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After two rings, a gravelly voice picks up the phone and mutters a chewy “hello.” There’s no publicist or handler — this is Iggy Pop himself, taking press calls at what he terms his “shack” in the Cayman Islands. SF Weekly spoke to Iggy about how he manages to contort himself onstage, and finally joining the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame last year, and what new music he’s listening to. Read more at SFWeekly.com.

Due to Iggy Pop’s injury sustained during The Stooges’ Aug 27th headline appearance in Romania, the band is forced to postpone their upcoming U.S. shows.

After several days of rest at home the need for medical attention became apparent. Dr. Frank Smith of the Cayman Orthopedic Group has confirmed a pair of fractures in the metatarsals of the singer‘s left foot. Iggy has been asked to cool it for 6 – 8 weeks.

Says the singer “I hate this, I hate like hell to cancel or postpone anything. I only saw the doctor because it hurt so ******* much and I couldn’t fix it myself. Please be patient, I am so excited about these dates on the left coast.”

Rescheduled dates to be announced as soon as possible.

The book “The Stooges: Head On” has been officially updated and re-released, featuring interviews with all of the Stooges including frontman Iggy Pop and guitarist Ron Asheton. The book, written by Brett Callwood, was originally published in the United Kingdom in 2008, but has been revised to include Asheton’s death and the band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Iggy offered his own comment on the book jacket: “It’s a good book. I thank you for writing it.”

Iggy Pop recently gave an interview with Rolling Stone, and disclosed the seriousness of Scott Asheton’s illness earlier this year. “He was on a flight to England when all sorts of hell broke loose. Without proper medical attention right there he would have bought it. He got very, very good care from the British and all sorts of tests. He’s now at home in Florida and I think he’ll be fine with a lot of rest.”

Later in the interview, Iggy said he and James Williamson have written 10 new songs and they like about half of them. “One of the songs, ‘Requiem For A Heavyweight,’ is a really nice piece of music that James wrote on the dobro. We played it at a tribute concert to Ron Asheton in Michigan earlier this year. … I wrote another song about merchandising called ‘Popular Pants.’ We’ll keep writing. I think he’d like to make an album and I’d like to make more the score for an intelligent video game. So as far as what the format might be, I don’t know.”

AEG Live Las Vegas is running a ticket giveaway on its Facebook page for Iggy and the Stooges’ upcoming September 10th show at The Joint in Las Vegas. Special guest will be Le Butcherettes. Visit AEG Live Las Vegas’ Facebook page for details on how to enter to win two tickets!

Iggy and the Stooges were absolutely on fire by the time their 2010 summer tour hit the All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival in Monticello, New York. “It was near the end of our tour and tension always builds up by that point,” says Iggy Pop. “You always start to feel like you’re a dirty windshield on a long highway with lots of bugs – but you begin to play really, really edgy and really well.” The show was filmed for the DVD Raw Power: Live In The Hands of Fans, which hits DVD and Blu-ray on September 27th. Read more and check out an exclusive preview of “Search and Destroy” from RollingStone.com.

Check out this video of Iggy and the Stooges playing live at the Trutnov Open Air Music Festival, from Trutnovinky TV!

Today is Scott Asheton’s birthday! Happy Birthday, Rock Action! Get back on the road soon! Please share your best wishes to Scott in the comments or on Iggy and the Stooges’ official Facebook page.

James Williamson recently gave an interview with Vegas.com to talk about Iggy and the Stooges’ upcoming gig at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, as well as what it’s been like to play with the band again, and their future plans for new material. Regarding new songs, he said, “We have several things that we’ve been working on, and we’re going to do some more when we get off tour. It’s hard to say what we’re going to do with them at this point. It’s a little too early, but the plan is to get some stuff out there.” He added, “I think people want more material and frankly, we want to play new material too. You can only play the same stuff for so long.”

Read more at Vegas.com.

Dear All, just want to update you on Scotty’s health. He is back in the US, recovering from quite a few weeks of thorough tests and he is now recuperating back home. We will be keeping you posted. Things are looking up!

MVD Entertainment Group will release Iggy and the Stooges’ “Raw Power Live: In The Hands Of The Fans” on DVD and Blu-ray on September 27th. The video captures the band’s 2010 performance of the “Raw Power” album at All Tomorrow’s Parties. If you already bought the concert on iTunes or on vinyl, now’s your chance to see it on screen! The bonus material includes Iggy and the Stooges sitting down for an exclusive interview with six fans who won a chance to film the performance and talk to the band after the show. Pre-order your copy on DVD or Blu-ray today!

Fans of Iggy and the Stooges, be the first in America to experience Spotify! Spotify is currently available in the U.S. by invitation only, but you are one of the lucky few to get access. All you need to do to create your free Spotify account is follow this VIP invitation link from Legacy Recordings.

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