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Iggy Pop @ 2008 Baltimore Virgin Fest (more by Bao Nguyen)

The NY Times is having "A Conversation with Iggy Pop" on June 24th.

The godfather of punk takes on the language of romance and gets "dangerously near jazz" on his new album, Préliminaires, inspired by French author Michel Houellebecq's 2005 novel "The Possibility of an Island." Hear the musician discuss his influences and his work. Interviewed by Ben Ratliff, New York Times jazz and pop music critic and author of "The Jazz Ear: Conversations Over Music."

Tickets are on sale.

Iggy's last NYC appearance was at this year's Road Recovery Benefit.

posted at 10:17 AM on May 29, 2009 in music | tour dates | Comments (21)