Ron Asheton

Wolfgang’s Vault will welcome Pearl Jam’s April 3, 1994 concert from Atlanta’s Fox Theatre as a free stream to their Website starting today. Most of the show was previously released as the trio of Dissident singles. Los Angeles’ Roxy Theatre will host the Jam for Ron Asheton on January 13th. Fellow Stooges Scott Asheton, Mike Watt [...]  

Filed under: Potent Quotables "They all had to try to pee on [Ron Asheton]. Everybody had to put their mark on the thing." --Iggy Pop The 'Raw Power' rocker is optimistic about working with James Williamson, the Stooges' former guitarist who recently replaced the late Asheton. He doesn't, as Pop put it, "try to put [his] own mark" on the songs. Next Quote  

Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, UKDespite the tragic loss of legendary guitarist Ron Asheton last year, the Stooges are planning a return to full touring duties in 2010. Singer Iggy Pop is expected to reconvene with Asheton's brother Scott and ex-Minutemen bassist Mike Watt with guitarist James Williamson assuming Asheston's role for the shows, something he did 30 years ago during sessions for the 'Raw Power' album. Asheton was found...  

Live at Brazil's Planeta Terra Festival, Sao Paolo. November 7, 2009. Good soundboard. the igg's comments on how he & james williamson re-connected: When Ron [Asheton] passed away, we had six shows committed for the summer following.  

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Iggy Pop [ tickets ] and the Stooges will return to the touring circuit next year, playing with guitarist James Williamson for the first time in nearly 30 years, according to a Rolling Stone report. Williamson took over lead-guitar duties for the group's 1973 release "Raw Power," so the tour is expected to focus on material from that era of the band.Williamson steps back into the Stooges' realm after the January death of guitarist Ron Asheton...  

Iggy Pop spoke with The BBC about the The Stooges plans to reunite for a tour in 2010 and how the band will continue without guitarist Ron Asheton. Asheton passed away in January 2009. Pop explained: We're all very sorry about Ron. His spirit within the group remains with the rest of us and he is still a presence within the group without being on the physical plain. Check out the interview here.  

Iggy Pop has always been a survivor -- even if his rag-tag, 60-year-old physique is showing its mileage. So it comes as no surprise that his band, the Stooges, will carry on, even after the death of guitarist Ron Asheton earlier this year. James Williamson, who joined the Stooges in the early '70s alongside Asheton, will take over lead guitar duties as the band prepares to tour in 2010, according to a report by the BBC. "We're all very...  

Photo: Gavan/Getty With the Stooges set to return to the stage in 2010, Iggy Pop talked to the BBC about the legendary band’s latest comeback, which will reunite them with guitarist James Williamson for the first time in almost three decades. As Rolling Stone reported in early January, Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton passed away in [...]