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The story of Iggy & The Stooges' ferocious classic Search And Destroy
By Ian Fortnam published
The Stooges' Search And Destroy began with James Williamson "goofing around making machine-gun sounds" but countless others adopted its combination of pounding rhythm and aggressive guitar

Stooges guitarist James Williamson on Raw Power, the proto-punk ass kicker Bowie didn't understand
By Greg Prato published
Stooges guitarist James Williamson looks back at this proto-punk ass kicker that opened many a show circa ’73

"There was a point where people would come to see us because they hated us": The chaotic beginnings of The Stooges, America's first punk band
By Jaan Uhelszki published
Iggy Pop and others tell the gonzoid story of The Stooges' early years

Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, The Damned confirmed for new punk rock festival
By Paul Brannigan published
Some of punk and hardcore's most iconic bands will play CBGB festival in Brooklyn, New York on September 27

Simple Minds on the night that David Bowie and Iggy Pop gatecrashed their studio
By Niall Doherty published
The pair roped in the Scottish rockers for some football-style chanting when they found themselves working in the studio next door

Iggy Pop has played one of the heaviest death metal bands in the world on his BBC radio show. Seriously.
By Matt Mills published
A song so long and so brutal it had to be split into two parts

They might sound worlds apart, but The Smiths wouldn't have existed without The Stooges
By Paul Brannigan published
In 1976, Manchester schoolboy Johnny Marr purchased a punk rock album that would change his life forever

Iggy Pop announces big London show for 2025
By Niall Doherty published
The punk trailblazer will be heading to Alexandra Palace next May
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