Musings on the past and present state of music, film, and pop culture. Get off my lawn.
Monster Magnet ‘Mindfucker’ Review: Dave Wyndorf makes a party record to help survive the Trump era. [rating=4] I had this idea in my head that this would be kind of a “good time” record…But with a real Detroit edge to it….Why not? I’d never done that before. When writing an album of songs, I always […]
Iggy Pop ‘Post Pop Depression’ Review: Pop and Homme join forces for a suitably strange, if overly restrained affair. [rating=3] It’s been a grim few months for rock music given the deaths of Lemmy, Frey, Emerson, and (most seismically) David Bowie. And while still alive and kicking, Iggy Pop is confronting his own mortality. His […]
Album Review: Iggy And The Stooges ‘Ready To Die.’ Iggy and co. do a do-over from the disastrous ‘The Weirdness.’ Mission partly accomplished. [rating=3] The Stooges 2007 release ‘The Weirdness‘ remains one of the worst comeback albums ever. It got terrible reviews and espoused the old adage that ‘you can’t go home again.’ But Iggy […]
Stream New Iggy and The Stooges Album ‘Ready To Die’, their first album since 2007’s disappointing comeback album ‘The Weirdness.’ Iggy and The Stooges aren’t releasing their new album ‘Ready To Die‘ on April 30th (on Fat Possum Records), but they’re giving fans an advance stream courtesy of NPR’s website. Click here to listen. By most […]
Concert Review: Riot Fest Chicago Day 3. The Stooges rock the Windy City. I had a great time in Chicago. Visited some old friends, ate some great food and topped it off by going to Riot Fest Day 3 in Chicago’s Humboldt Park to check out Jesus & Mary Chain and Iggy & The Stooges. These […]
