Ron Asheton, the guitarist for rock legends The Stooges, was found dead this morning at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was 60.
The Ann Arbor News reported that Asheton's personal assistant contacted police late last night after being unable to reach the guitarist for days. When officers went to Asheton's house in the city's west side they found his body on a couch in the living room. A police spokesman told the paper he appeared to have been dead for "at least several days."
Autopsy and toxicology results are pending and will likely reveal the cause of Asheton's death. Police do not suspect foul play.
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Ex-Blag Flag frontman, lauded poet and sometimes actor, Henry Rollins, will kick off the second season of his IFC TV program, "The Henry Rollins Show," on April 13. Before the broadcast, the channel will air the 90-minute special Rollins: Uncut From Israel, which was taped during his recent trip to the Holy Land, where he played two spoken-word concerts in Tel Aviv.
The show will feature both performance and documentary footage, including trips to The Wailing Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the West Bank Security Wall.
The lineup for the first new episode of "The Henry Rollins Show," has not yet been announced but celebrity interviews this season will include Marilyn Manson, William Shatner, Ben Stiller and John Waters. Once again, each episode will feature one celebrity guest and one musical act. Musicians booked so far include Mars Volta and The Stooges. Each artist will perform two songs at Rollins' Bombshelter Studio in Los Angeles. One will be features on the show and the second will be posted on IFC.com a week before the program in which the act appears.
Last year's musicians included Slayer, The New York Dolls, Dinosaur Jr and The Rollins Band. All performances by Slayer and The New York Dolls can be seen by clicking here and then by clicking "watch clip" on the "Rollins Show" page.
Now, here's The Rollins Band with "Liar."
