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Under The Radar : Artists and Albums To Look Forward To In 2009 : Death : ...For The Whole World To See

5835 days ago

My Old Kentucky — Friends, I urge you, waste not your time and hard-earned duckets on paper tigers and false idols. The album that will bring you the most joy and tingling in your naughty bits in 2009 comes from a band you've never heard of, primarily because they wen... more info

Ron Asheton, Guitarist in the Stooges, Dies at 60

5835 days ago

New York Times — Mr. Asheton was a guitarist of the Michigan proto-punk band the Stooges, and the guiding hand of some of the most simple, satisfying and copied riffs in rock ’n’ roll. more info

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Mike Watt riffs on Ron Asheton and the Stooges - Los Angeles Times

5835 days ago

Washington PostMike Watt riffs on Ron Asheton and the StoogesLos Angeles Times - 3 hours agoMike Watt, bassist for punk groups the Minutemen and Firehose, was invited in 2003 by Iggy Pop to join the Stooges when the seminal Michigan band reunited for... more info

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Revisiting Ron Asheton’s Influences: Guitarist on Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones and JFK Jr.

5836 days ago

Rolling Stone — In June 2004, photographer Peter Norrman shot Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton at the Weber Family Restaurant in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was the guitarist’s favorite restaurant, which was just minutes from the home he grew up in — and the very same ... more info

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The Stooges' guitarist Ron Asheton dead

5836 days ago

The Telegraph — Ron Asheton guitarist and founding member of The Stooges has died aged 60. more info

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The Stooges: Why they mattered

5836 days ago

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat — Ron Asheton's death spells the end for a band whom without there would be no Sonic Youth, Sex Pistols, Ramones and Rage Against The Machine. more info

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