The Stooges (Band)

be your own PET

Rock of Ages

Mudhoney keeps it dirty in '08.

The Stooges

The Weirdness (Virgin)

Iggy Pop

Skull Ring (Virgin)

Endnote

A former fan sends an open letter to the reunited Eighties rock gods

Steppin' Out

A former fan sends an open letter to the reunited Eighties rock gods

A.R.E. Weapons

A.R.E. Weapons Rough Trade

First Legs

Indie nights keep trying to fill Two Last Shoes

Catch It Live!

New guys in old roles -- that's so retro

Austin Chronicles

Tales from the Texas music fest: Rock barely survives, honky-tonk rules, and Miami may yet host the Latin Grammys -- but no bombs, please

Antiseen

Southern Hostility and Eat More Possum
Man's Ruin

Got Those Cowpunk Blues Again

The songsmithery of Alejandro Escovedo

Panther, Panther Burning Bright

MC5: Gun-toting revolutionaries say the darndest things

L.A. Blues

The legacy of Iggy Pop and the Stooges in a new box set

White Riot

The legacy of Iggy Pop and the Stooges in a new box set

Rotations

The legacy of Iggy Pop and the Stooges in a new box set

Fun House

The legacy of Iggy Pop and the Stooges in a new box set

Garage Sale

The legacy of Iggy Pop and the Stooges in a new box set

Rotations

The legacy of Iggy Pop and the Stooges in a new box set

Rotations

The legacy of Iggy Pop and the Stooges in a new box set

Rotations

The legacy of Iggy Pop and the Stooges in a new box set

Rotations

The legacy of Iggy Pop and the Stooges in a new box set

Rotations

The legacy of Iggy Pop and the Stooges in a new box set

Generation Beck

The legacy of Iggy Pop and the Stooges in a new box set

Talking Columbus Blues

The legacy of Iggy Pop and the Stooges in a new box set

Reverb

The legacy of Iggy Pop and the Stooges in a new box set

Rotations

The legacy of Iggy Pop and the Stooges in a new box set

Rotations

The legacy of Iggy Pop and the Stooges in a new box set

Cool, Cool, Cool

The blue mood of an ex-Doll

Left Coast Out

Members of the Drills escape Miami for an L.A. miracle

Iggy Pop: King of the Dogs

He gets down, dirty, and quieter on his new album, written in Miami.

Q&A With Black Joe Lewis, Opening for the New York Dolls Tonight

Yesterday I posted an introduction to Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, and a link to a free Amazon download of the band's excellent song "Sugarfoot." Forgive me for waxing ecstatic, but this is one of my favorite new acts to come along in a while. In the music there's no irony, no hand-wringing o ... More >>

Raw Power

The homegrown So Raw Festival celebrates a scrappy new Miami rock scene.

Notes From the Soundboard: Let's Get Physical

Notes from the Soundboard is a new column appearing weekly on Crossfade,  focused on pop music's history and ongoing evolution. Lee Zimmerman shares insights and observations on how music continues to connect with the weirdness of the world. Click here to read past installments.I have a gripe.& ... More >>

Book Fair Announces Author List

WikicommonsHunter S. Thompson at the 1988 Fair​Artists have Basel. Filmmakers have MIFF. Geniuses have the Book Fair.My inner nerd (well, maybe it's outer, too...) did the running man this morning when it saw PR-extraordinaire Lisa Palley's email announcing the Author List for the 2009 Miami Book ... More >>

The 2009 Miami Book Fair offers a strange brew of talent

WikicommonsHunter S. Thompson at the 1988 Fair​Artists have Basel. Filmmakers have MIFF. Geniuses have the Book Fair.My inner nerd (well, maybe it's outer, too...) did the running man this morning when it saw PR-extraordinaire Lisa Palley's email announcing the Author List for the 2009 Miami Book ... More >>

Get the Hell Away From Basel With Consular this Saturday, December 5

Peter Betancourt​Looking for something to do outside of the Basel grind?  Did you lose interest now that the Stooges and the Dolls aren't opening things up? Like metal, hardcore, punk, grind, thrash?  Could you possibly give less of a fuck about a DJ set by a washed up group that you bar ... More >>

Churchill's Looking For Bands for Iggy Pop Tribute Night on April 21

photo by Xavier MartinA shirt-less photo, of course, from a shoot for Iggy's most recent album, last year's 'Preliminaires.'​Over the last year or so, Iggy Pop sort of became the patron saint of Miami, showing up everywhere from limited-edition Sweat Records T-shirts to random openings during Art ... More >>

Miami Free Times: The Rapture, Iggy Pop's Birthday, and Surfer Blood

This week we deserve extra credit or at least a gold star. Instead of five free events for the week, we've supplied eight. Monday: Avoid the rain. Stay indoors by making an appointment to see Believe the Hype.Tuesday: Stop waiting around for the Rapture to occur. Go seek it out for yourself at the A ... More >>

Happy 62nd Birthday, Iggy Pop!

The musical legend born James Osterberg is Miami's most famous rock and roll resident. And though he guards where, exactly, it is that he resides, lately it seems it's been easier than ever to see him out on the town. And boy, the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau should consider hiring ... More >>

Q&A With Matt Shultz, Lead Singer of Cage the Elephant; Playing Culture Room Saturday

Photograph taken by Danny Clinch​Cage the Elephant's self-titled debut album has held steady on the Billboard 200 chart for 52 consecutive weeks already, and their first single "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" has a catchy chorus that talks about societal flaws while still showing off their youthful ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain Talks Medium Raw, Illegal Ortolan, and Evil Cake Maker Sandra Lee

Melanie Dunea​If you know Anthony Bourdain from No Reservations and nothing else, perhaps you're under the impression he's just some cuddly middle-aged curmudgeon. Newsflash: You're wrong. Sure, he can be a friendly, engaging, and gracious dude. But for a full, uncensored view of Bourdain's too-ho ... More >>

Win a Chance to Interview and Film Iggy Pop at All Tomorrow's Parties Festival in September

​All Tomorrow's Parties -- or rather, the American spinoff of the original English festival -- may get a little less hype than the other blockbuster summer festivals in this country, but it's one of the best going. That's because rather than just splatter the latest hype bands across a bunch of st ... More >>

Iggy Pop Launches a T-Shirt Collection Even Though He Says He Likes to Spend Mornings Naked

Photo courtesy of Barney's​It seems like anyone with any sort of vocal ability is launching some sort of clothing line lately (hello, Madonna). But Iggy Pop's new designer/clothing collaboration, of course, hits closer to home.He's teamed up with Barney's and Archive 1887 tees for a line of Iggy-f ... More >>

Can't Stand Ya's Bassist Nick Down Talks Churchill's Pub, Music Libraries, and Shitty Jobs

​There are some people who will be active and visible on the Miami punk scene until they are old and grey. One example: Punk crew the Can't Stand Ya's is made up of Churchill's lifers. Frontman Joe Obnoxious was co-leader for ex-Lookout Records artists the Basicks. Drummer Todd Slimak has been ... More >>

Top Five Ridiculously Outrageous Rock Star Rider Requests

Crossfade's rider demands a fountain of pink Kool Aid.​After the money, sex, and drugs, the best part of being a rock star is the ability to ask for absolutely anything -- even shit you don't really want -- and then throw a nuclear-strength temper tantrum when you don't get it. The ridiculously o ... More >>

R.I.P. Mike Kelley, Artist and Founding Member of '70s Freak Rock Band Destroy All Monsters

​Not only is the world mourning the death of Soul Train's Don Cornelius. But Crossfade is sad to report the passing of another iconic figure in music -- Mike Kelley, prolific visual artist and founding member of avant-punk agitators Destroy All Monsters. Wrought from the same Nixon-era malaise th ... More >>