Iggy Pop

Happy 77 To IGGY POP

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Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant

21 April 2024

IGGY POP was born James Newell Osterberg was born
on 21 April 1947 in Muskegon, Michigan. Happy 77 to
the authentic Godfather of Punk.

Wake up people,
and have some
lust for life.

Here comes Johnny Yen again
With the liquor and drugs
And a flesh machine
He’s gonna do another striptease

Hey man, where’d you get that lotion?
I’ve been hurting since I bought the gimmick
About something called love
Yeah, something called love
Well, that’s like hypnotizing chickens

Well, I’m just a modern guy
Of course, I’ve had it in the ear before
Been on a lust for life
‘Cause of a lust for life

I’m worth a million in prizes
With my torture film
Drive a G.T.O.
Wear a uniform
All on a government loan

I’m worth a million in prizes
Yeah, I’m through with sleeping on the sidewalk

No more beating my brains
No more beating my brains
With the liquor and drugs
With the liquor and drugs

Well, I’m just a modern guy
Of course, I’ve had it in my ear before
‘Cause of a lust for life (lust for life)
‘Cause of a lust for life (ooh)
I’ve got a lust for life (ooh)
Got a lust for life (ooh)

POP: Story – Discography – Instagram

Your Dog Will Never Bark The Same Again After Hearing Norwegian Darkwave EBM Act MELT MOTIF

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23 February 2024

Band: MELT MOTIF
Who: Norwegian/Brazilian electro act with two albums and
subsequent remix albums in two years. Check them on Spotify.

The trio has a cover out now.

They put their hands and their synths on the 3-chords 1969 punk classic
I WANNA BE YOUR DOG by Detroit‘s eternal raw power legends The Stooges.

Not an obvious choice. But Melt Motif‘s take is stupendous. They drenched the motherrocker of a track in their own industrial-techno bath, and the intoxicating
outcome is a zippy electro runner that works as a magnet on your senses and your
body actions.

Near-whispering, sensual vocals roll all over the groove fueled with bass riffs and
a glowing guitar fragment reminiscent of early New Order tunes. You get the feel
you’re a passenger on a buzzing speed-train feeding your lust for life appetite.

MELT MOTIF


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THE STOOGES

MM: Instagram

Turn Up The Volume’s 20 BEST BALLADS OF 2023

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Best ballads, reveries and lullabies of 2023

ALL TOGETHER


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TRACK-BY-TRACK

1. ‘My Submission’ by DEXYS (Birmingham, UK)


(Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Roma, Antwerp – 1 October 2023)

From the The Feminine Divine album

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2. ‘Once Upon A Poolside’ by THE NATIONAL (Cincinnati, US)

From their Two Pages Of Frankenstein LP

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3.’Morning Show’ by IGGY POP (US)

From his album Every Loser


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4.’Only Friend’ by VIAGRA BOYS (Sweden)


(Photo by Turn Up The Volume)

From their album Cave World – Deluxe edition


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5. ‘Date Night’ by LOSSLINE (Manchester)

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6. ‘A Little Bit’ by MILES FROM NOWHERE (Hamilton, Ontario)

From his debut album Slow Down

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7. ‘Man Of The Hour’ by FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES (UK)

From upcoming LP Dark Rainbow

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8. ‘Sweet Sounds Of Heaven’ by THE ROLLING STONES feat. LADY GAGA


(Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Brussels, 2021)

From the Hackney Diamonds album

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9. ‘When The Cynics Stare Back From The Wall’ by BELLE AND SEBASTIAN (Scotland)

From the band’s Late Developers LP


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10. ‘On Me’ by 32 TENS (UK)

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11. ‘Can’t Outrun The Truth’ by PETE TOWNSHEND (UK)

Stand-alone single

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12. ‘Lonely Town’ by PAUL SIMONON and GALEN AYERS (UK)

From the duo’s album Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day?

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13. ‘Fingerprints’ by TREMENDOUS (Birmingham, UK)

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14. ‘(Salt King) 0>1’ by DENNI IAN (Denmark)

From his Salt King album

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15. ‘Sphere’ by DESERT LIFE (West Wales)

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16. ‘Landlord’ by ALREADY DEAD (Boston, MA)

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17. ‘Night Of The Hunter’ by THE LIBERTINES (UK)

From their upcoming LP All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade

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18.’ Thinking About You’ by BECK (US)

Stand-alone single

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19. ‘The Silent’ by ANNIE CAPPS (Chelsea, Michigan, US)

From her How Can I Say This? album

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20. ‘Hurt A Fly’ by JUNEBUG (Brooklyn, NY)

From her 6-track EP My Therapist Told Me


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IGGY POP And TREVOR HORN Have Their Own ‘PERSONAL JESUS’

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Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant

4 November 2023

British famous singer-songwriter-producer TREVOR HORN (now 74),
who scored a No 1 UK hit in 1979 with his one-time project Buggles and their pop
tune Video Killed The Radio Star (more than 323 million streams on Spotify) has canned
an album of 11 covers. It’s called Echoes: Ancient & Modern and comes out on December 1. The record features several celebrities on vocals.

One of the covered songs is PERSONAL JESUS, the 24-Carat Depeche Mode classic
from 1990. Horn invited eternal punk IGGY POP to do the singing. An inch-perfect
decision. At the age of 76 he still sounds like he wants to be your dog. His performance here is bone-chilling.

Horn about Iggy: “Iggy adds another truth to whatever he does. We didn’t let the Johnny Cash version enter our thinking. We came to it as though there was only the Depeche Mode universe and here’s Iggy swinging it his way on some deviant variety TV show he happens to host.”

POP/HORN

DEPECHE MODE

HORN: Instagram

SUMMER PARTY PLAYLIST Part 6 – 15 Hip-Shaking Top Thrills

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29 July 2023

Turn up the heat and feel your heart beat.

It’s PART 6 of Turn Up The Volume‘s yearly hot summer playlists.
A mix of new and old tunes. A mix of adrenalin-infused punk/rock
anthems, dance fireworks, and some moony musings to end the
party when the sun comes up.

TRACK BY TRACK

1. ‘James Brown’ by SINEAD O’CONNOR (2014)


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2. ‘Milk’ by BLACK GRAPE (2023)


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3. ‘This World Is Ugly’ by CAMLANN feat. VIC RIPPA (2023)


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4. ‘Los Angeles’ by LOL TOLHURST x BUDGIE x JACKNIFE LEE feat. James Murphy


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5. ‘And Play A Game’ by JUJU (2017)


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(Photo by Turn Up The Volume)

6. ‘Kiss’ by PIG (2023)


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7. ‘I Wanna Be Software’ by GRIMES (2023)


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8. ‘Bells & Circles’ by IGGY POP & UNDERWORLD (2018)


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9. ‘Transcendent’ by MONTA (2023)


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(FB Monta)

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10. ‘Fate’ by TENDERLASH , remixed by MECHANIMAL (2022)


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11. ‘The Imajinary, Nameless Everybody In The World’ by ELEPHANT STONE (2023)


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12. ‘Pete Le Beat’ by GARETH SAGER & THE HUNGRY GHOSTS (2018)


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13. ‘Diving’ by BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB feat. HOLLY HUMBERSTONE (2013)


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14. ‘Good To Be Free’ by SUPER 8 (2023)


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15. ‘Tongue Of Kalima’ by EYEMOUTH (2023)


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ALL TOGETHER


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See/hear you next week

Happy 64 ROBERT SMITH And Happy 76 IGGY POP

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21 April 2023

Two rock icons were born the same day,
but with a difference of 12 years.
Together they are 140.

Robert Smith was born on 21 April 1959 in Blackpool, England. It’s Friday
and your birthday Mister Smith, so I’ll guess you’re in love today. Happy 64!

James Newell Osterberg Jr. better know as Iggy Pop was born on 21 April 1947 in Muskegon, Michigan. With his latest LP Every Loser released earlier this year he proofs he’s NOT a loser and still has a lot of lust for life. Happy 76!

Waking Up All The Way With IGGY POP

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Works faster and harder than caffeine

Untouchable rock beast IGGY POP launched his new – 19th – LP,
named EVERY LOSER two weeks ago. I’m sure the Pop-fanatics know
all songs by heart by now.

To keep the momentum going his label released the sinewy track
ALL THE WAY as a single now and introduced it with this fitting
Iggy visualizer.

Play it.

IGGY POP: Instagram – Facebook

IGGY POP And His LOSERS Go FRENZY On American TV

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Last Friday, the ultimate Caesar of Punk IGGY POP unleashed
his 19th solo LP, named EVERY LOSER. A hold/cold affair for
Turn Up The Volume‘s ears (review here).

To give his new record a kick up the ass Pop does some promo.
Yesterday, he set the Jimmy Kimmel Live show on fire with the most
FRENZY-ied track on the longplayer.

Jimmy Kimmel announced his musical guests as Iggy Pop and The Losers.
Famous losers that is: Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan, Red Hot Chili Peppers
drummer Chad Smith, former RHCP’s guitarist Josh Klinghoffer and Andrew Watt.

At 75 the Stoogefather is still full of frenzy.
The audience agreed and went bonkers.

Watch.

EVERY LOSER

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IGGY POP: Instagram – Facebook