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The world was not ready for Iggy and the Stooges

When Iggy and the Stooges collapsed in the late 1970s, Iggy hitched a ride with David Bowie, while guitarist James Williamson went off to study calculus. Now, amazingly, they are gigging again. Will Hodgkinson meets both parties of a reckless reunion. Plus, Alexis Petridis on Raw Power, the band's landmark albumThe Rainbow Bar and Grill on Sunset Strip has, to put it kindly, seen better days. Its clientele today consists chiefly of grizzled former roadies, ageing 80s hair-metal bands still waiti...

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22:30 on March 11 2010

The world was not ready for Iggy and the Stooges

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