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Iggy Pop, Manic Street Preachers and The Sisters Of Mercy among the headliners
Oct 11, 2024
By Dom Gourlay
Bearded Theory announces first wave of acts for 2025 including Iggy Pop, Manic Street Preachers and The Sisters of Mercy among its headliners More
Perfect Saviors Due Out August 25 via Sargent House; Iggy Pop Featured in the New Music Video (But Not on the Song)
Jun 27, 2023
By Kat Ramkumar
American punk collective The Armed have announced a new album, Perfect Saviors, and shared an Iggy Pop featured music video for its first single, “Sport of Form,” which features Julien Baker. More
Every Loser Due Out January 6 via Atlantic/Gold Tooth
Dec 12, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Iggy Pop has shared a new song, “Strung Out Johnny.” It is the latest release from his forthcoming album, Every Loser, which will be out on January 6, 2023 via Atlantic/Gold Tooth. More
Every Loser Due Out January 6 via Atlantic/Gold Tooth
Nov 10, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Iggy Pop has announced a new album, Every Loser. More
Out Now via Atlantic/Gold Tooth
Oct 28, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Iggy Pop has shared a new single, “Frenzy.” It was produced by Andrew Watt and is out now via Atlantic/Gold Tooth. More
Bigger. Messier. Due Out August 12 via ANTI- / Epitaph
Jun 29, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Film composer (and former Oingo Boingo frontman) Danny Elfman has announced the release of a new remix album consisting of reworkings of songs from his previous studio album, Big Mess. The remix album, titled Bigger. Messier., will be out on August 12 via ANTI- / Epitaph. Elfman has shared a video for a new version of the album track “Kick Me,” featuring Iggy Pop. More
Set to Premiere on October 15 via Apple TV+
Aug 31, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Todd Haynes’ upcoming documentary about The Velvet Underground, which was announced four whole years ago, is finally seeing its release this year, and its official trailer has just been shared. The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film by Todd Haynes will premiere on Apple TV+ on October 15. More
Live At Goose Lake: August 8th, 1970 Due Out August 7, One Day Ahead of the 50th Anniversary
Jun 11, 2020
By Julian Roberts-Grmela
The final performance of The Stooges’ original lineup will be heard, once again, after 49 years and 364 days. On August 7, Third Man Records will release a “high-quality soundboard recording” called Live At Goose Lake: August 8th, 1970, putting it out one day before the show’s 50th anniversary. More
Social Cues Out Now via RCA
Jan 23, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Cage The Elephant released a new album, Social Cues, which is their fifth, last year via RCA. Now they have shared a new version of album opener “Broken Boy” featuring new additional vocals from the one and only Iggy Pop. More
Free Out Now via Loma Vista
Nov 25, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Iggy Pop released a new album, Free, back in September via Loma Vista. Now he has shared a video for the album’s “Sonali.” Mac DeMarco directed the weird clip, which stars Tommy Midnight and DeMarco’s own girlfriend Kiera McNally as strange lizard people (similar to DeMarco’s own “Nobody” video). More
Plus Stream the New Albums from Iggy Pop, Lower Dens, Death Cab for Cutie, Frankie Cosmos, Miles Davis, and Kindness
Sep 06, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Bat For Lashes (aka Natasha Khan) has released a new album, Lost Girls, today via AWAL Recordings and it’s our Album of the Week. We also have streams of other notable albums and EPs released today: Iggy Pop, Lower Dens, Death Cab for Cutie, Frankie Cosmos, Miles Davis, and Kindness. More
Free Out Now via Loma Vista
Sep 06, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Iggy Pop has released a new album, Free, today via Loma Vista. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More
Plus Vagabon, Cigarettes After Sex, Iggy Pop, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 30, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. Usually we have a Top 10, but last week it was a Top 13 and the week before it was a Top 12. This week, however, the pickings were slimmer and the best we could muster was a Top 9. More
Free Due Out September 6 via Loma Vista
Aug 29, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Iggy Pop is releasing a new album, Free, on September 6 via Loma Vista. Now he has shared another song from the album, the relaxed and jazzy “Sonali.” More
Free Due Out September 6 via Loma Vista
Aug 14, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Iggy Pop is releasing a new album, Free, on September 6 via Loma Vista. Previously he shared the album’s second single, “James Bond,” which was one of our Songs of the Week. Now the song has a video that also features Faith Vern of the British band PINS. More
Plus Blanck Mass, Cross Record, Girl Ray, Bodywash, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 02, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. As soon as this week’s #1 song was shared on Tuesday morning we knew it would be the song to beat this week and it easily held off all challengers. Although, there were strong showings at #2 and #3 too. More
Free Due Out September 6 via Loma Vista
Jul 30, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Iggy Pop is releasing a new album, Free, on September 6 via Loma Vista. Previously he shared its first single, short title track “Free.” Now he has shared the album’s second single, “James Bond.” More
Free Due Out September 6 via Loma Vista
Jul 18, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Iggy Pop has announced a new album, Free, and shared its first single, short title track “Free.” More
The Dead Don't Die Due Out June 14; Also Features Tom Waits, Chloë Sevigny, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, and More
Apr 01, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
The Dead Don’t Die is a new zombie movie from iconic indie film director Jim Jarmusch. It stars Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Chloë Sevigny, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Selena Gomez, Danny Glover, and more. More
Shatner Claus - The Christmas Album Due Out October 26 via Cleopatra; Also Features Iggy Pop and Others
Sep 20, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Beloved acting icon William Shatner (Captain Kirk, T.J. Hooker, and Denny Crane himself), has dabbled in music over the years, perhaps most successfully with Has Been, his 2004 album overseen by Ben Folds that included a cover of Pulp’s “Common People” and some memorable and amusing originals. Now Shatner has taken the next illogical step (as Spock might say) in his musical career and recorded a Christmas album. More
Plus Metric, Joey Dosik, Underworld & Iggy Pop, Still Corners, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 27, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
There was a trend this week for artists to share two songs at once, rather than just one. We saw it with Blood Orange, Trevor Powers, Elvis Costello, Jungle, Cornershop, and Fucked Up (and Pussy Riot released three songs this week). In cases where the artist made our main best songs list we tried to pick just one song, although that proved challenging with our #1. More
Plus The Lemon Twigs, Christine and the Queens, Phantastic Ferniture, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 13, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Hello again. We haven’t done a Songs of the Week for almost five weeks, since June 9. We were on vacation from mid to late June and then when we returned there really weren’t enough compelling songs last week to justify doing Songs of the Week lists, mainly because of the July 4th holiday being smack dab in the middle of the week and so labels mainly avoided sharing new songs. More
Teatime Dub Encounters EP Due Out July 27 via Caroline International
Jul 06, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Iconic British dance duo Underworld (Karl Hyde and Rick Smith) have teamed up with Iggy Pop and are releasing a new collaborative four song EP, Teatime Dub Encounters, on July 27 via Caroline International. In May the collaborative trio shared the seven-minute new song, “Bells & Circles” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Then in June the EP was announced and they shared another song from it, “I’ll See Big.” Now they have shared the EP’s seven-and-a-half-minute long closing track, “Get Your Shirt,” via a mind-bending video for the song. More
Teatime Dub Encounters EP Due Out July 27 via Caroline International
Jun 22, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Last month iconic British dance duo Underworld (Karl Hyde and Rick Smith) teamed up with Iggy Pop for a 7-minute new song, “Bells & Circles” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Now the collaborative trio have announced a new four song EP, Teatime Dub Encounters, which includes “Bells & Circles,” and have shared another song from it, “I’ll See Big.” More
Plus Underworld and Iggy Pop, Father John Misty, St. Vincent, Johnny Marr, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 01, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
There were some solid contenders for this week’s Songs of the Week list. It was a toss up between #1 and #2, it could’ve gone either way. If we were doing a “Best Use of a Song in a TV Show This Week” list, then first place probably would’ve gone to the use of U2’s “With or Without You” in the surprising and amazing series finale of FX’s The Americans. More
Plus Underworld Performed the Song at The Biggest Weekend in Belfast
May 29, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Iconic British dance duo Underworld (Karl Hyde and Rick Smith) have teamed up with Iggy Pop for a new song, “Bells & Circles.” The 7-minute track was, as a press release points out, recorded “during an afternoon tea encounter.” More
It's the New Opening Theme to the BCC/Netflix Show
Dec 14, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Jarvis Cocker and Iggy Pop have teamed up to cover the Nick Cave classic “Red Right Hand” (from 1994). They have done so for the TV show Peaky Blinders. The show, which stars Cillian Murphy as the leader if a gang in post-WWI Birmingham, England, airs on BBC 2 in the U.K. and Netflix in the U.S. More
"The Pure and the Damned" Also Features the Vocals of Iggy Pop, From the Good Time Soundtrack
Sep 05, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Oneohtrix Point Never (aka Daniel Lopatin) recently released the soundtrack to the film Good Time via Warp. It includes “The Pure and the Damned,” a song that features the vocals of Iggy Pop. More
Relaxer Due Out June 2 via Canvasback Music, Iggy Pop Narrates the Video
May 09, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Alt-J are releasing their third album, Relaxer, on June 2 via Canvasback Music. Previously they shared “3WW,” which featured the vocals of Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice, as well as a video for “3WW,” and “In Cold Blood,” which sounded like something that could have easily been found on the band’s Mercury Prize-winning debut album from 2012, An Awesome Wave. More
To Be Released As a Flexi Disc by Jacuzzi Boys' Mag Mag Label on April 21
Apr 14, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Iggy Pop released a new album, Post Pop Depression, last year via Loma Vista. Now he has shared a new lo-fi song, “Asshole Blues.” It is the inaugural release in a new flexi disc series being launched by Mag Mag, the label run by Miami indie rockers Jacuzzi Boys. More
From the Soundtrack of a Matthew McConaughey Film
Jan 12, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
ggy Pop released a new album, Post Pop Depression, last March via Loma Vista. Now he has teamed up with Danger Mouse for a new song entitled “Gold.” More
Post Pop Depression Out Now via Loma Vista
May 12, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Iggy Pop released his new album, Post Pop Depression, back in March via Loma Vista. It’s produced by Josh Homme of Eagles of Death Metal and Queens of the Stone Age, who also plays on the album and co-wrote it with Pop. Now Pop has shared a video for “Sunday.” Andreas Neumann directed the clip, which was produced by Homme and Neumann, and edited by Tony Hays. More
Movie Due Out May 17 via Invincible Pictures
May 03, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Iggy Pop, who released his new album, Post Pop Depression, in March via Loma Vista, is starring in an upcoming indie film entitled Blood Orange. And now the thriller’s trailer has been released. More
Post Pop Depression Out Now via Loma Vista
Apr 26, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Post Pop Depression also features Queens of the Stone Age/Dead Weather keyboardist/guitarist Dean Fertita and Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders. Live the band is also joined by Queens of the Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen (guitar) and Chavez’s Matt Sweeney (bass). More
Post Pop Depression out Friday on Loma Vista
Mar 16, 2016
By Joshua M. Miller
Prior to the release of Iggy Pop‘s new album Post Pop Depression, which he wrote and produced with Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Pop and Homme sat down with The Nerdist to talk about the new album and more. Topics ranged from the conventation (the new album to unconventional (Pop farting on tour and posing nude for a life drawing class). More
Pop Also Covered "The Jean Genie" with Members of The Patti Smith Group
Feb 23, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Iggy Pop performed at the Tibet House Benefit at Carnegie Hall in New York last night and he covered one song by his late friend and collaborator David Bowie (who passed away in January) and performed another song he co-wrote with Bowie. More
Iggy Pop's Post Pop Depression Due Out March 18 via Loma Vista
Jan 22, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Yesterday it was announced that Iggy Pop and Josh Homme of Eagles of Death Metal and Queens of the Stone Age had teamed up and are releasing an album together, Post Pop Depression, which is due out March 18 via Loma Vista. Now it’s been clarified that it’s technically an Iggy Pop album produced by Homme, rather than being labeled as an Iggy Pop and Josh Homme album. More
Post Pop Depression Due Out March 18 via Loma Vista, To Perform on Colbert Tonight
Jan 21, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Iggy Pop and Josh Homme of Eagles of Death Metal and Queens of the Stone Age have teamed up and are releasing an album together. Post Pop Depression is due out March 18 via Loma Vista. More
Bowie Also Does Iggy Pop, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, and Others in "Absolute Beginners" Session
Jan 21, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Back in 1985, when David Bowie was recording his vocals for the theme song to the Julian Temple film Absolute Beginners (which Bowie also acted in), he started messing around in the studio and singing the vocals in the style of other famous singers, including Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, and Anthony Newley. More
Apr 30, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Last night the Godfather of Punk, Iggy Pop, made a special appearance on The Colbert Report to promote his newest album Ready to Die. More
Duo Cuts Single For True Blood
Jul 05, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Unlikely bedfellows Iggy Pop and Best Coast‘s Bethany Cosentino have joined forces for new single, “Let’s Boot and Rally.” More
Thurston Moore, David Sitek Also Guest
Jul 25, 2009
By By Kyle Lemmon
The Be Your Own Pet days are sadly long gone but you won’t see the “puke-till-you-punk” singer/guitarist Jemina Pearl crying. She’s too busy prepping her debut solo LP for a October 6th release on Universal/Ecstatic Peace. More
Featuring Belle and Sebastian, Portishead, Sonic Youth, Animal Collective, and More!
Jun 17, 2009
By Kyle Lemmon
If that Warp Records box set wasn’t enough, the label’s sister company Warp X has something else to offer music fans. The independent Sheffield film production company is preparing for the release of their fourth film, the DIY concert documentary entitled All Tomorrow’s Parties. All Tomorrow’s Parties puts a lens on the cult music festival of the same name on September 23rd. More
Interviews
“There’s only a few albums that stick with you for several decades, and Iggy has made a few of them.”
Mar 17, 2020
By Stephen Axeman
“Oh god, it was about a million years ago,” Jim Reid, lead singer of The Jesus and Mary Chain, says of the first time he heard Iggy Pop’s Lust for Life. More
"[Iggy Pop's The Idiot is] shameless, floppy, relentless, and the lyrics border on poetry."
Feb 04, 2020
By Jordan J. Michael
Chrystia Cabral (stage name SPELLLING) is a new star of savory soundscapes. Her rare 2019 full-length, Mazy Fly, was helped by her label Sacred Bones’ general ambition. Cabral is enamored by the past-she doesn’t listen to much contemporary music, resonating more with playful, messy 1970s and 1980s experimentation. More
Aug 03, 2009
By Lorraine Carpenter
At 62, Iggy Pop is the last wild man of rock ‘n’ roll standing, and rarely standing still. More
Reviews
Jan 06, 2023
By Ian Rushbury
Iggy Pop is 75. Just consider that for a moment. No one is more surprised than him that he’s still making tough, pissed off rock music. The fact that it’s also damn good is a blessing. More
Sep 06, 2019
By Celine Teo-Blockey
Iggy Pop once said he likes his music offensive and has certainly spent the better part of his career doing just that. Now as a septuagenarian, the proto punk has made one of the year’s most surprising and likable albums in Free. More
Mar 28, 2016
By Ed McMenamin
Iggy Pop‘s craggy visage and road-worn physique is “central to an understanding of rock music and its place within American culture,” artist Jeremy Deller recently said, explaining Pop’s turn as a nude model for an upcoming exhibit. More