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Iggy Pop has claimed that he is not a fan of punk music. The Stooges frontman is often referred to as the godfather of punk but, in an interview with Classic Rock , he said he was not a fan of the title and found it "tedious". "They have to have a place to put me to reference in the whole thing," he said of industry figures who use the accolade.

Inter Rhone, the marketing body responsible for promoting Cotes du Rhone wines, will be the patron of the Southbank Centre's Meltdown Festival 2013.

Iggy Pop & The Stooges celebrate 40 years. Here is a look back at the punk icon.

Tipitina's will host a concert fundraiser Thursday night with performances by Donald Harrison Jr., The Revivalists and numerous brass bands - organized by Gambit, The United Way and Silence Is Violence to benefit the 19 victims of a shooting at a second-line on Mother's Day as well as future victims of violence.

Acoustic country/blues/rock Iggy & the Stooges. "Ready To Die." Fat Possum Records.

We live in the middle of a golden age of documentaries. For the past few years, music documentaries have featured prominently in my Top Ten lists.

George Christie, the chairman of Glyndebourne Opera, said something very interesting on the radio the other week.

When Kathleen Asheton wrote Henry Rollins in 2009 asking if he'd emcee a tribute concert for her recently departed brother, the former Black Flag vocalist didn't flinch.

Noisey announces the premiere of its new series, "Guitar Moves." Hosted by Matt Sweeney , in partnership with XL Strings by D'Addario , "Guitar Moves" launches in May and will feature tutorials and in-depth interviews with some of the most legendary musicians in rock and roll - including James Williamson from the Stooges , Blake Mills , Josh Homme ... (more)

Guns, money, the return of James Williamson, and even a bit of wisdom, Iggy and The Stooges come blasting back on a funny and insightful outing We'd never thought we'd say it, but these days Iggy Pop sounds better when he's dignified and not defiant.

Howie Pyro, host of the Intoxica radio show, webcast weekly on Luxuriamusic.com , is an obsessive collector of the arcana of the subcultures and eras of his own history.

When a single review compares an artist's work to both Mahavishnu Orchestra and The Stooges, hardcore rock music fans sit up and take notice.

Many awesome Stooges-related things have come out of the last week or so, not least the band's new album and their killer performance at New York's Le Poisson Rouge.

Jac Holzman is 81. He founded Elektra Records, signed The Doors , Carly Simon and The Stooges among other artists, and played a significant role in the early days of the CD as a music format.

The Observer is the media partner for this year's Meltdown. Yoko Ono is curating the festival in its 20th anniversary year and she's brought together some of the world's leading musicians.

This is not your everyday Billboard chart. Each week, we'll tell you which bands are selling in the fine record shops in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, where we consumers of music have impeccable taste.

When Iggy & the Stooges broke up in 1974, almost no one who'd heard of the band had actually heard it.

Only rarely is the public presented with new work from an artist who has been dead for more than a year.

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This May 1, 2013 photo shows Iggy Pop, of Iggy & The Stooges, posing for a portrait to promote his new studio album, "Ready To Die," in New York.