Stereogum — For those of you who've given up on the Vivian Girls because of that bathtub interview, here's a chance to wipe the slate clean and find some all-Girls noise-pop by someone from another coast. We've been enjoying L.A.'s Dum Dum Girls quite a bit in t... 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

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Guardian Music — An unlikely cocktail of Michel Houellebecq and Jelly Roll Morton is the inspiration for Stooges legend's new francophile album, PréliminairesIn what is happily one of the best headlines of the year, Iggy Pop is to release a Jelly Roll Morton-influ... more info

Detroit Free Press — Iggy Pop says he has recorded a jazz album based on the French author Michel Houellebecq's novel "La Possibilité d'une Ile" ("The Possibility of an Island"). In a video interview that was originally posted on Iggypop.org but has be... more info

JamBase — JANE'S ADDICTION FINALLY UNLOCKS THE CABINET 3-CD/1-DVD Boxed Set, A Cabinet Of Curiosities Offers Extensive Collection of Never-Before-Heard Demos, Live Performances and Rarities Plus Unreleased and Hard-To-Find Videos Limited Edition Set Ava... more info

Pitchfork — Iggy Pop loves controversial French writer Michel Houellebecq. I mean, who doesn't? Right? Transgressive, satirical novels that may or may not be totally racist depending on who you ask? That's just about everybody's favorite thing, right? Last yea... more info

Kerrang! — Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers have completed work on the follow-up to 2007's Send Away the Tigers. Journal For Plague Lovers, which was recorded at Rockfield studios in Monmouth, with producer Steve Albini (Nirvana, Iggy And The Stooges Scott... more info

Pitchfork — For reasons that can probably all be traced back to Dave Navarro's constant shirtlessness, Jane's Addiction rarely get the respect they deserve. No Pitchfork 500 inclusion, for one! Jane's frontman Perry Farrell founded Lollapalooza. That means no ... more info

Pitchfork — For reasons that can probably all be traced back to Dave Navarro's constant shirtlessness, Jane's Addiction rarely get the respect they deserve. No Pitchfork 500 inclusion, for one! Jane's frontman Perry Farrell founded Lollapalooza.... more info