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These are heady days for Stooges fans.


It’s a great time to be alive for fans of the immortal proto-punk wizards, the Stooges. Jim Jarmusch’s documentary on the band, Gimme Danger, hits theaters this week, and Total Chaos: The Story of the Stooges comes out in mid-November on Third Man Books. I can tell you, based on my preview, TOTAL CHAOS is phenomenal—a must-have for all fans of the group. The book is constructed around in-depth interviews with frontman Iggy Pop, and a slew of of rarely seen memorabilia, which together tell the story of the Stooges. Those praising the band via their own contributing essays include Johnny Marr, Joan Jett, and Jack White, as well as noted scribes Johan Kugelberg and Jon Savage...

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Anyone who has read 'Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk' US Punk history must wonder how Iggy Pop survived all the debauchery and madness of three decades - he must be made out of Teflon

Gimme Danger review – Jim Jarmusch plugs into Iggy Pop's raw power...

Jim Jarmusch’s documentary tribute to Iggy Pop and the Stooges is an act of fanboy – or rather fanman – love and it is entirely beguiling. This is not an obviously Jarmuschian film and Iggy is not himself a particularly Jarmuschian character – he is too humorously direct in conversation, too cheerfully ready to render up his meaning to you right away.

This film hooks you from the start, but I was especially smitten by the record-sleeve montage of those who have absorbed the great man’s influence: great to see the Adverts’ Gary Gilmore’s Eyes.....

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016...

This Jim + Jim interview is well worth 90 mins of your time...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b39Y...
TimesTalks: Jim Jarmusch and Iggy Pop

In the new documentary film “Gimme Danger,” director Jim Jarmusch chronicles the story of one of the greatest rock–n–roll bands of all time —The Stooges. Join the award–winning indie director and rock icon Iggy Pop to hear more about “Gimme Danger,” which opened to acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival, and discover the story of The Stooges, their adventures and misadventures and their long–lasting legacy. Interviewed by The New York Times culture reporter Melena Ryzik.

I'll be buying a copy of the film and am wondering if I can justify £30 for the book. it's a bit steep but I really want to read it. Any advice gratefully received.

Update: I saw a used copy on sale for £21 incl p&p so snapped it up. I concluded I'll be unlikely to see a copy much cheaper in the next few months and who knows if it will get a paperback or digital release.

Still not read this book, but I watched the Jarmusch film last night - wonderful, of course.