Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop talks minimalism, Olivia Rodrigo adds gloss—The White Stripes enter Hall

Iggy Pop ushers The White Stripes into the Rock Hall 2025 with an introduction thick with respect and restraint, praising both Jack White’s formidable energy and Meg White’s calculated minimalism. Meg is notably absent, her silence echoing louder than any acceptance speech.

Olivia Rodrigo and Feist lead a tribute performance, repurposing the band’s stripped-down anthems into something slicker and more ornamental. The evening balances reverence with spectacle, a ceremony looping through fuzzed-out nostalgia and polished homage.

Iggy Pop dusts off ‘Punkrocker’ live—Superman and kindness made him do it

Iggy Pop surfaces ‘Punkrocker’ live for the first time, nearly two decades after its original 2006 release with electro-rock outfit Teddybears. The track emerges from the shadows of his lesser-known discography, now basking briefly in cinematic glow thanks to its placement in the closing scene of James Gunn’s new Superman reboot.

At Portland’s Project Pabst Festival, Pop closes his set with the song, echoing the film’s wry declaration: “Kindness is the real punk rock.”