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Album: Mike Watt, "Hyphenated-Man" (Original Recordings Group)

'Now, what came first,' Mike Watt asks on the lead track from 'Hyphenated-Man,' the punk legend's latest solo album - 'the thought or the man?' Even longtime fans might still scratch their heads looking for an answer to the chicken/egg riddle that is Watt's entire career. "Now, what came first," Mike Watt asks on the lead track from "Hyphenated-Man," the punk legend's latest solo album - "the thought or the man?" Even longtime fans might still scratch their heads looking for an answer to the chicken/egg riddle that is Watt's entire career.

Mike Watt plans intensive club tour behind recent opera

After a three-week stint with Iggy and the Stooges, bassist and singer/songwriter Mike Watt will join up with The Missingmen for a headlining trek that canvases the continent. // Tour dates at SoundSpike After a three-week stint with Iggy and the Stooges, bassist and singer/songwriter Mike Watt will join up with The Missingmen for a headlining trek that canvases the continent.

Lady Gaga to join Yoko's Plastic Ono Band in Los Angeles

Yoko Ono's upcoming Plastic Ono Band concert in Los Angeles will feature guest performers Lady Gaga, Iggy Pop, Perry Farrell, and Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon, among others. Yoko Ono's upcoming Plastic Ono Band concert in Los Angeles will feature guest performers Lady Gaga, Iggy Pop, Perry Farrell, and Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon, among others.

Mike Watt plots tour dates, recording sessions for spring

Former Minutemen and Stooges bassist Mike Watt will embark on a national tour this spring with his Missingmen lineup.

Heavyweights Select Songs For Sonic Youth

Eddie Vedder, Beck and Mike Watt are among the Sonic Youth fans who were tapped to select songs for a new, limited edition Sonic Youth CD to be sold exclusively at select Starbucks locations.

Briefly: Paul McCartney, Jay-Z, The Stooges, Dustin Kensrue

A new concert DVD dubbed "The Space Within US"--which captures Paul McCartney's Sept. 15, 2005 "US" tour performance in Miami--is due in stores Nov. 14.

Briefly: Mike Watt, Adema, Metallica, Wakarusa

Mike Watt and his band the Secondmen are set to tour Europe April 4-May 15; the itinerary is posted at Watt's website.

Minutemen documentary to premiere in band's hometown

"We Jam Econo--The Story of the Minutemen," a feature-length documentary chronicling the storied early '80s punk-rock band, is set to premiere Feb. 25 at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, CA.

Mike Watt plans summer/fall jaunt behind 'Middle Stand'

Mike Watt's long-delayed third solo album, "The Secondman's Middle Stand," hits stores on Aug. 24, and the punk-rock icon will back it with an arduous North American tour that visits 50 cities in two months.

Briefly: Tom Petty, Usher, The Who, John Whitehead, Mike Watt

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' upcoming releases will include a live album and a new best-of set, Petty said in a recent interview.
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