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Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Iggy Pop and his The Stooges bandmate James Williamson have written an album's worth of new material. more info

ContactMusic — Iggy Pop and his The Stooges bandmate James Williamson have written an album's worth of new material. Punk legend Pop invited the guitarist to his house in Miami, Florida earlier this year (10) where they came up with 10 new songs. The rocker reveals... more info

NME — Singer reveals he's been working on new tunes with guitarist James Williamson more info

ContactMusic — Iggy Pop has been working on new songs with The Stooges. The 'Lust for Life' singer has been writing tracks with guitarist James Williamson, who played on the group's definitive 1973 album 'Raw Power' and rejoined in 2009 after the death of original ... more info

Guardian Music — Journalist known for his softly ruthless interview techniqueTom Hibbert, a former Observer columnist and mainstay of both Smash Hits and Q magazines, has died aged 59, from complications brought about by diabetes. His cavalier humour and softly ruthl... more info

The Telegraph — John Hiatt's songs have been recorded by everyone from Iggy Pop to Bob Dylan. He talks about his latest album. more info

Guardian Music — No Fear of Pop's Henning Lahmann picks his Berlin playlist, from Marlene Dietrich to Bowie to banging techno • As featured in our Berlin city guideEllen Allien – EinsteigenEllen Fraatz (aka Ellen Allie), who runs the famous Berlin techno label BP... more info

Guardian Music — Continuing our new series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same – Michael Hann hails a proto-punk classicIt starts with the name: the Modern Lovers. I can't think of a more per... more info