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Iggy & The Stooges - From the Basement

Iggy & The Stooges

Iggy & The Stooges - From the Basement

Four years into their acclaimed reunion, and about to release a new LP, Iggy and the Stooges deliver a riveting performance for Nigel Godrich's "From the Basement" series that captures the band — original members Iggy Pop, and Ron and Scott Asheton joined by ex-Minutemen bassist Mike Watt — in rare form.

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