunited punk band the Stooges in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The nine-song...
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Billboard presents a look at the music you ll be hearing a lot about in the first quarter: JOHN MELLENCAMP Freedom s Road (Universal, January 23) Mellencamp s first album of originals since 2001...
More »Reuters - Oct 19, 2005
Calexico s co-headlining and collaborative sets with Iron & Wine on Tuesday night at the Wiltern looked and felt like the indie-rock version of The Last Waltz, complete with a few surprise guests and...
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Live tracks from Pearl Jam, R.E.M ., Ben Harper , Paul McCartney , Bonnie Raitt and Indigo Girls highlight the track list for For the Lady, a benefit album for imprisoned Burmese peace activist Aung...
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Former Minutemen/Firehouse leader Mike Watt has set a May 11 release date for The Secondman s Middle Stand, his first album since 1997. The self-produced Red Ink/Columbia album is also his first with...
More »USRN - Jan 15, 1999
(1/15/99, 1 a.m. PST) - Have you ever wanted to live out the age-old fantasy of being a rock star? Punk Rock Karaoke--a traveling group of punk rock stars who back audience members while they belt out...
More »USRN - Aug 31, 1998
(8/31/98, 12 p.m. PDT) - After many delays and much tinkering, Miramax is ready to unleash Velvet Goldmine--Todd Haynes s wild ride through the glam rock and gender-bending of 70s Britain--Nov. 20 in...
More »USRN - Oct 7, 1997
(10/7/97) - As a former bassist for punk-rock heroes the Minutemen and Firehose, Mike Watt seems the least likely candidate for the remix treatment, but leave it to him to defy expectations once again...
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