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Josh Homme has said working with Iggy Pop on their collaborative album 'Post Pop Depression' was the coolest thing he's ever been a part of. Speaking...

Record shop experts have said that Morrissey risks "ripping off" his fans by selling records that he’s signed himself by the likes of David...

Iggy Pop has revealed that he once "smoked spider webs to get high." The NME Big Read: Iggy Pop – “Punk has to have a sense...

Iggy Pop has announced an exclusive London live show due to take place next month. Find more details below. The NME Big Read: Iggy Pop –...

Iggy Pop has shared the official video for his new single 'Loves Missing' – watch below. The NME Big Read: Iggy Pop – "Punk...

Nasty Cherry covered The Stooges’ classic song ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’ at their first-ever UK show. Read more: What's Your Band Called, Mate? Get...

Iggy Pop is not exactly who you think he is. Yes, he’s the punk powerhouse behind some of the greatest live performances in rock ‘n’ roll history. And yes, he's the man behind an embarrassment of killer tracks – among them ‘The Passenger’, ‘Lust For Life’, ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’, ‘Nightclubbing’, ‘Real Wild Child’ – that set a manifesto for rock ‘n’ roll excess. But, as NME Editor Charlotte Gunn finds when she meets with him in London, he’s also a kind, contemplative and curious soul who likes pink, fluffy clouds, collaborating with young artists and “rhythm tracks that go BOING BOING GGRRRRRRRR”. As he releases his eighteenth solo album ‘Free’, Pop ponders whether – after five decades at rock’s coalface – he’s finally won his “million in prizes”.

“Every now and then this voice in me says, ‘You’re getting too straight, you’re getting normal – you need some weird shit.” So said...

Iggy Pop has shared his new single ‘Sonali’ - scroll down the page to check it out now.  Read more: At 72, Iggy Pop is...