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October 1, 1996 - Drum Media - Australia
Not waiting around for if and when the Stooges reformation happens, guitarist, Ron Asheton has a new album out called Thin, Slim & None/Flunkie that was recorded with Michigan's Empty Set. On the Thin, Slim & None side of thIngs there's the obligatory Stooges' raves like Down On The Street which is actually pretty damn tame and a segue from something called Don't Know into The Stooges' 1969 that gets the pulse rate moving upward. In addition there's a killer track that'll swear is a renamed version of New Order's (one of Asheton's post Stooges' bands with The MC5's Dennis Thompson) Lucky Strike. The Flunkie recordings were done at L.A.'s Coconut Teaser in early 1992 with more Stooges' stuff like TV Eye, 1969 and I Wanna Be Your Dog plus come writing collabs with Destroy All Monsters' siren, Niagara and blues standard, Hoochie Coochie Man. This is more the Michigan Muscule stuff of legend though why people particularly the original soldiers can't dump Wanna Be Your Dog - punk's answer to Smoke On The Water - once and for all is beyond me. The really cool thing about this set is the liner notes. There's an interview from Lemon mag (R.I.P.) in which Scott Richardson, he of SRC and Asheton's pre Stooges' Chosen Few interviews the band and a rave by Mike Davis of the MC5. Cool!
September 25, 1996 - Rave Magazine - Australia
As rumours abound of an imminent Stooges reunion, guitar guru Ron Asheton and his outfit The Empty Set bring a new dose of Detroit Rock and Roll to the fore with Thin, Slim & None/Flunkie. Initially formed with former Destroy All Monsters axeman Larry Miller, The Empty Set recruited Asheton into their lineup after Miller's departure. The released compilation of the Thin, Slim & None and Flunkie records features several Stooges numbers and plenty of Empty Set originals. The album is out on Birdcage through TWA.
September 24, 1996 - Beat (Sydney) - Australia
Never since the height of their popularity have the members of the Stooges enjoyed such popularity. First Iggy's in the limelight with his tentative plans to reassemble the band for a new album, and now Stooges guitar legend Ron Asheton appears as one of the head narrators in the best selling book Please Kill Me: The History of Punk. Seeing that it was time to muscle in on the musical side of things, Asheton and his band mates The Empty Set have recorded a chunky lump of rock called Thin, Slim & None/Flunkie. Originals like Roman Holiday and Packed Ice have been reworked and rock along with a slew of new tracks. It's a triumphant return - the only question that remains now is will we see Ron Asheton in Australia soon?
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