Iggy and the Stooges-Shake Appeal feature by John M. Ellison IV

August 23, 2011 marked a monument of earth shaking events! Will and Jada Pinkett Smith separated! Well, not really just some dumb rumor. Oh yeah there was also a 6.0 EARTHQUAKE THAT I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF!!! Okay, well, 5.9 —FINE 5.8 earthquake that shook almost the entire east coast and some parts of Canada and the Midwest! Sorry folks, not used to this. Like how most people from L.A. aren’t used to rain either. Actually, this isn’t the first time that an earthquake has happened in Maryland. In fact a 3.6 earthquake occurred in the Maryland/D.C. area on July 16, 2010.

Luckily, everybody’s fine and no major structural damage or casualties were reported. So in this case, I thought I’d post up “Shake Appeal” off of Iggy and the Stooge’s “Raw Power” album! This proto-punk gem laced with the fuzzy, over driven guitar work of James Williams and wailing vocals of Iggy Pop was one of the few thoughts that was on my mind throughout the day. Well that song and the main thought of “HOLY CRAP IS THIS AN EARTHQUAKE?!” Enjoy.