(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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Stooges
	Artist: Stooges

Got a favorite about being bored?

The Stooges
	Artist: The Stooges

Saturday! Y'all have fun. And remember that our sister site Newstalgia has for its backstage weekend concert, Portishead Live At Glastonbury - 1998.

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.

Although there were precursors-- like the Stooges and the Velvets-- most music historians date the beginning of the punk rock movement with the release of the first Ramones album early in 1976. The second single released by Sire from that album is a song that has never lost its controversiality, "53rd & 3rd." Dee Dee wrote it and it refers to his days as a male prostitute. I've talked with each of the Ramones about this and even they didn't agree with each other about what the lyrics mean! The corner was a notorious hotspot for pre-Internet gay prostitutes. But now there's a Citibank skyscraper there. What's your favorite Ramones song?