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Photo by Pacific Dream Photography A few weeks ago we posted about James Williamson's foray into childrens' music with "I Love My Tutu." Now you can listen to the b-side of his collaborative single with  Lisa Kekaula of The Bellrays, "Never Far From Where the Wild Things Are." Meant as a tribute to the iconic book Where the Wild Things Are , the b-side is decidedly louder and more rocking than "I Love My Tutu." The song was originally written by Williamson's son Jamie, and then worked out by James. It's much closer to Iggy & The Stooges than you would expect from a song about a kids' book, but that's what makes this so fantastic. You can buy the single for "I Love My Tutu" and "Never Far From Where the Wild Things Are" via iTunes . Proceeds will benefit Project Hawai'i , which helps homeless children in Hawaii. This is the first of three collaborative singles James Williamson plans to release this y...

Photo by Pacific Dream Photography James Williamson is responsible for some of the greatest riffs in the history of rock. While playing with Iggy & The Stooges on Raw Power , he became a legend with "Search & Destroy," "Gimme Danger," "Raw Power," etc. He is an absolute rock god. The last thing you would expect him to be doing now is playing ukulele on a kids' song about grandparents, right? Well... here's "I Love My Tutu." Tutu is the Hawaiian word for grandmother. Williamson wrote it while playing ukulele for his granddaughter, and then decided to have Lisa Kekaula of The Bellrays sing the track for the recording. Most likely you'll choose Raw Power  over "I Love My Tutu," but it's still a fun song, and better than 99% of what your kids probably listen to.  "I Love My Tutu" will be available commercially on June 17. It will have a b-side titled "Never Far From Where the Wild Things Are,...

Recorded live at Ann Arbor ’s Michigan Theater on April 19, 2011, this DVD documents the tribute concert performed by Iggy & The Stooges for Ron Asheton, the late Stooges guitarist who passed away in 2009. For something that could have been such a somber occasion, the performance is anything but, which makes it the perfect tribute for Rolling Stone’s 60 th Greatest Guitarist of All Time. The concert begins with a 20 minute introduction by Henry Rollins . After explaining the creativity Ron’s playing style was and how much The Stooges mean to him (and sharing a story about introducing The Stooges to a young, foreign fan), Rollins joins the Stooges for the opening song, “I Got a Right.” Iggy immediately takes over frontman duties, and dispels any concern this will be a sedate performance by bringing enough fans onstage to fill the entire stage (complete with crowdsurfers) by the 4 th song, “Shake Appeal.” The Stooges run through 20 total songs selected from their 3 studio a...