Iggy Pop & The Stooges Played Don Hill's Last Night!

Last night was Fashion's Night Out, which always guarantees secret shows and such all over town. I had heard Iggy might be playing but everyone seemed to think it would be at the Varvatos store. In fact, I even walked by a couple times and it sure looked like they were setting up for something in there. Plus, Varvatos is known for having some awesome shows and surprise guests.

So I was surprised to get word (around 2am last night) that Iggy was indeed playing but at Don Hill's. Don Hill's is far from any FNO shit so it was pretty surprising. Of course, I missed it but I figured it would be cool to share what I could find from the event.

R.I.P. Ron Asheton (The Stooges)

There isn't much I can say about The Stooges that hasn't been said 1,000 times over. They're without question one of the single most important bands in rock n' roll history, especially punk. I'm sad to report that Ron Asheton, founding member and guitar player, was found dead today. The cause of death is still unknown. Ron was 60 years old.

I was fortunate enough to catch The Stooges this summer at the Virgin Festival. They were on fucking fire that day and from what I've heard this was the standard for all of there shows since their reunited. It's a damn shame that this happened so soon after the band finally put aside their differences and started destroying stages again.

Link:
Ron Asheton Dead At 60

MP3:
Idea Of Fun - The Stooges

***When I was 14 (or so) I got my first electric guitar. I immediately started a band with a drummer I knew. The very first song I ever wrote on guitar had the EXACT same riff as "I Wanna Be Your Dog". The thing is I had yet to discover The Stooges at that point. About a year later I heard The Stooges and was surprised to hear that I unknowingly ripped them off. Of course I instantly loved The Stooges since my early playing was apparently very "Ron Asheton".

Iggy & The Stooges @ United Palace (Pics)

Last night the legendary Stooges took the stage at the United Palace in NYC. This morning I went onto Flickr and dug up some pictures from the show. Click the link below to check out the rest of the shots this guy posted.

Link:
Arambulo Photo Set

Stooges - "No Fun" @ SXSW (Video)

This is just fucking awesome...

via Wiredset