Subject: The Stooges (Musical Group)

• Supersized Stooges

  April 12, 2007

• Poppin' Fresh

  April 18, 2007

• Sean of the Family

  April 19, 2007

• Poppin' Fresh

  April 18, 2007

• Sean of the Family

  April 19, 2007

• J Mascis Says "Yeah" and Several Other Words

  June 13, 2007

• Q&A With the Fluid’s John Robinson

  June 18, 2008

• Rock, Rock, Rock

  When it comes to the music of the Gimmicks, no gimmicks are allowed.

  August 6, 1998

• The Beatdown

  Kiss me, I’m a rock star -- at least for one night.

  October 30, 2003

• Vintage Q&A with the late Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton

  Ron Asheton, the mega-influential guitarist with the Stooges, died yesterday at age 60 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It's sad news, but at least Asheton was able to experience some much deserved acclaim in his last few years, when the surviving Stooges reunited for a new album, entitled The Weirdness, and a tour that brought the band to the Fillmore Auditorium for a satisfyingly twisted performance. Read a review of that April 2007 gig by clicking here. I was fortunate enough to interview Asheton f

  January 7, 2009

• Pink

  Funhouse
  La Face

  November 20, 2008

• Discmania

  Backbeat writers revisit their favorite albums of the year.

  December 27, 2001

• Dinosaur Jr. Take Two

  Reunited and it feels so good.

  June 14, 2007

• The Succulent Sounds of Dark Meat

  From Athens, Georgia, comes yet another great new American band.

  May 1, 2008

• Beyond Playlist: Josh Reichmann Oracle Band - Crazy Power

  Josh Reichmann Oracle BandCrazy PowerPaper Bag RecordsAfter a perfectly respectable run as frontman of Toronto artsy punk outfit Tangiers, Josh Reichmann set off on his own last year, surprising fans of his earlier work by reinventing himself as a left-field soul man on the Life is Legal EP. With this year's debut full-length, Crazy Power, the transformation and evolution continue fervently. Not unlike Ian Svenonius's character in Half-Cocked, Reichmann croons, caterwauls and capers like Sly Sto

  April 16, 2009

• Thunder Roll

  The Volts have lit up Denver stages with their rock-and-roll power -- and caused a few blowouts along the way.

  September 28, 2000

• Pop Culture

  April 12, 2007

• The Stooges

  The Weirdness
  Virgin

  March 8, 2007

• Listen Up

  Fast reviews of recent releases

  February 22, 2007

• Moovers and Shakers 2006

  Backbeat writers sound off on the best local releases of 2006.

  December 21, 2006

• Towers of London

  Blood Sweat & Towers (TVT)

  September 21, 2006

• Dead Moon

  Echoes of the Past (Sub Pop)

  September 21, 2006

• Listen Up

  Fast reviews of recent releases

  June 29, 2006

• Where You Been?

  The alt-rock pioneers in Dinosaur Jr. return to the freak scene as seniors.

  April 13, 2006

• Soldiers' Song

  The Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers fight for their right to, well, rock.

  February 16, 2006

• A Good Buzz

  Jim Jarmusch serves the perfect blend: Coffee and Cigarettes.

  May 27, 2004

• Go Getters

  Just because the Go hails from Detroit doesn't mean it's stuck in the garage.

  May 6, 2004

• Living Out Loud

  Jimmy West revs up the Rok Tots -- again.

  January 1, 2004

• Fall Guys

  When it comes to the power and passion of punk rock, there's no substitute for Stuntdoubles.

  October 23, 2003

• D.O.L.L. Parts

  The members of Division of Laura Lee use musical ingredients from plenty of countries -- but not their own.

  January 23, 2003

• Bloc Party

  Gogol Bordello combines Gypsy folk traditions with a mosh-pit-fueled theater of anarchy. Bah sastipe!

  September 26, 2002

• The Sound and the Fury

  Combustible soul punks the BellRays avoid stereotypes, studio trickery and stupid people.

  February 8, 2001

• Hit Pick

  Cool-Rays

  September 14, 2000

• Man Out of Time

  Elliott Smith has nothing to do with what's happening in the current music scene. Thank goodness.

  May 25, 2000

• Panther, Panther Burning Bright

  Re-examining the cultural legacy of the MC5.

  April 6, 2000

• Playlist

  Primus, The Go, At the Drive In, Method Man/Redman

  November 11, 1999

• Cocked and Loaded

  British punk pioneers the Buzzcocks invade America -- again.

  November 4, 1999

• Just the Ax, Man

  The Atomic Bitchwax and Nebula are among a new breed of bands putting the wank back into guitar rock.

  October 14, 1999

• Walkin' the Walk

  The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs want to take you to Detroit Rock City.

  June 3, 1999

• Fun House

  November 5, 1998

• Quadra-phenia

  Despite a recent tragedy, the Quadrajets are still flying high.

  July 30, 1998

• There's a Riot Going On

  The members of Atari Teenage Riot don't think the times are changing fast enough.

  September 4, 1997

• Life With Fluffy

  Fluffy's Amanda Rootes officiates at the wedding of glamour and punk.

  May 29, 1997

• The Spirit of 72

  April 10, 1997

• What Simon Said

  Can't the members of Denver's Simon Sez all just get along?

  March 21, 1996

• EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

  FORMER VELVET UNDERGROUNDER JOHN CALE IS STILL DOING WHATEVER HE DAMN WELL PLEASES.

  March 22, 1995

• BURN THIS ARTICLE

  April 13, 1994

• DEAR IGGY

  MEET IGGY POP, THE ABIGAIL VAN BUREN OF THE NINETIES.

  March 9, 1994

• THRILLS

  March 9, 1994

• Music

  July 11, 1992