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Iggy Pop: 'What Happens When People Disappear'

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Iggy Pop: 'What Happens When People Disappear'

May 2, 2013 • The ever-candid Stooges frontman joins NPR's Renee Montagne to discuss living life over the edge, how everyone comes around to his band late, and ways to "become a part of yesterday."

Iggy Pop: 'What Happens When People Disappear'

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New Music From Iggy Pop, Tricky, The National And More

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New Music From Iggy Pop, Tricky, The National And More

April 30, 2013 • Using the power of technology, All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton chat about this week's mix of new music from studios in completely different cities. Imagine! Hear previews of new albums from The National and Tricky, plus Iggy & The Stooges, riff-rock revivalists The Black Angels and more.

New Music From Iggy Pop, Tricky, The National And More

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Live in Concert

Iggy And The Stooges, Live In Concert

WNYC Soundcheck

April 28, 2013 • NPR Music and WNYC's Soundcheck present a First Listen Live concert from Iggy & The Stooges. Watch the group rip through songs from its new album, Ready to Die, as well as a handful of favorites.

Iggy & The Stooges, Live In Concert

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First Listen: Iggy & The Stooges, 'Ready To Die'

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First Listen: Iggy & The Stooges, 'Ready To Die'

April 21, 2013 • With humor intact and the guitar loud, Ready to Die reunites Iggy Pop and guitarist James Williamson.

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13 Reasons To Visit Your Local Record Store Today

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13 Reasons To Visit Your Local Record Store Today

April 19, 2012 • Out of hundreds of exclusive Record Store Day releases, NPR Music's staff has selected a bakers dozen that bring out our rabid inner collectors.

Iggy Pop: A Punk Rocker Devoted To Imperfection

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Iggy Pop: A Punk Rocker Devoted To Imperfection

Fresh Air

May 12, 2011 • Over the course of 40 years, Iggy Pop has changed from a noisy brat with seemingly no chance at stardom to a widely respected founder of punk. A new box set, Roadkill Rising, collects many of his unreleased concert bootlegs.

Iggy Pop: A Punk Rocker Devoted To Imperfection

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All Songs Considered

All Tomorrow's Parties 2010 In Photos

September 7, 2010 • Experience the unique concert-going experience that is ATP 2010 in photos featuring Iggy Pop, Sunn O))) and Boris, Raekwon, Sonic Youth and more.

Hear Bob Boilen's ATP 2010 Recap, Plus A Live Stooges Recording

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First Listen Bonanza: Superchunk, Robert Plant, More

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First Listen Bonanza: Superchunk, Robert Plant, More

September 7, 2010 • On this edition of All Songs Considered, we've got select highlights from the First Listen Series, plus a look back at the recent All Tomorrow's Parties music festival.

First Listen Bonanza: Superchunk, Robert Plant, More

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50 Great Voices

Iggy Pop: The Voice As Weapon

January 25, 2010 • His isn't the first name you'd expect to see on a list of great voices. But when you think of voice in the broadest sense of the word — a person communicating an idea with an audience — then Iggy Pop more than holds his own. He's proved that a voice doesn't have to charm or seduce someone; it can provoke. A vocal can be dangerous.

Iggy Pop: The Voice As Weapon

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Lust For The Lush Life: Iggy Pop Sings Standards

Fresh Air

May 29, 2009 • The Godfather of Punk has released a new album called Preliminaires, featuring standards like "Autumn Leaves" and "How Insensitive," as well as an original song inspired by Louis Armstrong.

Lust For The Lush Life: Iggy Pop Sings Standards

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Live in Concert

Iggy Pop and the Stooges in Concert

April 5, 2007 • Forty years after the band first formed in Ann Arbor, MI, The Stooges and their inexhaustibly explosive frontman Iggy Pop have returned with a new album. The Weirdness is the group's first new material since 1973's Raw Power. Reunited and back on tour, The Stooges visit Washington, D.C. for a full concert, originally webcast live on NPR.org.

All Songs Considered

Paul McCartney, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Iggy Pop

October 5, 2005 • New music from Paul McCartney; A revival for folk artist Vashti Bunyan; New Brit pop from Supergrass; The howl of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club; A lovely night with singer Richard Swift and more.

Paul McCartney, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Iggy Pop

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Iggy Pop, Original Punk

Fresh Air

July 14, 2005 • The work of the artist formerly known as James Jewell Osterburg Jr. is collected in a new CD, A Million in Prizes: The Iggy Pop Anthology. Iggy Pop's career began in the late 1960s as frontman for The Stooges. A solo career produced more pioneering music even as Pop overcame a heroin addiction.

Iggy Pop, Original Punk

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