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The Stooges promise uplifting tribute‎

By mrooms on | From musicrooms.net
Home | Rock | By MusicRooms on 15/04/2011 Tag: The Stooges Share Tweet The Stooges promise they will pay an "uplifting" tribute to late guitarist Ron Asheton next week. The band - led by vocalist Iggy Pop - will perform a belated tribute show to the guitarist, who passed away in 2009, next Tuesday (19.04.11) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the town where the band formed. Scott...Read Full Story

All About Niagara, the singer and painter

By artcanyon on | From art-burger.com
Niagara (born August 23, 1956) is a musician and a painter. She was the lead vocalist of the punk rock bands Destroy All Monsters and Dark Carnival. While attending the University of Michigan in 1974, Niagara, along with Mike Kelley, formed Destroy All Monsters. D.A.M. was active until 1985, earning international recognition due largely to the presence of former members of The Stooges and the MC5. Niagara soon after fronted the supergroup Dark Carnival (also with Stooges guitarist Ron...Read Full Story

Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton found dead!

Written on | From winwab.com
F amily, friends, fans and fellow musicians  of Ron Asheton are mourning for his death.  Ron Asheton was found dead early Tuesday at his home in Ann Arbor. The death remains under investigation, though foul play is not suspected, said Ann Arbor Police Sgt. Brad Hill. Ron Asheton (July 17, 1948 - January 1, 2009) was an American guitarist and co-songwriter with Iggy Pop for the rock band The Stooges. Ron Asheton was on the Stooges first two albums, and later appeared as bassist for their...Read Full Story

The Stooges’ Ron Asheton Found Dead in His Home

By butters8686 on | From revengeofthe80sradio.com
Earlier today, Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton was found dead in his Ann Arbor, Michigan home from what investigators unofficially say might have been a heart attack some days ago. According to Rolling Stone Magazine , police broke into Asheton’s place after his personal assistant reported not having heard from him for several days. Asheton was 60. Ron Asheton was an original member of the Stooges from when they were formed in 1967 and was, with the group, set the tone for the new Detroit...Read Full Story

Iggy & The Stooges Are Coming To L.A.

By downtownlobby on | From downtownlobby.tumblr.com
Rock and roll hall of famers Iggy and The Stooges have just announced that they will be coming to town for a very special show here in Los Angeles. Since the passing of guitarist Ron Asheton, the current line up of The Stooges includes Iggy Pop (of course), Scott Asheton, James Williamson and Mike Watt (Minutemen) on bass. This is a very rare performance and is not to be missed. It’s all going to take place at the Hollywood Palladium on Wednesday, September 7th. Tickets will go on sale Friday...Read Full Story
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Ron Asheton: The Stooges' Sound
Two years after Ron Asheton's death, we remember the Stooges' guitarist. Originally published on Obit-Mag.com. Ron Asheton was a founding member of the Stooges, the “protopunk” band that formed in Ann Arbor in 1967. A bridge between the garage rock of ...  
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Ron Asheton: The Stooges' Sound
Two years after Ron Asheton's death, we remember the Stooges' guitarist. Originally published on Obit-Mag.com. Ron Asheton was a founding member of the Stooges, the “protopunk” band that formed in Ann Arbor in 1967. A bridge between the garage rock of ...  
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Memorable performances from the year in entertainment
Iggy Pop and Scott Asheton perform during the Stooges' homecoming concert at the Michigan Theater in honor of the late Ron Asheton.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com 2011 marked another great year in entertainment in Ann Arbor—from memorable stage and music performances,......  
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The Riff Report: The best musical hopes to break out in 2012
and Ron Asheton. Better yet, the presence of the strong-voiced Ann-Sofie Hoyles makes Spiders stand out, her strong, raspy howls bringing some welcome ferocity and personality to their 2011 debut EP. With only six songs released thus far the band has ...  
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DiS meets Richard Fearless of Death In Vegas
Originally when we started Black Acid there were two guitarists. The idea was to have a sort of Ron Asheton type rock and roll vibe mixed with a Kevin Shields wall of sound. At the beginning for the wall of sound I ended up getting Oliver Ackermann from A ...  
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Interview Mudhoney’s Mark Arm
I love a great fuzzed-out guitar sound. MA: The ideal guitar sound is what happens right at the intro of “I Wanna Be Your Dog” by The Stooges, when Ron Asheton hits a chord but then lets it ring, and the feedback builds right there before the song starts.  
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Polish Muslims mark 30 years of making music, loving Hamtramck
"Dave and I jammed with Mitch Ryder and Ron Asheton (of the Stooges) one night, I always got free beer. And I met my wife of 29 years (and band photographer) Ruth." The band's many parody songs gently jab their hometown. The town's notoriously ...  
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