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Ron Asheton

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    April 4, 2011

    Q&A: Mike Watt on Napping, Beards, the Neutral Milk Guy, and D Boon

    Mike Watt (center) and his Missingmen To dig up some remotely negative bluster thrown at flannel-flyin,' bass-pluckin' Minutemen/fIREHOSE/Stooges punk-rock guru and super-nice dude Mike Watt is no small feat. Enter Watt's ol' SST Records pal Henry Rollins for lighthearted jabs at Watt, found in Rol ... More >>

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    January 19, 2010

    Michael Jackson and the Endless Summer of Death

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    December 28, 2009

    Remembering Ellie Greenwich

    ​If you consume much media the year-end, decade-end-type pieces that basically take over at this time of year are beginning to wear especially thin. But then occasionally someone jolts you out of your desperate desire for January 1st and makes you relive some sort of aughts-related happiness o ... More >>

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    December 15, 2009

    Riot, Girls! Stooges Enter Rock Hall of Fame; ABBA, Genesis, Cliff, Hollies Also In

    ​The Stooges, who patiently rocked behind Iggy while beer bottles flew at the Michigan Theater in the late 60s and early 70s, have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rendering the honor bittersweet is guitarist Ron Asheton's death earlier this year, and music in general. Also ... More >>

  • Music

    June 10, 2009

    Sonic Youth's Rather Regressive Latest

    The Eternal doesn't break new ground, for the first time in 20-plus years

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    January 6, 2009

    Ron Asheton, 1948-2009

    Original Stooge Ron Asheton has been found dead in his apartment. Along with his work with the Stooges, Asheton played with various late-20th Century superstars including Mark Arm and Thurston Moore and (in memorable dates at Wetlands some years back) J. Mascis and Mike Watt. He rocked exceptionally ... More >>

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    February 22, 2000

    Net-Surfing Cheetahs With Hearts Full of Outtakes

    Original Stooge Ron Asheton has been found dead in his apartment. Along with his work with the Stooges, Asheton played with various late-20th Century superstars including Mark Arm and Thurston Moore and (in memorable dates at Wetlands some years back) J. Mascis and Mike Watt. He rocked exceptionally ... More >>

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