Iggy And The Stooges Confirmed To Play Riot Fest In Toronto & Denver!

Iggy and the Stooges have been announced for Riot Fest Toronto and Denver! Stay tuned for more details.

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Iggy And The Stooges Soak In The Houston Love - The Houston Chronicle

This incarnation of Iggy and the Stooges has nothing to lose. The proto-punk gawds have a new album they are touring, Ready To Die, and a lineup that is mashup of the Fun House one and the Raw Power platoon. Missing the late great Ron Asheton, the Stooges are now playing in tribute of their fallen guitarist.

Saturday’s set saw the first Houston appearance of Pop in decades, and the lusty crowd welcomed him with open sweat-laced arms. Pop, wearing skinny black jeans when men his age should be in sensible slacks and loafers, was vicious and playful. The band was in the pocket.

Read the complete review and a new interview with James Williamson at The Houston Chronicle.

Photo credit: Todd Spoth

Iggy And The Stooges Live in Sydney - Watch The Full Concert

Watch Iggy and the Stooges performing their full concert at Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on April 2, 2013, filmed exclusively by Moshcam. Full concert playlist here.

"Why don't you come up here on stage and dance with the fucking Stooges!" Iggy Pop declared early on in the show. At his request, fans vaulted over barricades to join the Godfather and his merry men, The Stooges, on stage for the rowdy classic "Fun House." This old-school punk party has truly begun.

Engulfed by the crowd and chaos, the band brought the fun and the fury, setting the tone for an electrifying night out at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion. Along with cuts from latest album Ready To Die, the punk powerhouse tore through their coveted back catalog including defining moments like "No Fun," "I Want To Be Your Dog" and "Search and Destroy."

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Iggy And The Stooges Continue Late-Career Victory Lap - Iggy Pop Interview

Iggy Pop spoke to The Associated Press about getting better with age and the possibility of more Stooges in the 21st century:

AP: Do you think there will be more Stooges music down the road?

Pop: You know that’s a good question. By the time I got done with this one, I been in the mood like, ‘Oh, f---, am I glad that’s over with. Let’s get this thing out.’ But that’s also the tension of a modern marketing plan. They start rattling my cage and hassling me like two months before the thing comes out. ... So right now I think there’s a very good chance we could.

AP: You had a reputation for high-energy shows during the first go-round with the Stooges. Is it more difficult to perform to that standard now?

Pop: My personal ability to project physical energy probably didn’t peak until only about six years ago, seven years ago. It was in my mid- to late 50s and that’s because when I was younger I didn’t work at it at all. Also the big difference was I was a little ahead of my time, seems to be the general rap on me, and so I didn’t get the audience feedback then. It’s really hard. You can come out and bust ass and keep that up for about three songs, but if a bunch of people are just giving you the cold stare, it gets hard to sort of not to wither. So it was kind of like fighting skirmishes. I would skirmish and regroup, skirmish and regroup. But later as people started to accept it more ... I would go to bed early, take my nap, sleep all day, rehearse really hard, and really, really get ready for that moment on stage. And then I bust a move and go home that night, and go ouch!!

Read more at The Washington Post.

Photo credit: Dan Hallman/Invision/AP

Listen To New Iggy Pop Interview At NPR

Iggy and the Stooges released their new album Ready to Die this week, and Iggy Pop recently spoke with NPR about living life over the edge, why so many fans come around to The Stooges late, and what happens when people disappear.

At this point, is it a point of pride that The Stooges won't make money from the record?

"No, baby, here's the way it works: We make an album; everybody complains for the first five years. And after about 10 years, people start saying, 'Hey, you know, that's pretty good.' The money kicks in about 20 years later.

"In the mid-'90s, The Stooges and Fun House turned over into the black, and all the band members who survived started getting checks. And then a little later, the same happened to Raw Power. Little by little, that old band has defeated a lot of our shag-haired, frilly-vest-wearing crapola, corporate rock gods and goddesses of the '60s and '70s. The problem now, of course, is do I have 30 years to wait for royalties for this record? [Laughs.] See, because I'm 66. I think people need to hurry up and buy a record."

Listen to the Iggy Pop interview at NPR.

Ready To Die available now: Amazon | iTunes | Fat Possum Records