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Iggy Pop To Play Wembley With The Foo Fighters June 19 & 20
Iggy Pop will be a special guest with the Foo Fighters in concert at Wembley Stadium in London on June 19 and 20. Tickets available now at Ticketmaster UK.
Premiere: James Williamson ‘Re-Licked’ Album Stream – Rolling Stone Australia
JAMES WILLIAMSON! “Brand new versions of these songs — initially written and demoed in 1973/74 — have been recorded, with Williamson enlisting a wide range of guests to help out, including Jello Biafra, Mark Lanegan, Alison Mosshart, Ariel Pink, The Orwells Mario Cuomo, The BellRays’ Lisa Kekaula, Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie, The Icarus Line’s Joe Cardamone and Carolyn Wonderland.” ROLLING STONE AUSTRALIA
The Stooges’ Guitar Legend James Williamson Featured On NPR’s World Cafe With David Dye
Listen to James Williamson’s new interview on NPR’s World Cafe, and hear two songs from Re-Licked and a Stooges classic that were played during the episode.
WILLIAMSON’S NEW SOLO ALBUM “RE-LICKED” OUT THIS WEDNESDAY ON VINYL, CD & DIGITAL!
RE-LICKED TRACK LISTING W/ RESPECTIVE VOCALISTS
01. Head On The Curve (w/ Jello Biafra)
02. Open Up And Bleed (w/ Carolyn Wonderland)
03. Scene Of The Crime (w/ Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream)
04. She Creatures Of The Hollywood Hills (w/ Ariel Pink)
05. Til The End Of The Night (w/ Alison Mosshart from The Kills, Dead Weather)
06. I Gotta Right (w/ Lisa Kekaula from The BellRays)
07. Pinpoint Eyes (w/ Joe Cardamone from The Icarus Line)
08. Wild Love (w/ Mark Lanegan & Alison Mosshart)
09. Rubber Leg (w/ Ron Young from Little Caesar)
10. I’m Sick Of You (w/ Mario Cuomo from The Orwells)
Bonus Tracks:
11. Gimme Some Skin (w/ Caroline Wonderland)
12. C*ck In My Pocket (w/ Nicke Andersson from The Hellacopters)
13. Heavy Liquid (w/ Lisa Kekaula)
14. Wet My Bed (w/ The Richmond Sluts)
15. C**k In My Pocket (w/ Gary Floyd from The Dicks)
16. Rubber Leg (w/ J.G. Thirlwell aka Clint Ruin, Foetus)
HERE’S WHAT PEOPLE ARE ALREADY SAYING ABOUT RE-LICKED:
“An avalanche of raw riffs… and Williamson playing white-knuckled leads like he absolutely refuses to let the Stooges’ music go gentle into that good night.” – PREMIER GUITAR
“Unsurprisingly brilliant.” – NME
“‘I Gotta Right,’ the second single from Re-Licked, is a manic, guitar-blazing rocker featuring belter Lisa Kekaula of The Bellrays.” – USA TODAY
“James Williamson’s aggressive guitar style may be the most influential in punk.” – NPR’s WORLD CAFE
“… hard-charging, fast-paced punk” – EXCLAIM!
“… a karmic correction” – Author/journalist HARVEY KUBERNIK
“James Williamson is on a mission. Revitalized after a reunion with The Stooges and further stoked by interest in his career he has been working hard on keeping The Stooges beating heart alive. Iggy may be having a break from this thing called rock and roll but James is having none of it. The results… a new album of re-recorded songs from the catalogue of Iggy Pop and James Williamson. Songs that never made it into the studio, some known from live shows, some not. Re-Licked is kicking itself out of the garage with an intent to seek and destroy all naysayers, and along for the ride are some very special guest stars.” – ARTROCKER
“… gruff and propulsive” – CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND
“Properly recorded and no longer mired in sub-bootleg mire, the songs do indeed shine through.” – BUCKETFULL OF BRAINS
“James Williamson closes the loop of The Stooges’ past legend in the best possible way.” – ROCK ON MAGAZINE / SPAIN
“Thankfully, there isn’t a single note on Re-Licked that was phoned in. Every person involved in this momentous release clearly grasped the importance of the work being presented…. gearing up to be the Album of the Year.” – music critic JOEL GAUSTON
“…the ‘Great Lost Stooges’ album of 1974.” – OUT MAGAZINE
“Re-Licked has enough energy, fine playing and (deep breath) convincing vocals to present as something unique in the canon of Stooge-inspired music. Get it.” – I-94 BAR
FOR MORE INFO ON JAMES WILLIAMSON:
http://straightjameswilliamson.com
Iggy Pop And Sailor Jerry Launch Flash Collection
Go ahead and add fashion designer to the resume. The Flash Collection collaboration with Sailor Jerry launches TODAY. We pulled together this video of the whole process. Watch it and then go get this stuff before it sells out at Sailor Jerry Clothing.
Iggy has designed 3 items – a premium denim vest, a hand-tooled leather belt with brass buckle and embroidered Sailor Jerry flash patches. All are available for purchase for a limited time.
Video: James Williamson’s ‘Re-Licked’ Album Teaser
James Williamson’s Re-Licked Album Release October 29th
BBC Music John Peel Lecture: Iggy Pop Keynote Speech
Iggy Pop delivered the annual John Peel Lecture for BBC Radio 6 Music on the topic, “Free Music in a Capitalist Society.” Listen again or watch the whole lecture on BBC Four, October 19, including a Q&A session featuring Jarvis Cocker, Pete Wylie and members of New Order.
The full transcript is available here.
Iggy Pop, Other Artists Design Custom Guitars for War Child Charity Auction – Rolling Stone
Iggy Pop, Michael Stipe, Muse frontman Matt Bellamy, Dave Stewart, Robby Krieger and film director Gus Van Sant have all designed custom Carparelli guitars for an upcoming auction at Bonhams New York, which will take place November 9th at 7 p.m. Proceeds from these unique items will benefit War Child USA, a humanitarian organization focused on helping children and young people in areas of armed conflict.
Pop offers a more oblique statement for his custom axe, “Soulman”: “Soulman goin’ 110 / colored dots signify the end / Soulman sings a soulful song / clear and simple, deep and long.”
Read more at Rolling Stone.
Out Magazine Premieres James Williamson’s Newly Recorded Track ‘Cock In My Pocket’ With The Dicks’ Gary Floyd
THE STOOGES’ GUITAR LEGEND’S NEW SOLO ALBUM “RE-LICKED” OUT OCTOBER 29TH ON VINYL, CD & DIGITAL!
ALONG WITH THE LIVE TOURING VERSION OF THE STOOGES, JAMES IS JOINED ON “RE-LICKED” BY A NUMBER OF GREAT GUEST VOCALISTS RE-INTERPRETING LESSER-KNOWN STOOGES RARITIES
While on a break from touring this year, the members of the live touring version of The Stooges (James Williamson, Steve Mackay, Mike Watt & drummer Toby Dammit) got together and recorded songs that were originally penned by Iggy Pop and James Williamson in 1973/74 as the follow-up to their quintessential album Raw Power. While a number of these tracks have found their way onto inferior-sounding bootlegs and unofficial releases over the years, they were never properly recorded since the band didn’t have a record deal at the time.
Williamson always wanted to revisit these songs and has done so with a powerhouse lineup of musicians and singers who don’t disappoint on his forthcoming solo album entitled Re-Licked.
Re-Licked will feature many of these lesser-known Stooges rarities properly recorded and mixed for the first time. This 16-track collection includes songs as “I Gotta Right,” “Rubber Leg,” “She Creatures of the Hollywood Hills,” “Wild Love,” “Pinpoint Eyes” and many others, fronted by a wealth of talented vocalists such as Mark Lanegan, Alison Mosshart (The Kills, Dead Weather), The Orwell’s Mario Cuomo, Jello Biafra, The BellRays’ Lisa Kekaula, Ariel Pink, Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie, The Icarus Line’s Joe Cardamone, Carolyn Wonderland, Gary Floyd (The Dicks) and others.
The vinyl & CD versions of this album will also feature a deluxe package including an in-depth 24-page booklet with liner notes & photos, as well as a fascinating ‘making-of’ Re-Licked documentary on DVD, giving the viewer a fly-on-the-wall experience of being in the studio with all of these great musicians. The mp3 version of the album will also include this deluxe package in digital format.
Re-Licked will be available worldwide Oct. 29, 2014 on CD, vinyl & digital formats worldwide via Leopard Lady Records.
RE-LICKED TRACK LISTING
01. Head On The Curve (w/ Jello Biafra)
02. Open Up And Bleed (w/ Carolyn Wonderland)
03. Scene Of The Crime (w/ Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream)
04. She Creatures Of The Hollywood Hills (w/ Ariel Pink)
05. Til The End Of The Night (w/ Alison Mosshart from The Kills, Dead Weather)
06. I Gotta Right (w/ Lisa Kekaula from The BellRays)
07. Pinpoint Eyes (w/ Joe Cardamone from The Icarus Line)
08. Wild Love (w/ Mark Lanegan & Alison Mosshart)
09. Rubber Leg (w/ Ron Young from Little Caesar)
10. I’m Sick Of You (w/ Mario Cuomo from The Orwells)
Bonus Tracks:
11. Gimme Some Skin (w/ Caroline Wonderland)
12. C*ck In My Pocket (w/ Nicke Andersson from The Hellacopters)
13. Heavy Liquid (w/ Lisa Kekaula)
14. Wet My Bed (w/ The Richmond Sluts)
15. C**k In My Pocket (w/ Gary Floyd from The Dicks)
16. Rubber Leg (w/ J.G. Thirlwell aka Clint Ruin, Foetus)
CLICK BELOW TO WATCH JAMES’ VIDEO TEASER FOR RE-LICKED:
HERE’S WHAT PEOPLE ARE ALREADY SAYING ABOUT RE-LICKED:
“An avalanche of raw riffs… and Williamson playing white-knuckled leads like he absolutely refuses to let the Stooges’ music go gentle into that good night.” – PREMIER GUITAR
“Unsurprisingly brilliant.” – NME
“‘I Gotta Right,’ the second single from Re-Licked, is a manic, guitar-blazing rocker featuring belter Lisa Kekaula of The Bellrays.” – USA TODAY
“… hard-charging, fast-paced punk” – EXCLAIM!
“… a karmic correction” – Author/journalist HARVEY KUBERNIK
“James Williamson is on a mission. Revitalized after a reunion with The Stooges and further stoked by interest in his career he has been working hard on keeping The Stooges beating heart alive. Iggy may be having a break from this thing called rock and roll but James is having none of it. The results… a new album of re-recorded songs from the catalogue of Iggy Pop and James Williamson. Songs that never made it into the studio, some known from live shows, some not. Re-Licked is kicking itself out of the garage with an intent to seek and destroy all naysayers, and along for the ride are some very special guest stars.” – ARTROCKER
“… gruff and propulsive” – CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND
“Properly recorded and no longer mired in sub-bootleg mire, the songs do indeed shine through.” – BUCKETFULL OF BRAINS
James Williamson (standing) and Iggy Pop (not standing) circa 1973, when the majority of the tracks for Re-Licked were originally penned by the two
(photo credit: (C) 1973 HEATHER HARRIS)
FOR MORE INFO ON JAMES WILLIAMSON:
http://straightjameswilliamson.com
Iggy Pop To Deliver John Peel Lecture On Free Music In A Capitalist Society – The Guardian
Iggy Pop will deliver the fourth annual John Peel lecture at this year’s Radio festival on the subject of “free music in a capitalist society.” Taking place in Salford on October 13, Pop’s first lecture will be broadcast live on BBC 6 Music and broadcast on BBC4 at 8pm on October 19.
Peel was the first DJ to play the Stooges on UK Radio, bringing the track “Little Doll” from their debut album to listeners in August 1969. Iggy Pop had this to say about the late broadcaster:
I get the feeling that John was the kind of guy who would have done his job for nothing, as long as he felt great about it. So we have that in common. I was interested to learn that he found his voice in large part through his wanderings in America. Sometimes it takes strange circumstances to provide a mirror in which to find yourself. Anyway, he’s done a lot to give others a voice, and that’s the most important gift you can give. Here was a person with strong opinions and enthusiasms who wasn’t defined by any system, because of that his show became an exciting location, kind of like a shop that’s a good hang. So it was a social as well as a musical phenomenon.
Read more at The Guardian.