Optimus Alive! went down in Passeio Marítimo de Alges in Portugal over the weekend. Headliners included Coldplay and Jane's Addiction. The riverside fest had a nice mix of nostalgia (Stooges,…   Read Story »

Inductees at next year's industry back pat (3/5 in NYC) include Stooges, Genesis, ABBA, Hollies, and Jimmy Cliff. Better luck never, KISS. Kidding aside, "Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" with Gabriel &…   Read Story »

Over Labor Day weekend (9/3-9/5) Iggy and his Stooges do Raw Power, Sleep climb Holy Mountain (!), and you'll spot Mudhoney's Superfuzz Bigmuff at good ol' Kutsher's. More at ATP.   Read Story »

The 2010 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nominees are here and progressive rock has finally been shown some respect via a nod to Genesis. (NCIS spinoffs have also been shown respect via an LL Cool J nod.)…   Read Story »

Stooges founding member/guitarist Ron Asheton was found dead at his Ann Arbor home this morning. There's no official cause of death yet, but Rolling Stone -- who rightfully listed him as one of the…   Read Story »

The 2009 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nominees were announced this morning, and again prog get no respect. However, cheers to The Stooges for finally getting the nod (Iggy Pop's Madonna tribute put him…   Read Story »

We know you probably didn't watch the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony last night. So here's a quick run down of what you missed:Gamble & Huff, Little Walter, The Ventures, Leonard…   Read Story »

Adding to our Madonna reportage, according to Rock Daily, Iggy and his Stooges are going to cover the Material Mom at this year's Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. (Looking at that pic…   Read Story »

As promised, here's our last photo roundup of the shows we hit and folks we pestered on the streets of Austin during this year's South By Southwest music festival. All in all we had a great time, saw…   Read Story »

The Stooges: Version '07's distinction from its earlier incarnation is best illustrated with this line from the band's profile in this weekend's NY Times:While recording, Iggy swam laps in the hotel…   Read Story »