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The album “Download For Good: Music That Changes The World,” which benefits the David Lynch Foundation, is now available on iTunes. The 33-track compilation includes Iggy Pop’s cover of “Milk Cow Blues,” along with live cuts, remixes, original songs and covers by Au Revoir Simone, Peter Gabriel, Moby, Alanis Morissette, Neon Trees, Arrested Development, Nancy Sinatra, Ozomatli, Maroon 5 and more.

In an interview, Iggy said, “I knew David was a good blues singer and a free spirit, so I thought I’d record a blues song, especially for this record. This is just the way I play for my own pleasure, around the house. I think it flowed out really well. I mean, I could feel the TM seeping in.”

The David Lynch Foundation brings the stress-reducing, health-promoting benefits of Transcendental Meditation to underserved populations, including at-risk inner city youth and veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, as well as American Indians, the homeless and prisoners. To date, DLF has provided scholarships for about 150,000 adults and students to learn to meditate, eliminating the traumatic stress that undermines academic achievement and fuels substance abuse and violent behavior.

Buy the album “Download For Good: Music That Changes The World” at iTunes today!

We are delighted to inform you that there are still a few Exclusive Live CDs left of Iggy and The Stooges performance at the Isle of Wight Festival 2011. These CDs, produced by live music specialists Concert Live, are the only item of memorabilia which are able to capture the manic onstage energy that Iggy and the Stooges are famous for.

If you go to Concert Live’s website you can order one of these CDs to be sent straight to your house, but HURRY as they are selling out FAST. And, while the CD is winging its way over to you in the post, you can whet your appetite for the joys to come by listening to high quality audio snippets off Concert Live’s website.

Iggy and the Stooges will headline the Eco Festival in Charleville Meziers, France, on Friday, August 26th. You can find more information and purchase tickets at CabaretVert.com.

Dear All,

Scott Asheton has been taken ill earlier this week and regrettably will not be able to play on the upcoming leg of the tour. The shows will go ahead as scheduled with a replacement drummer. We will keep you informed but first and foremost we wish Scott a speedy recovery!

Looking to harness some “Raw Power?” Pop Market has an exclusive deal this week on the deluxe edition of this must-have punk album — 3-CDs/1-DVD comprised of rarities, outtakes, a documentary, and a 48-page book make this collection legendary … need we say more? Not a Pop Market member? Join for free now to get hot deals on the coolest music.

U.K. newspaper The Guardian has featured The Stooges at number 3 in its top 50 list of key events in the history of indie music, citing the band being signed to Elektra. The newspaper wrote, “On 22 September 1968, Elektra Records’ publicity director, Danny Fields, travelled to Ann Arbor, Michigan to see the MC5’s fusion of insurrectionary politics and high-energy rock’n’roll. He was floored by the experience. He was even more floored when the 5 insisted he see their “baby brother” band, a strange improvisatory troupe called the Psychedelic Stooges.”

Read more at Guardian.co.uk.

Iggy Pop marked his return to the Isle Of Wight Festival on June 11th with The Stooges by dragging Dave Grohl on stage with him. The Foo Fighters frontman was set to headline the Main Stage later with his band, and was enjoying watching Iggy and co bring much of their classic 1973 album ‘Raw Power’ to the second day of the festival from the side of stage. Iggy got annoyed that security guards wouldn’t let him drag up crowd members to dance on stage – so he enlisted some VIPs instead.

Read more at NME.com.

Absolute Radio spoke with Iggy Pop backstage following Iggy and the Stooges’ performance at the Isle of Wight Festival.

Breaking News! The performances at Isle of Wight festival are being recorded by instant music specialists Concert Live and turned into exclusive live CDs. This means that just moments after the band belts out its final notes, exclusive CDs of this gig will be available to take away.

CDs retail at £20.00 and, if you’re not lucky enough to be there, CDs can be pre-ordered at ConcertLive.co.uk and delivered directly to your door.

Don’t miss out on these fantastic collector’s items. Get yours now!

When Iggy Pop met photographer Mick Rock in 1972, the event spawned a series of pictures, including the cover of the band’s “Raw Power” album. More than 200 of these iconic photographs have been collected in the book “Iggy & The Stooges: Raw Power” by Mick Rock, with a foreword by Iggy, and an interview conducted by Mick Rock in 1972.

You can buy it now for $19.95 at the Iggy and the Stooges Official Store.

Iggy and the Stooges will be playing at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, September 10th! Pre-sale tickets will go on sale on May 19th at 10 a.m. PDT, while the sale for the general public will start May 21st at 12 p.m. PDT. Tickets will be available at Ticketmaster.com.

Do you love Iggy and the Stooges’ “Raw Power?” Then check out this 18 x 24″ Limited Edition Shepard Fairey Print, which features an illustration based on an iconic photo of Iggy Pop and James Williamson by photographer Robert Matheu. The poster was designed for the Raw Power Deluxe Edition and the Raw Power tour, and these limited edition prints are signed by both Shepard Fairey and Robert Matheu.

Visit the Iggy and the Stooges Official Store for this and other music and merch, while supplies last.