For decades we kept a small box of brittle yet cherished bootleg cassettes, including one of live, unreleased songs by Iggy Pop & the Stooges circa 1973. When it was lost we never forgave ourselves, so we're thankful that some of these tracks, performed live by the Stooges while touring their Raw Power album, will finally be released by the Stooges' James Williamson. To say his new album, Re-Licked, will be better than the Stooges' more recent releases is not to besmirch the Godfather of Punk but, hearing the first two singles — blistering songs sung by Carolyn Wonderland and the BellRays' Lisa Kekaula — we'd like to place bets. Re-Licked features the touring Stooges — Williamson, Mike Watt, Steve Mackay, and Toby Dammit — and 14 guest singers, including Gary Floyd, Jello Biafra, Mark Lanegan, J.G. Thirlwell, Teri Gender Bender, Petra Haden, Mario Cuomo, all performing with Pop's blessing. During this epic recording, the artists made a 40-minute video, which we hope is as fun to watch as Re-Licked promises to sound. After the video screens tonight, Williams will be, interviewed by RE/Search Publications estimable V. Vale.
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