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Over the past two days since the tragic death of founding Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton, his bandmates have talked about the influential guitarist. The members of the Stooges made this statement: We are shocked and shaken by the news of Ron's death. He was a great friend, brother, musician, trooper. Irreplaceable. He will be missed. For all that knew him behind the façade of Mr Cool & Quirky, he was...
Mike Watt, bassist for punk groups the Minutemen and Firehose, was invited in 2003 by Iggy Pop to join the Stooges when the seminal Michigan band reunited for its first performance in nearly 30 years at the Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival. He continued to perform and record as a Stooge for the next 5 1/2 years alongside founding members Ron Asheton, the guitarist who was found dead this week...
“I just feel so indebted to them, as musicians and as people too. They were so kind to me. They knew about a lot of stuff. Maybe because of the name the Stooges people didn’t know that, but Ronnie was a lot about history, Scotty about nature, Iggy about culture, Steve Mackay about politics. And they listened a lot too.” Read and comment. From latimesblogs.latimes.com.
Ron Asheton, guitarist for the Stooges, died this week aged 60. Anyone who saw these guys lay down their brand of intensely grooving rock and roll – a reformed Stooges lineup with Mike Watt on bass played Big Day Out a couple of years back -- will know what a huge contribution he made to the evolution of rock and roll and punk rock. Or maybe that’s devolution...
From this week’s LA Weekly: For tonight’s show at this little joint in San Pedro, hometown hero Mike Watt (the Minutemen, the Stooges, Banyan, etc.) brings in one of his stranger projects, Scarcity of Tanks, an indie supergroup of sorts whose lineup for their SoCal shows includes Cobra Verde mastermind/singer/guitarist John Petkovic; the brilliant (and severely [...]
Hey there! It's a lovely (but cold) Thursday, so I hope you're sporting many layers. Last night a friend took me to this great bar/restaurant that specializes in whiskey and Southern-inspired dishes. I had crispy cheese curds with pimento sauce,...
IGGY POP and the remaining members of THE STOOGES have paid tribute to late guitarist RON ASHETON after he was found dead at his Michigan home on Tuesday (06Jan09).
LNWF is sad to report that the legendary Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton was found dead in his Ann Arbor, Michigan home this morning, according to a report by Freep.com. Police are reporting that they received a call where the caller, who is not identified, stated they had not heard from the 60-year old in several [...]
IGGY POP and the remaining members of THE STOOGES have paid tribute to late guitarist RON ASHETON after he was found dead at his Michigan home on Tuesday (06Jan09). ...
The Stooges have released a statement following the death of guitarist and founding member Ron Asheton. “We are shocked and shaken by the news of Ron’s death. He was a great friend, brother, musician, trooper. Irreplaceable. He will be missed,” reads the statement from Iggy Pop, Scott Asheton, Mike Watt and the band’s management. “For [...]
Photo: Natkin/Wireimage Ron Asheton, guitarist and founding member of the Stooges, was reportedly found dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan this morning. He was 60. Official cause of death has not yet been announced but initial indications suggest Asheton had a heart attack. Police entered Asheton’s home and discovered his body on a couch [...]
