Even though the film hasn't even started filming yet, a teaser trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Hateful Eight’ has been popping up in theaters everywhere this week, tagged onto screenings of ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.‘
For the first time in many a year, Iggy Pop is planning on keeping a lower than usual profile."I definitely have no plans to be a touring musician for the next couple of years."
The life, death and rebirth of the Stooges stands as one of the more unlikely tales in rock and roll. Since reforming in 2003, the band have made two albums and toured regularly. When head Stooge Iggy Pop designated 2014 as time out for the band, guitarist James Williamson has decided to keep active during the downtime.
So often we credit Iggy and the Stooges as a major inspiration on punk that it's easy to overlook just how far-reaching their influence has spread. It's even extended to hip-hop, where Talib Kweli has recorded a cover of their 'Search & Destroy.'
Who would have ever guessed that in 2013, we would be talking about a new Stooges album? The odds were certainly not in that column, but then in 2003, the unexpected happened and Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton and brother Scott plugged in once again. They toured and wowed young and old fans alike with their brutal rock and roll assault, and even released a reunion album, although 2007's 'The Weirdness' was