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“Superman is the best friend you could have,” Iggy Pop recently said, responding to the prominent use of “Punkrocker,” his 2006 collaboration with Teddybears, in the final scene of Superman —and he proved he meant it Saturday night by playing the formerly obscure track live for the first time ever. …

Iggy Pop and Jack White will headline CBGB Festival, which will take place at Under the K Bridge Park in Brooklyn on Sept. 27 and features 21 bands performing on three stages. The event marks Iggy Pop’s first New York show in more than a decade, per the organizers. Other …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Iggy Pop turned 78 years old in April, and the legendary punk rocker is busier than ever, with a headlining slot at the upcoming CBGB Festival and a …

Enigmatic goth icon Siouxsie Sioux has released her first new recording in nearly a decade — a new cover of Iggy Pop’s “The Passenger,” recorded as a duet with Iggy, for an ice cream commercial. Siouxsie is of course plenty familiar with “The Passenger,” covering the song in 1987 with …

“Working Class Hero” becomes a double cover on the forthcoming album The Faithful: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull, out Dec. 8. The record was originally recorded by John Lennon in 1970, then covered by Faithfull in 1979 for her album Broken English. Now, it has been reimagined once again, this …

Two years ago, Marianne Faithfull told Rolling Stone about her ongoing battle with Covid-19. “It’s terrible,” she said. “I got long-term Covid, where you get better from the virus, but you have leftover [symptoms]. Apparently, they now think that you do get better from long-term Covid; it’s not forever. That …

Twenty-five years ago today, Todd Haynes’ impressionistic glam-rock fantasy Velvet Goldmine hit movie theaters, offering audiences a glimpse of a short-lived era of rock defined by artists like David Bowie, Marc Bolan, and Roxy Music. Told as a Citizen Kane-like investigation into the disappearance of fictional pop star Brian Slade …

Iggy Pop and Julien Baker have joined the Armed to roll out their latest single “Sport of Form.” The release arrives ahead of the band’s upcoming album, Perfect Saviors, out Aug. 25. Baker serves on vocals and Iggy plays God for the track’s accompanying video. The Armed’s Tony Wolski explained …

After an agonizing cancellation due to inclimate weather, Siouxsie Sioux was finally able to perform her first U.S. shows in 15 years Sunday night, May 21, as part of the Eighties-geared Cruel World festival. Fans lucky enough to catch the show have started sharing videos from the concert, including a …

Over the past few years, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan have played just about every stadium on the planet with their respective bands. But on Friday night, they scaled down drastically at the 1,100-seat Regent Theater in Los Angeles to serve …