Guardian Music — Veteran rocker Iggy Pop is touring the UK with his band The Stooges and no performance would be complete without his trademark bare torso. But the ravages of time are catching up: is it time for Iggy to keep his shirt on? more info

Guardian Music — Pavement, GlasgowNo grand gestures, no big fanfare: the manner of Pavement's re-forming has been handled in about as casual a way as was their split. Witty, and ironic, the band embodied some of the perceived slackness of the 1990s, but none of that ... more info

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Altsounds — Fans of Iggy and the Stooges will be able to purchase RAW POWER “LIVE” on USB stick and MP3 download when the band perform their seminal 1973 album at the London HMV Hammersmith Apollo on Sunday May 2nd. The instant digital live ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Oracle said... Portal of Groove just posted: The Ray Charles Singers - Al-Di-La Command RS 870 SD Stereo - Vinyl - 1964 Ripped @ 320 http://portalofgroove.blogspot.com Capt. Willard said... PROCOL HARUM The First Four (2CD 2003) All @ 320 * Procol ... more info

Time Out, London — Leather-skinned rocker Iggy Pop and the remaining Stooges reform to play 'Raw Power' in its darkly noisiy, fucked-up and sexy entirety more info

XLR8R — Though not quite a counterpart to the massive SXSW extravaganza, Canada's NXNE festival does offer its own special attractions. In addition to massive headliners the likes of Iggy & The Stooges and X's first performance on Canadian soil in ... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Once again, we've rounded up the ten best free song downloads we could find on the Web this week – a bit of rock, a bit of the ‘80s, there’s something for everyone. 1. Iggy & The Stooges – 'I Got A Right' Off the recently released 'Raw Power... more info

Chorus.fm — Search and Destroy: Iggy & The Stooges' Raw Power will premiere on April 26th at The Egyptian in Los Angeles. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Grammy-nominated producer/director Morgan Neville and Brenna Sanchez. We have two pairs of tick... more info

411 Mania — Huge repackaging of punk classic, plus a video of the band and others talking about its influence... more info