Stereogum — The 2011 Isle Of Wight Festival took place on its namesake at Newport’s Seaclose Park this past weekend. Iggy Pop, Pulp, and some folks under the age of 47 played. Take a look. more info

VH1 Blog — Foo Fighters are noted fans of The Smoking Gun‘s collection of tour riders, nodding in their humorous 2008 rider to Iggy Pop‘s extraordinarily entertaining 2006 rider. For their 2011 tour (taking them across Europe this summer and across the Unit... more info

Guardian Music — 22 September 1968: Number 3 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicOn 22 September 1968, Elektra Records' publicity director, Danny Fields, travelled to Ann Arbor, Michigan to see the MC5's fusion of insurrectionary politics ... more info

Guardian Music — 18 May 1980: Number 22 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicIan was very ill with epilepsy when we were recording the Closer album. He was having a lot of blackouts. There was one horrible occasion where he was missing for... more info

Guardian Music — Seaclose Park, NewportWhile the metal mayhem of Download strains to start the festival season with a bang, Isle Of Wight, a decade after its resurrection, eases us in with some gentle nostalgia. Joan Jett, Iggy and the Stooges, ABC, Boy George, Tom J... more info

ContactMusic — Iggy Pop used his performance at Britain's Isle of Wight Festival to promote his campaign against seal clubbing in Canada. The punk pioneer is a keen supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' drive to end the slaughter of seals, and h... more info

ContactMusic — Iggy Pop treated revellers at Britain's Isle of Wight festival to a special musical guest during his band The Stooges' set on Saturday (11Jun11) - Dave Grohl joined his pal onstage. The Foo Fighters frontman was watching the punk icon's show from the... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - The pair performed together at Isle of Wight Festival..... more info

Guardian Music — August 1976: Number 33 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock musicIn the spring of 1976, David Bowie was dangerously close to burnout from fame and drugs. He had just released his 10th studio album, Station to Station, and, wit... more info

NME — Band bring 'Raw Power' to second day of the festival more info