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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

The laziest bands in the history of rock: 10 follow-up albums that took decades to appear
By Howard Johnson published
Think waiting 53 years for a new MC5 album is a chore? They're merely the latest in a long line of slow-working, deadline-averse dawdlers

The Stooges' songs that provided a perfect blueprint for rock’s future
By Ian Fortnam published
In 1969 the Stooges shaped the future of rock'n'roll and brilliantly captured a young, fiery generation in turmoil. Punk? Grunge? Glam? So much of it started here

“Led Zeppelin write weak, unimaginative songs”: 10 original reviews of classic albums that got it completely wrong
By Paul Travers published
Everyone from Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath to Iron Maiden and Guns N’ Roses had their haters
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