Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano Mike Watt and Iggy Pop@ Terminal 5 (more by Lori Baily) As previously reported, Mike Watt is heading out on the road with The Missingmen to debut songs off his third studio album Ten and Tweny Don't... more info

NME — Punk legend embraces French literature too more info

Altsounds — *Iggy Pop*, the Godfather of Punk, takes on the language of romance and gets “dangerously near jazz” on his new album, *Préliminaires*, to be released in the U.S. on EMI Music’s *Astralwerks* label on June 2. Pro... more info

This Scene Is Dead — I got a great comment today against a post that I did a couple of months back covering the fantastic reggae tune “Black Star Liner,” by Reggae Regular. What set this one apart from all the other comments received thus far was that this one came f... more info

Rolling Stone — • American Idol Boots Murray, Nunez Top stories from the last three days: • Iggy Pop on New Disc, Future of Stooges • U2 Top the Charts With Strong Horizon Debut • Michael Jackson Adds 17 Shows to O2 Run • Velvet Revolver Deny Canadian Is S... more info

ContactMusic — Punk icon IGGY POP is taking SEX PISTOLS star STEVE JONES' offer to join THE STOOGES seriously. Jones offered to step in and fill the void left by the death of ... more info

Rolling Stone — Iggy Pop has puked on his audience, rolled around in broken glass and exposed himself to crowds. But on his new album, the 61-year-old rocker does something that may shock people — he sings in French. The Stooges frontman shows off his multilingual... more info

Guardian Music — This week's batch of tunes finds Iggy Pop and Katy Perry reimagining themselves again, while Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody straps himself to a Saturn V and heads for the starsHatcham Social – Murder in the Dark The Velvet Underground? Echo and ... more info

ContactMusic — Hellraiser IGGY POP is deserting his rock roots to record an album of jazz songs. The Stooges frontman claims he is "sick" of uninspiring guitar music, and is embracing a ... more info

AngryApe — The Stooges man gets inspired by a French novel more info