If only the video and audio quality in this clip were better! Iggy Pop at the first peak of his greatness (I think he's still pretty great), talking about how the technology and industrial ambience of his hometown Detroit influenced the "raw power" that became his trademark sound. He revea... More.
A Japanese property developer has rebuilt a 100-year-old English country church at 3/4 scale on the 22nd floor of a tower in central Osaka. The developer hopes to capitalise on the Japanese vogue for being married in traditional English churches, offering a low-cost, local alternative to flying to ... More.
In a new exhibit opening in just a few weeks, conceptual artist Jonathon Keats will propose an antimatter-based mirror economy designed to boom as the regular-ole economy continues to tank.
"Economic equilibrium is upset by our unbalanced pursuit of material wealth," says the artist. "My plan is... More.
I guess commodity prices just spiked again: a gang ripped a kilometer of copper phone wire out of an English street, presumably for the scrap value. 800 homes and businesses lost phone service and it's going to cost GBP45K to repair the damage.
Sussex Police said the underground cable was cut and ... More.
There's been an accident. The young scientist--or, perhaps, his lab assistant or friends--stands stunned. He knows he's been washed in a massive dose of radiation. He knows his life will never be the same.
In the real-world, the victims of criticality accidents spend time in the hospital. Some di... More.
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Is that blonde guy David Bowie? He sure looks like Bowie and Iggy and Bowie used to be roomies in 1977 in Berlin with Iggy writing songs for Bowie and vice-versa.
Iggy Pop on the evening news in Cincinnati, 1970. The commentary from the broadcaster is precious.
No, he says he's going to do "Sister Midnight". I think it's this clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdciK2Axc4A
@John Napsterista, awesome!
@Mista Spakuru - Ah thanks, updated the post to include both! They're clearly from the same show.
"That's...peanut butter."
What a great find... "Who do your parents feel about your working without your jacket on?" Hahahaha. And he gets his influence from electric shavers. Priceless.
Iggy singing about dark incestuous desire on Dinah Shore's squeaky clean TV show. Pinch me. I must be dreaming.
I love how she calls him by his real name and he's almost humbled by her. A friend of mine always imitates this interview, saying Jimmy in that soft spoken southern belle accent.
Oh, yeah. Soupy Sales sons were Tony and the Tigers in the 60's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVqxSd6EfIg
The Sales brothers were never in The Stooges. They were the rhythm section for Iggy solo on Lust For Life and the following tours. (Later they were, lest we forget, the same for Tin Machine. Oh dear.)
I love the cut to Bowie, smoking on the set. It was a different time...
I had Iggy's dad for English at Fordson High School in Dearborn MI (go Tractors!). I remember his dad (Mr. James Osterberg Senior) telling us that Junior was going to be on Dinah Shore and I caught the show after school. There was a time when the mere mention of Iggy's name brought immediate retribution from Mr. Pop, but by this time (1976?) they had reconciled, and Mr. Osterberg would regale us with stories from the road (kids were shooting staple guns at the band in Russia) and home ("we had Bowie over for spaghetti last night"). Take a picture of Iggy today, give him a flat top in photoshop and he'd look exactly like his dad.
One of my favorite teachers...
@annoyingmouse, corrected, thanks!
@gpeare, WOW. Amazing!
Hey, @gpeare, don't forget Iggy's appearance as a suburban dad (and recurring character) in The Adventures of Pete and Pete in the mid-1990s. That show also featured Syd Straw and some other fabulous weird actors and musicians. And a freaking awesome theme song.
The performance with Bowie was on the same show. Iggy talked about mutilating himself on stage with a broken bottle with Dinah and David was just grinning away in the background with a "That's my buddy Iggy!" look on his face.
However what was even more strange was the guest that followed Iggy was Rosemary Clooney, another self mutilator.
This is one of my favor moments in TV history
This is one of the best things I've ever seen. Love how humble and polite Iggy is with Dinah. He's a nice boy. Makes his parents proud. Proud enough to fix his teeth. Every single thing about that interview is awesome.