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There's a reason why many consider Iggy Pop the godfather of punk -- every single punk band of the past and present has either knowingly or unknowingly borrowed a thing or two from Pop and his late-'60s/early-'70s band, the Stooges. Born on April 21, 1947, in Muskegon, MI, James Newell Osterberg was raised by his parents (his father was an English teacher) in a trailer park close to Ann Arbor, in nearby Ypsilanti. Intrigued by rock & roll (as well as such non-musical, monotonous, and mechanical sounds as hi... Read More

The Doors, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, The Who and The Kinks

Broder Daniel, R.E.M, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Simple Minds, The Strokes, The Wannadies, Henry Rollins, Peaches, Peter Murphy, Pixies, Chris Cornell, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Perry Farrell, British Sea Power, Frank Black, Nick Cave and Ian McCulloch