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Iggy Pop On The Passing Of Alex Kirst

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

"I heard about what happened to Alex almost immediately after the fact from his brother Whitey who played guitar alongside Alex in The Trolls, my band from 1998 to 2003. I felt terrible and although it won't bring him back I really hope they find the person who hit him and ran.

Legacy Song of the Day - Iggy Pop "Raw Power"

Thursday, April 15, 2010
A perfectly named song. A perfectly named album. A few ferocious moments capturing Iggy Pop backed by his greatest band. Detroit’s Iggy, the very personification of rock ‘n’ roll: humor, inspiration, menace, danger, rebellion, attitude and diabolical energy. One of the greatest performers ever to hit any stage and truly command an audience. A perfect mesh of charisma and voice. One song. One Album. It can be convincingly argued that this is the point in time where punk rock truly began.