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James Newell Osterberg, Jr. (born on April 21, 1947 in Muskegon, Michigan), better known by his stage name Iggy Pop, is an American punk rock singer and occasional actor. Pop is one of the most important innovators of punk rock. Sometimes referred to as "the Godfather of punk" and "the Rock Iguana", he is widely acknowledged as one of the most dynamic stage performers of rock. Pop was the lead singer of The Stooges, a late 1960s/early 1970s band that featured brothers Ron and Scott Asheton and Dave Alexander and was highly influential in the development of hard rock. |
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News in english
about Iggy Pop
(June / 2009)
New Albums from Elvis Costello, Iggy Pop, and 5 More Date: 02 Jun 2009
Spin -
Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today: Elvis Costello , Secret, Profane & Sugarcane Caffeinated polymath pays visit to Nashville. Read Review Iggy Pop , Preliminaires Stooge trades broken glass for smoking jacket. Read Review Dave Matthews Band , Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King Jam-band kings bulk up, rock through sadness. Read Review Rancid ...
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Iggy Pop Date: 04 Jun 2009
Las Vegas Weekly -
After a 40-plus-year musical career, Iggy Pop has earned the right to make Préliminaires
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Iggy Pop - Pop I Wish I Was Dumb Enough To Enjoy Drugs Date: 05 Jun 2009
ContactMusic -
Former addict IGGY POP hated his days as a drug-addled hellraiser - because he wasn't "dumb enough" to fully enjoy a high.The punk idol battled for years with substance...
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Echo Chamber: Iggy Pop Date: 05 Jun 2009
Pitchfork -
"Anyone from Smashing Pumpkins to-- what's the one with Fred Durst? There are a million billion of them and people think they're gods, man. I took great pains not to think first because the thing I can't stand is a rock star who thinks he's got brains."
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Ryan Bingham, Iggy Pop, Daddy and Elvis Costello Date: 05 Jun 2009
Cincinnati CityBeat -
Another crazy week in Bakerville and it’s only going to get more hectic as the weeks proceed. My daughter’s last day of school is next Thursday (she’d have been off this week if Hurricane Ike hadn’t devoured her snow days last September) and once she’s home for the summer, my daily schedule gets slightly more complicated. And the family vacation is stretching into two weeks this year (in part to ...
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Iggy Pop Slams Pumpkins, Durst Date: 05 Jun 2009
ChartAttack.com -
Iggy Pop alluded to certain bands in a promotional video for his new album, Preliminaires , in which he said he made the disc because he "got sick of listening to idiot thugs with guitars banging out crappy music." He's not explained who exactly he was referring to with that comment.
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Iggy Pop - Pops Rant Against Modern Rock Date: 05 Jun 2009
ContactMusic -
IGGY POP has blasted the state of modern rock music, blaming SMASHING PUMPKINS and LIMP BIZKIT for lowering standards.The Lust for Life hitmaker started a backlash...
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Redefining 'classic Iggy Pop' Date: 05 Jun 2009
Los Angeles Times -
The archetypal madcap rocker leaves his howl for a croon on 'Preliminaires.' Iggy Pop, the shaman of punk, metal, glam and alternative rock, the man known for his baritone howl, scarred chest and unsettling stare, is sick of what the music he helped forge has become. "Rock is worse than 'Kumbaya,' " Pop said from the art-filled Miami riverfront bungalow he uses as a studio and clubhouse. "I ...
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