Iggy Pop

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Iggy Pop Takes on the French

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Punk godfather Iggy Pop spent much of this decade reuniting and rocking with his raw and influential group, The Stooges. But his latest solo album takes its cue from New Orleans jazz, French pop, and author Michel Houellebecq’s 2005 novel The Possibility of an Island. Pop joins us to talk ...

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Another Side of Iggy

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

The Stooges frontman Iggy Pop single-handedly embodied what it meant to be a singer in a punk rock band: the long hair, ripped jeans, bare chest, and the ability to risk life and limb more often than a Hollywood stuntman. Today, he talks about how a French novel inspired his ...

The Stooges: The Authorized and Illustrated Story

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Punk rock pioneers The Stooges were recently nominated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Fronted by the man often cited as one of the most influential figures in rock, Iggy Pop, the band is now also the subject of a book, The Stooges: The Authorized and Illustrated Story. ...

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Smackdown: Clash of the Conductors

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Alan Gilbert and Gustavo Dudamel have just started their new jobs running the New York Philharmonic and the LA Philharmonic, respectively. In today's Soundcheck Smackdown, we ask which one has the chops to really transform American symphony orchestras. And later: a new photo book chronicles the history of celebrated punk ...

Iggy Pop

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Punk godfather Iggy Pop spent much of this decade reuniting and rocking with his raw and influential group, The Stooges. But his new solo album takes its cue from New Orleans jazz, French pop, and author Michel Houellebecq’s 2005 novel The Possibility of an Island. Pop joins us to talk ...

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