Iggy and the Stooges

It's funny how bands like the stooges illustrate the stupidity of having a rock n roll hall of fame, and not including bands like the stooges illustrates the stupidity of the rock n roll hall of fame we have.

One could go so far as to say the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame is overseen by stooges.

[...] As previously reported, On March 20 The Stooges will be be releasing their first album in 33 years, The Weirdness. Well, the proto-punks have made the first track from the album available on the band’s MySpace page and…it’s not very good. It was probably a little unrealistic to expect them to pick up where Raw Power left off, especially given Iggy’s decline the past few years, but “My Idea of Fun” sees the band trying to muster a rage that just doesn’t seem to be there for them anymore. See what I mean by clicking here.            [...]

[...] As previously reported, March 20 will see the release of the Stooges’ first album in thirty-three years; The Weirdness. Now we can tell you that the legendary group will be playing a few shows in support of the album. A small handful of North American dates, including a stop atSXSW, will be bookended by a couple of European festival appearances. Dates are as follows: [...]