Back in 1997, director Todd Haynes convinced a bunch of indie rock and punk pillars to join forces and soundtrack Velvet Goldmine, his 1998 homage to the glam-rock era.
The supergroup he formed was named WYLDE RATTTZ, and it consisted of THE STOOGES’ Ron Asheton, SONIC YOUTH’s Thurston Moore and Steve Shelley, MUDHONEY’s Mark Arm, THE STOOGES and MINUTEMEN’s Mike Watt, Sean Lennon, Don Fleming, and Jim Dunbar.
Years later, a cover of THE STOOGES’ track “Fun House” they recorded way back when has been unearthed for the first time.
As Spin reports, WYLDE RATTTZ uploaded their “Fun House” cover to Bandcamp to celebrate the 50th anniversary of THE STOOGES’ second album, Fun House.
Their rendition features Asheton, Moore, Watt, Shelley, Arm, and saxophonist Sabir Mateen drawing the already expansive song into a 12-minute-long epic.
Stream the previously unreleased cover below.
photo by Danny Clinch