Hell's Kitchen Radio #567: Lust for Life: The Solo Adventures of Iggy Pop - Part 2

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So nice I had to do it twice! 

Welcome to part 2 of my Iggy Pop birthday celebration. This week I focus on his incredible solo career. Across 19 solo records since the implosion of The Stooges, James "Iggy Pop" Westerberg continued to reinvent himself and (almost) always stay ahead of the pack. 

I broke this show up into five sets that you can check out below; hitting on all 19 of his solo efforts. A few of these tunes you may have heard before, but I can bet there are a few you haven't and a those will knock you out of your shoes. 

I honestly feel that Iggy is still hitting in all the right ways. Though I love his punk cred, I also love the risks he's taken with his art as he shares other influences, all the while influencing others to take a leap of faith in their own music merriment. 

Check out week one, where it's all Stooges and Stooges-influenced tunes, here.

There's a lot to take in here, so enjoy and please share.

jh

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Set 1: Rebirth (1977)
"Sister Midnight" (The Idiot, 1977)
"China Girl" (The Idiot, 1977)
"Lust for Life" (Lust for Life, 1977)
"The Passenger" (Lust for Life, 1977)

Set 2: Chaos and Experimentation (1979–1982)
"Five Foot One" (New Values, 1979)
"I'm Bored" (New Values, 1979)
"I'm A Conservative" (Soldier, 1980)
"Bang Bang" (Party, 1981 — co-written with Ivan Kral)
"Run Like a Villain" (Zombie Birdhouse, 1982)

Set 3: Comeback King (1986–1990)
"Real Wild Child (Wild One)" (Blah-Blah-Blah, 1986)
"Cry for Love" (Blah-Blah-Blah, 1986 — produced with Bowie)
"Cold Metal" (Instinct, 1988)
"Candy" feat. Kate Pierson (Brick by Brick, 1990)

Set 4: The Raw and the Refined (1993–1996)
"Home" (Brick by Brick, 1990)
"Wild America" (American Caesar, 1993)
"Louie Louie" (American Caesar, 1993)
"Look Away" (Naughty Little Doggie, 1996)

Set 4.5: The Raw and the Refined (1999–2003)
"Corruption" (Avenue B, 1999 — a somber, introspective album)
"Mask" (Beat 'em Up, 2001)
"Little Electric Chair" feat. The Stooges (Skull Ring, 2003)

Set 5: The Elder Statesman (2009–Present)
"King of the Dogs" (Préliminaires, 2009 — jazzy and French-tinged)
"Ready to Die" (Ready to Die, 2013 — partial Stooges reunion but marketed solo)
"Gardenia" (Post Pop Depression, 2016 — produced with Josh Homme)
"Frenzy" (Every Loser, 2023 — hard, fast, and furious)

Closing out
"Don't Go Gentle Into That Good Night" (Free, 2019)

Hell's Kitchen Radio #566: Birthday of the Punk Godfather - Part One

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I live for a good tribute show. And I could not think of a better person to pay tribute to then gool ol' James "Iggy Pop" Osterberg, who turned 78 on Monday night. 

Hot damn, this was a fun one to put together. Iggy's much more intelligent than you think. He ran that band. He's run all of his bands. He's the lyricist, the one who eggs on the audience to a frenzy. He's the one who makes sure you're never going to forget what you witnessed that night, and clamor for more...always more.

I recently read "Total Chaos" by Jeff Gold, who sat with Iggy for a few days, showing him old pictures and realia from days gone by, hoping for a few words in remembrance. What he got blew him (and every fan) away. I cannot recommend this book enough if you're a fan of Iggy and the Stooges, and that period of time. 

Much of that book he speaks about the music that influenced his songwriting. Therefore, I just had to
include many of those songs in this show. You'll note a tune from an artist followed by a Stooges song. I think you understand the implication.

I work my way through the first three Stooges LPs on this show, along with talking about the history of Iggy and the band.

I'll be hosting part two next Monday, April 28th, where I'll focus on Iggy's solo career, as well as the Stooges reunion.

There's too much to share. I just may need to host a part three!

Enjoy and please share.

jh

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Highway Child: Jimi Hendrix
I Wanna Be You Dog: The Stooges
Tribal Gathering: The Byrds

1969: The Stooges
I Walk The Line: Johnny Cash
No Fun: The Stooges

Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt: Pharoah Sanders
Little Doll: The Stooges

Happening Ten Years Time Ago: Yardbirds
I'm Sick of You: The Stooges

Loose (Demo): The Stooges
Loose: The Stooges
Down in the Street (Single mix): The Stooges

TV Eye: The Stooges
Dirt: The Stooges

1970: The Stooges
Search and Destroy: Iggy and the Stooges
Gimme Danger: Iggy and the Stooges

Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell: Iggy and the Stooges

Hell's Kitchen Radio #565: What Am I Scheming At?

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I missed you all last week when I saw Melvins and Napalm Death at Great American Music Hall. How much fun was that? I think we both know the answer to that one. And to top it off, Jello Biafra joined in the fun singing Nazi Punks Fuck Off and ended the song with a stage dive. Good God, Man, people had to carry you. You practically took someone's head off.

Great show though. 

This was an inspired show. There's a flow in the musical sets. Just take a look for yourself. Do you see it? You see it, right? You see it? 

Paying some love to Amyl and the Sniffers to start out. I took the fabulous Lauson Hell to see them last week at The Fox Theater. There's some new Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. You do have your tickets to the show at the Bill Graham Civic in May, right?

Can I confide in you? I'll have to wait until you leave a comment or something. 

I'll wait.

In the meantime, there's some spaghetti westers, jazz flute, misogynist funk, obscure SF punk, not-so-obscure SF punk. Then I moved the punk down the coast and eventually across the pond. Do we still say that? I end with some Linda Lindas because they ROCK!

Monday, April 21st I'm hosting an Iggy Pop birthday special, part one. I can't wait to celebrate Papa Stooge. Tune in and be my dog.

Enjoy and please share.

jh   

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Control: Amyl and the Sniffers
The Rite of Spring: Hubert Laws

Frogs: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Muleskinner: Harry Belafonte

Images: Sun Ra Arkestra

Canto Di Morte #3: Gianfranko and Gian Piero Reverberi (Preparati La Bara! - 1968)

The Ecstasy of Gold: Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly)

It's A Man's Man's Man's World: James Brown and His Famous Flames

Fool For You: GUM/Ambrose Kenny-Smith

Dumpster Fire: Pancho and the Wizards

Blue and Her Strawberry Balloon: Sgt. Splendor

Now: Negativland (GUNS)

The Slow Version: Pop-O-Pies

Mirror: Sleepers

Savage: Nuns

Nazi Punks Fuck Off: Dead Kennedys

Tossing Coins Into the Fountain of Fuck: Melvins and Napalm Death

Gimme Gimme Gimme: Black Flag

John Wayne Was A Nazi: MDC

The Light, The Heart: Flipper

Manimal: Germs

Rise: PIL

Neighbourhood of Infinity: The Fall

Resolution/Revolution: The Linda Lindas

From The First Hello To The Last Goodbye: Jane Morgan