Punk icon Iggy Pop has fronted The Stooges and collaborated with David Bowie. He’s also risked life and limb more often than a Hollywood stuntman. Today, Pop talks about how a French novel inspired his new album. Plus: Elizabeth and the Catapult play live in the studio.
Iggy Pop
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 ...
Elizabeth and the Catapult
The band Elizabeth and the Catapult describes itself as “baroque pop”, but there are elements of jazz, funk and soul on their music. They join us to play live songs from their new album, Taller Children.
Vive le Iggster!
Iggy Pop, who defined the role of the crazed rock frontman as far back as 1969, has now recorded an album that features French and Brazilian standards, some ballads, a tune lovingly ripped off from Louis Armstrong's early years, and only one real rocker. People are surprised