The Stooges and Satanic messages

I'm sure there must be some of that stuff in this version of Dog, played backwards. Enjoy:



That review of their All Tomorrows Parties show is coming. TJ Honeysuckle came through with the goods. His review is a cracker and I don't think he even had to sneak it through Australian Customs by secreting it in a condom and swallowing it. Some photos are being sourced.

Iggy duets with his granddaughter

At least that's what it sounds like to me but Jemina Pearl isn't a household name where I come from. I know she's on Thurston Moore's label and you can cop an earful of her collaboration with Mr Osterberg here.

The Pop sure gets around.

Danny Fields tells tales

Jim Morrison was an asshole whose bandmates had nightmares because they were worried he was still alive...Jim Osterberg lost his looks and tried to get him sacked...

Uber-starmaker Danny Fields reflects on his rich past in music in the first of a two-part interview at Thirsty Media's e-presence here.

Yes, it's true

We have confirmation from someone who knows. Iggy & The Stooges with James Williamson on guitar will rehearse in July. No word on gigs yet.

Stoogenews

Of a kind, but Iggy's playing things close to his chest. Rolling Stone USA has some info here.

Ron Asheton Tribute Night

That's Ron's schoolmate Scott Morgan and his band Powertrane making the running on "1969" and ex-Stooges roadie Hiawatha Bailey (of the Cult Heroes) on "Down On The Street".

Iggy makes "quieter jazzy" album

Here's news from out of left field. "Preliminaries" is the name of the new album and Ig says it's a quieter record with jazz overtones, the result of him tiring of listening to "idiot thugs with guitars". It's on EMI, not Virgin, and there's a video message and sample song in the embedded clip above.

The sample track "King of the Dogs" is a raucous New Orleans/Jellyroll Morton rag, well-removed from the reflective stuff on "Avenue B". The album also seems to have Europe in its sights as Iggy's video statement on a French music website indicates. There are two more video blogs scheduled so more will be revealed but it's a fair bet any thoughts of a re-configured Stooges are on the back-burner, if it was ever a possibility.

The usual tip of the hat to Cathy Benson-Burke of iggypop.org for the mail. That's always the place for the latest and greatest on all things Pop and Stooge.

Ironic sequel or what?

UK musicians are complaining that Swiftcover, the company that Iggy advertises, won't cover them.

Of course Swiftover is definding itself, saying Pop was appearing in the ad as an "actor", not a "musician". Who'd ever think an insurance company would try to weasel out of something?