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Yet another “Iggy Pop was from Ypsilanti” post

By Mark | April 5, 2018

Since this website launched, we’ve debated several times whether or not, as Ypsilantians, we can legitimately claim Iggy Pop as one of our own. I’ve argued for years that we can, as I seem to recall having heard him describe himself years ago as having been from Ypsilanti, but I’ll admit that the connection is […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Pop Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Coachville, David Bowie, drug busts, Iggy Pop, New York, Rochester | 12 Comments

John Sinclair on his efforts to bring down the U.S. government, superintendent Ben Edmondson on the state of Ypsi schools, and musician Cash Harrison on the inspirational power of heartache… on episode 49 of the Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | September 19, 2016

The last episode of the Saturday Six Pack is now available online. If you’re so inclined, you can either scroll to the bottom of this post, where you’ll find the Soundcloud audio embedded, or just click over to iTunes, were you can download it in podcast form. I know it doesn’t mean much coming from […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Education, History, Politics, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1960's, 1968, 1969, 1971, Alan Haber, Albion College, Beach Boys, beatniks, Benjamin Edmondson, Bill Haley and His Comets, black Muslim, Black Muslims in America, Black Panthers, black separatism, Bleak house, bombs, Brendan Toller, Buick, Cash Harrison, Charles Dickens, Chick Berry, Chris Sandon, Chuck Berry, CIA, class, communes, cops, Danny Fields, Danny Says, Dave Valler, Davison, Detroit Riot, dismantling of public education, Domino's, Domino's Pizza, Down Beat, dropouts, drug fiends, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Elijah Mohammed, Flint, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, fucking, Grande Ballroom, greasers, guns, hippies, hipster, hipsters, Huey P. Newton, Iggy and the Stooges, Iggy Pop, Jazz, John Lennon, John Sinclair, John Sinclair Freedom Rally, Leni Sinclair, Malcolm X, marijuana, Maybellene, MC5, Miles Davis, Mothers of Invention, Muhammed Speaks, music, Nation of Islam, panties, Patrick Elkins, police, pot, poverty, President Dave, prison, prison reform, Psychedelic Rangers, public education, punk rock, Pussy Riot, R&B, race and poverty, racism, revolution, rhetoric of violent revolution, rhythm and blues, Rob Tyner, Rock and Roll, SDS, Shaka Senghor, Students for a Democratic Society, Tanya Bowman, The Eagles, threats to public education, Tom Hayden, Trans-Love Energies, University of Michigan, White Panther Party, Xavier Small, YCS, Yoko Ono, Ypsilanti Community Schools | 7 Comments

If you see Iggy tomorrow, leave a comment here and let me know

By Mark | April 18, 2011

I took tomorrow off from work. I’ve got a friend flying in from Minnesota to see the big Ron Asheton memorial concert with me, and our plan is to bum around Ann Arbor all day, visiting the bars that still exist from 20 years ago, when we lived together on Catherine Street, and talking about […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 1974, Henry Rollins, I Wanna Be Your Dog, Iggy and the Stooges, Iggy Pop, Iggy Pop statue, Love Jones and the Extra Toes, Metallic K.O., Michigan Palace, Nazi uniforms and the men who wear them, Neutral Zone, Ron Asheton, Ron Asheton Foundation, Scott Asheton, the Joe Piscopo of punk, The Stooges | 26 Comments

Louis Overstreet gives way to Iggy Pop

By Mark | January 26, 2010

I was just turned on to Reverend Louis Overstreet by Brian Turner at WFMU. According to Turner, Overstreet “made people go flippin punk rock crazy way before Iggy or 77.” And here’s video of Overstreet performing “Working On The Building Praise” to prove it. It’s some of the most beautiful stuff I’ve ever heard. Oh, […]