(h/t Howie for letting us know)

From The Detroit Free Press:

Ron Asheton, the influential guitarist for legendary punk band the Stooges, was found dead early this morning at his home in Ann Arbor, police said.

I feel like I was punched in the stomach, so I'm going to have to lean on the late Lester Bangs, from his epic, two-part (here and here) Of Pop and Pies and Fun (a 1970 critique of The Stooges LP Funhouse) do the heavy lifting:

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T.V. Eye from Fun House

Ever wonder if there was a common link between punk rock and heavy metal? I submit this song as that missing link. You be the judge.

Primal and unrelenting, fueled in equal parts by testosterone and Testors glue, Fun House remains, 38 years after its initial release, unmatched in its intensity. IMO.