Morrissey has announced a tour of the U.S. for later this year including a show in Los Angeles with Iggy & The Stooges. Hit the replies to check out more details.

Riot Fest 2012 will take place on September 14-16 at Humboldt Park and Congress Theater in Chicago, IL. In addition to headliners such as Rise Against, Iggy & the Stooges, Elvis Costello, Descendents, Dropkick Murphys and The Offspring, the event is scheduled to be Choidos' first show back with Craig Owens. Check out the poster with the first batch of bands in the replies.

Brett Callwood recently penned a book on The Stooges called Head On, a Journey Through the Michigan Underground. It hits stores in September, and more info about the book can be found here. The foreword is written by Alice Cooper, and we were able to grab an excerpt to share with you.

From the Book

I was not expecting the Stooges. I really got into the fact that they were straight-up street-Detroit rock. There was nothing complicated about it. As far as Iggy goes, it took about two songs before I realized I had competition. Nobody was doing anything like what we did, and then all of the sudden there was this guy with no shirt on, walking on everybody's hands with peanut butter...

This year's Hop Farm Festival in the UK has added the likes of Morrissey, Lou Reed, The Walkmen, Iggy and The Stooges, Patti Smith and more to the line up. Head to the replies to see the full list of acts so far.

Iggy and The Stooges will be headlining next year's Evolution Festival in the UK.

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The deluxe edition of Iggy and the Stooges' seminal Raw Power is in stores today. We have a copy of the 3 CD/1 DVD/1 7" package to give away. Be the first to answer the answer the trivia questions in the replies below to win!

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Search and Destroy: Iggy & The Stooges' Raw Power will premiere on April 26th at The Egyptian in Los Angeles. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Grammy-nominated producer/director Morgan Neville and Brenna Sanchez. We have two pairs of tickets to give away to readers. Be one of the first two to reply if you can attend and we'll hook you up!

The Stooges' third album, 1973's Raw Power, will receive a deluxe edition re-release on April 13th. Details in the replies.

Ron Asheton of The Stooges has died at the age of 60.

Iggy Pop and the Stooges will be guests on The Henry Rollins Show this week, talking to Henry and performing "ATM" off of their new album The Weirdness. The show airs on IFC at 11 pm EST/8 pm PST. Also check out a second musical performance by The Stooges exclusively on IFC.com.

A friend of mine recently attended an Iggy and the Stooges show in LA and wrote a show review for AP.

Show Review

By Lauren Cary
APRIL 23, 2007

“THIS IS MY SPACE… AND I WANT SOME FRIENDS!” I have leapt onto the stage at the Wiltern, flanked by a wide-eyed crowd surfer and the man of the hour, a brilliant garage machine David sculpted from sweat-drenched old leather, Iggy Pop. His cry, which both mocks and beckons to those present who are hardly one- third his age, unleashes a unified shout of praise from the venue. There’s a swarm of killer bee kids singing along to “Real Cool Time,” trying to get a piece of their man. He reaches into the crowd, snarling at security, clutching his...

The Stooges will be playing a few shows this April. Their new album, The Weirdness, (the first in over 30 years) will be out on March 20th.

Dates

3/17 - SXSW Festival - Austin, TX
4/7 - Orpheum - Boston, MA
4/9 - United Palace - New York, NY
4/13 - Fox Theatre - Detroit, MI
4/17 - Filmore Auditorium - Denver, CO
4/19 - The Warfield - San Francisco, CA
4/27 - WaMu Theater at Qwest Field Events - Seattle, WA

Legendary punk band The Stooges have announced a few tour dates; scope those below. The band will be supporting their new album, The Weirdness, which is its first in more than 30 years. The record hits stores on March 20th.

Tour Dates

Caprices Festival Crans-Montana Switzerland (March 8)
Austin South by Southwest (17)
Boston Orpheum (April 7)
New York United Palace (9)
Detroit Fox Theatre (13)
Denver Filmore Auditorium (17)
San Francisco Warfield (19, 21)
Seattle WaMu Theatre (27)
Tromso Open Air Festival Norway (21)

Submitted by simpsonsfan

The Stooges will be releasing their new album in spring of 2007 with a reunited band featuring Iggy Pop, Ron and Scott Asheton, Steve Mackay and ex-Minutemen bassist Mike Watt. The album was recorded with producer Steve Albini. Confirmed songs (not a tracklist though) are below.

Confirmed Songs

Trollin
Greedy Awful People
Claustrophobia
Mexican Guy
Free and Freaky
I'm Fried
ATM
O Solo Mio
She Took My Money
End of Christianity