“I’m in a frenzy!” 75-year-old Iggy Pop barks on “Frenzy,” the first track on Every Loser. This comes as something of a surprise. While such a state used to be par for the course for the most shirtless man in rock, it’s been a while since his solo work has …
Read More »See Iggy Pop, The Strokes Surprise Crowd at Celine Fashion Show in LA
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Luxury brand Celine took over L.A.’s iconic Wiltern Theater Thursday, for a one-night-only celebration of fashion and music. Dubbed “Celine at the Wiltern,” the show helped unveil the …
Read More »Iggy Pop Announces New Album 'Every Loser,' Promises the Music 'Will Beat the Shit Out of You'
Iggy Pop has declared himself the winner in a fight that hasn’t even happened yet. The musician will release his 19th solo studio album on Jan. 6 under the title Every Loser, falling in line with the promise (or threat) he’s issued in a statement alongside its announcement: “The music …
Read More »Rihanna, Jin, Rauw Alejandro and All The Songs You Need To Know This Week
We’ve reinvented our Songs You Need to Know franchise as a weekly playlist of the best new music — featuring the week’s biggest new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week we’ve got the feverishly awaited return of Rihanna, as well as must-hear new songs from …
Read More »Iggy Pop Works Himself Into a Punk 'Frenzy' on New Single
Iggy Pop works himself into a “Frenzy” and reignites some of his proto-punk fire on the singer’s new single. Assisting Pop on the rock salvo is a pair of rock legends — Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith — as well as …
Read More »Steve Keene Is Your Favorite Band's Favorite Painter
The afternoon sun streams through the windows of the Brooklyn art space ChaShaMa. Steve Keene, possibly the world’s most prolific painter, is hard at work, even though the gallery’s hosting a retrospective of his work. Right now, he’s adding a few blond streaks to Iggy Pop’s hair on the cover …
Read More »Hear Iggy Pop Rework Leonard Cohen With Cover of 'You Want It Darker'
Iggy Pop has shared a new cover of Leonard Cohen‘s 2016 track “You Want It Darker.” Pop’s version of the spoken word song, which appeared on Cohen’s final album before his death, is pensive and moody as Pop fills in for Cohen’s gravel-tinged croon. “There’s nobody like Leonard,” Pop noted …
Read More »Ozuna, Charlie Puth, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
We’re reinventing our Songs You Need to Know franchise as a weekly playlist of the best new music — featuring the week’s biggest new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, we’ve got new tracks from Ozuna, Joyce Wrice, Charlie Puth, and others. Check out the …
Read More »Hear Iggy Pop Sardonically Recite Danny Elfman's 'Kick Me'
A year after the release of his first solo album in decades, Big Mess, and a few months after his mind-bending appearances at Coachella, Danny Elfman will return with a star-studded remix album, Bigger. Messier. The record, due out Aug. 29, features rejiggered versions of Big Messsongs with guest shots …
Read More »Ricky Gardiner, David Bowie and Iggy Pop's Berlin-Era Guitarist, Dead at 73
Ricky Gardiner, the guitarist who played stinging, obtuse leads throughout Davie Bowie’s iconicLowand Iggy Pop‘s rowdyLust for Life, has died at age 73. Tony Visconti, who co-producedLow, reported the newson Facebook, saying that Gardiner’s wife, Virginia, had notified him of the guitarist’s death. Gardiner had been battling Parkinson’s at the …
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