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Iggy Pop's resolve to kick drugs in 1975 wasn't helped by David Bowie showing up to his hospital bedside with a bag of cocaine
By Paul Brannigan Published
Iggy Pop's attempts to kick his drug addictions in the 1970s weren't always helped by his famous friends

The Stooges mark the post-Altamont death throes of the hippy zeitgeist on Fun House
By Classic Rock Magazine Published
The Stooges' second album Fun House is a beautiful seven-track study in the feral and unhinged

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

Debate: what's the greatest punk album ever?
By Louder Published
Ramones? Fun House? The Crack? Dookie? The Shape Of Punk To Come? Randy the Band? We want to know your pick for punk's finest hour

"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

"It was horrifying and beautiful at the same time." Belinda Carlisle on the punk rock album that changed her life
By Paul Brannigan Published
"Time stopped as I lifted the album from the bin and stared at the cover. I thought, What is this?" Album artwork matters: ask Belinda Carlisle

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
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