Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton was found dead today. He was only 60.
Though all obituaries about him will start by mentioning his work with the Stooges, including mine, I think perhaps he’d prefer to be remembered for some of his work without Iggy Pop. So here it is, a track from his mid-seventies hard rock band, [...]
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Ron Asheton RIP
Posted in Albums, Garage Rock, Glam Rock, Obituaries, Punk, The Stooges on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Slade beats Simon LeBon at Christmas!
Posted in Bands, Celebrities, Christmas, Comedy, Glam Rock, Performers, Television on December 25, 2008 | Comments Off
It’s fifteen minutes until Christmas! Enjoy it the Slade way. From The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer…
Washington Flyers – “The Comets Are Coming”
Posted in Bands, Glam Rock, Personal Shit, Punk on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This song was stuck in my head all damned morning:
I guess the guy who spearheaded this song was later in the punk band Masterswitch, who were also fated to clutter up tracks sixteen and nineteen of various compilation releases. I think I prefer this glam tune, which reminds me of an eighties Saturday morning [...]
Gary Glitter will be released from prison tomorrow
Posted in Celebrities, David Bowie, Gary Glitter, Glam Rock, Performers on August 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Gary Glitter’s finally getting out of jail for molesting an 11 and 12 year old girl.
The disgraced 1970s pop star, 64, is due to be released from a prison in southern Vietnam on Tuesday, and is expected to be deported to Britain.
I wish I could feel that Glitter had learned his lesson, but all signs point to [...]
