'Lord Of The Rings' star Elijah Wood is set to play Iggy Pop in a movie about his life. The biopic, entitled 'The Passenger', concentrates on Pop's early career with The Stooges, and is set to begin filming within six months. According to Variety, Pop has "given his blessing" to the project but will not take part in any of the filming. Maybe its just me, but I dont know how good of a pairing th...
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Yesterday I posted "Toe Jam", the latest single from Fatboy Slim's Brighton Port Authority. Today I found the band's myspace page, which offers a few more details. It turns out there's a full album in the works, including more stellar collaborations like Iggy Pop, Martha Wainwright and Ashley Beedle. Some of these songs have been circulating for awhile now, but this will be the first time ...
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The 60 year old rocker has recently been critisized for writing songs about his special place on his bands latest album "The Weirdness". However, Iggy Pop thinks giving his penis attention is appropriate because he wants to sing about things that matter. "You write about things that are important to you, and it's gotta be for real. Do I think about my dick? All the time. I got a right to sing a...
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It’s funny that I mentioned a Mt. Rushmore of Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, and Tom Waits recently, as Pop himself has now brought up the subject of such a rock monument while elaborating on his reasons for authorizing his image and music to Lego Rock...
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BBC (UK) -- "Punk star Iggy Pop will collect a living legend award at the Marshall Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards later this year." ...
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Right now Apraxia is mixing down a new track - an Iggy Pop cover! - Stay Tuned!
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Iggy Pop - “King Of The Dogs” (Single) artworkI never thought I’d see the day. Alas a track from Iggy Pop’s New Orleans jazz-influenced album Préliminaires. Included on the digital single are tracks “Nice To Be Dead” and “Je Sais Que Tu Sais”. The “King Of The Dogs” single is out now. Préliminaires is out [...]
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/arts/music/25ratliff.html?th&emc=thThis is an article about the "new" punk, in the NY Times.And here's the IggyPop and the Stooges homepage.http://www.iggypop.com/
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IGGY POPYour Pretty Face is Going To HellProduct detailsAudio CD (5 Jun 2006) Number of Discs: 1Format: LiveLabel: DynamicASIN: B0007CNXXCThis album was recorded live on October 28, 1982 in Toronto during the Zombie Birdhouse tour. The bootleg sound quality does not prevent an enjoyable listen and actually confirms the band and its frontman's verve.1. Villagers2. Fall in Love With Me3. Or...
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Iggy Pop at the Virgin Mobile Festival (08/10/08) (more)Photo: Tim GriffinSome new Times Talks events were just announced including this one with Jazz impresario James Newell Osterberger, Jr:06.24.09 Conversation with Iggy Pop6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. at TimesCenter StageHear the godfather of punk discuss his career, influences and his new album "Préliminaires." Interviewed by [...]
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Things I've Read & Stuff That May Be Of Interest To Some :Elijah Wood who played Frodo in The Lord of The Rings trilogy is scheduled to play Iggy Pop in a new bio-pic called "The Passenger" that's in development.in other mainstream movie news: Full Length "Transformers" Trailer Up Now at Yahoo...CGI feature film geeks rejoice, those who could give a rats behind...keep reading...http://movies.ya...
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“I Wanna Be Your Dog” singer Iggy Pop has inflicted the animalistic side of rock on grateful listeners for decades and though his latest Jazzy French literature-inspired effort Préliminaires reveals a greater intellectual depth to the Godfather of...
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Any Iggy Pop interview is guaranteed to please, I say, but Detroit’s Metro Times posted an excellent Q&A recently with Pop and newly-reunited Stooge James Williamson that just blows your standard Fred Durst dis post out of the water. In the lengthy...
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A commercial, featuring Stooge Iggy Pop, for Swiftcover insurance has been banned in the UK after musicians complained that they were denied coverage when the company deemed their careers too risky. The Advertising Standards Authority explained...
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