BBC News - UK — Iggy Pop and the Stooges pay tribute to guitarist Ron Asheton who was found dead at his home on Tuesday. more info

NME — Mogwai frontman Stuart Braithwaite has paid tribute to Ron Asheton - The Stooges guitarist who was found dead at his home yesterday (January 6). more info

Clickmusic — Iggy Pop releases statement following the sudden death of guitarist Ron Asheton. more info

Reuters - Ron Asheton, a guitarist and founding member of the influential rock band The Stooges, was found dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Tuesday, police said. more info

Reuters — DETROIT (Reuters) - Ron Asheton, a guitarist and founding member of the influential rock band The Stooges, was found dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Tuesday, police said. more info

Yahoo! Music — Reuters - Ron Asheton, a guitarist and founding member of the influential rock band The Stooges, was found dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Tuesday, police said. more info

Rock Sellout — Some days I hate my job more than others. Today was a perfect example of one of those days…I read about Ron Asheton’s death and had no opportunity to share it on the site until I finished my shift. While most of you are probably well aware of the... more info

Detroit Free Press — The world didn't always give Ron Asheton his proper dues. But the Stooges guitarist, who died at age 60, certainly paid his dues to the world. more info

Detroit Free Press — "My earliest memory is of the Stooges playing at the Grande Ballroom and their manager, Jimmy Silver, playing oil drums. The band wase completely designed to blow people's minds -- give them something that they've never heard before. The St... more info

The Daily Mail — Asheton, whose raw sound helped inspire the first generation of punk musicians, has died aged 60. Police were called by an associate who had not heard from him in several days. more info