For those who missed the 2007 reunion tour of Stooges, which found Iggy and company tearing up venues all over the place with their awesomely timeless Detroit-bred punk, rest assured that you have another chance to catch the legends live. Despite the very sad departure of Ron Asheton this past January, Iggy just announced the Stooges are returning to the road in 2010, with original guitarist James Williamson taking over duties after 30 years away from the band. (BBC News)

In case you weren’t already aware, it’s a big week here for us over here at Crawdaddy!, because our company, Wolfgang’s Vault, is “cracking the vault” and unleashing an enormous amount of incredibly preserved live music recordings from the last four decades of rock ‘n’ roll. Our boss, Eric Johnson, did this pretty thorough and informative interview, so we’ll let him speak for our collective excitement on this matter. (Popdose)

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame just turned 25, and whatever your views on the building that houses all of the memorabilia, Thursday night saw some of rock’s heaviest hitters (Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Simon and Garfunkel, to name but a few) take part in a six-hour spectacle at Madison Square Garden to celebrate the institution. (Reuters)

If you haven’t seen the movie, than maybe you didn’t know that Karen O did an amazing job on the score to Where the Wild Things Are. Check out the interview between her and the film’s mastermind, Spike Jonze. (Pitchfork)

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Woah, Elton John has been really sick with the flu and a bacterial infection. He was forced to cancel a bunch of shows, but he’s getting better and should be back rockin’ the ivories in no time. (Reuters)

Oooh pretty. Grizzly Bear with the London Symphony Orchestra on Halloween night. (Stereogum)

Certain circles on the internet have been in a tizzy today over this revealing, and disturbing, post by Titus Andronicus member Patrick Stickles about how how depraved and tasteless the Vice Halloween party was on Saturday night in Williamsburg. (Titus Andronicus Blog)