The 50 Best Music Videos of the Decade (2000-2009)
Apologies to Kanye, but while BeyoncĂ© had some great videos over the last 10 years, none of them were quite strong enough to make this list. And hold on just a minute, Taylor Swift—that goes for you, too... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayJack White Talks About Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Britney Spears At Dublin College
On Sunday night, Dead Weather/White Stripes/Raconteurs rocker Jack White paid a visit to an audience of Trinity College students in Dublin, only this time without a guitar hanging from his neck.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBrendan Benson: My Old, Familiar Friend
Brendan Benson is more famous for being overshadowed by... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsThe Dead Weather to Premiere New Song on Cinemax
Consider it a collaboration on top of a collaboration: Director Jonathan Glazer, responsible for major feature films like Sexy Beast and Birth as well as award-winning Radiohead music videos, has joined forces with supergroup The Dead Weather to direct the band's newest short. The Dead Weather already boasts an all-star lineup, including Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age), Jack White (The White Stripes/The Raconteurs), Jack Lawrence (The Greenhornes/The Raconteurs) and Alison Mosshart (The Kills).... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe Raconteurs to kick off Bonnaroo 365
In an effort to reach a wider audience and kick-start anticipation for its 2009 festival, Bonnaroo will launch a new program entitled Bonnaroo 365 that lets fans stream past performances and download free audio content. The Raconteurs, one of the big-name bands of last year's festival, were the first act available as of this past Sunday, Jan. 11.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRaconteurs tap Skaggs, Monroe for "Old Enough" remake
Jack White may have some strange habits, but laurel-resting isn't one of them. The Raconteurs recently announced in a press release that they've enlisted country luminary Ricky Skaggs and up-and-comer Ashley Monroe to give Consolers of the Lonely single "Old Enough" a bluegrass treatment.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMurder, They Wrote
[Above: The Raconteurs]Traditional murder ballads evolved from mandolin-drenched morality tales into gangsta-rap boasts and contemporary-country rallying cries. Today indie rockers also delve into the tormented psyche. Hence, some murderous modern classics, all suitable for a spin on grandpappy’s Victrola.... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesDebut of New American Music Union Festival A Hit
The Raconteurs' Jack White at the New American Music Union Festival, photo by C.C. Chapman Last weekend, American Eagle Outfitters launched its inaugural music festival, New American Music Union, in the SouthSide Works area of Pittsburgh. A sold-out crowd of 10,000 was treated to performances from Bob Dylan, The Raconteurs, Gnarls Barkley, The Roots and Spoon, among others, all under the curation of Red Hot Chili Pepper Anthony Kiedis.... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusThe Raconteurs - New York City - Terminal 5 - 5/30/08
Photos taken at Terminal 5 by Ken Bachor... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsJack White pens poem for Detroit
Over-achieving Shaun Brumber gets some warm words from his literary hero at the end of 2002 college-admissions flick Orange County: "Every good writer has a conflicted relationship with the place he grew up," the good writer moralizes. Examples? "Joyce, Faulkner, Tolstoy."... read more
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