Listen to Jack White and Alicia Keys' James Bond theme
If you think Jack White and Alicia Keys make for strange bedfellows, you're not alone. But, at long last, the unlikely pair have debuted their collaboration "Another Way to Die," which will be featured in the upcoming James Bond flick Quantum of Solace. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJack 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
Found in: Culture, NewsWhite Stripes release single, get sued by DJ
In what seems like severely delayed vengeance, a Canadian radio host is suing Jack and Meg White for their sampling of her radio show at the beginning of the song “Jumble Jumble” from their 2000 release De Stijl. Dominique Payette, once-radio host and now professor at Laval University, is suing the band for $70,000 for the unauthorized use of the 10-second clip. When a former listener told her about the clip in March 2007, she wrote a letter in an attempt to remove the record from shelves and receive compensation for the use of her voice. According to Wired, Payette... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Greatest Riffs of the 21st Century (So Far)
A great rock riff does more than rattle your spine—it creeps deep into your head. To make its way into the canon of great riffs alongside, say, “Purple Haze” or “Smoke on the Water,” a riff has to be more than just acrobatic, fierce or played at high volume... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesWhite Stripes shoot new video, record with Beck
All my Icky Thump fans out there, sing it with me: "Coooooooooonquuuest!" Jack and Meg White certainly spiced up that old Patti Page tune with their cover, much as they did to "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" a few years back. And soon we'll have a video to match the Spanish-inflected Stripes version of the number, according to a recent newsletter the band sent out. Filmed in Artesia, Calif., the clip depicts Jack White as a heroic matador. The guitar-slinger actually trained with bullfighter Dennis Borba to bring some authenticity to his depiction. That's dedication, baby.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe White Stripes cancel fall tour
According to Billboard.com, it was announced that dynamic duo The White Stripes have canceled their fall tour. The band says: "The White Stripes sincerely apologize to their fans. We hate to let people down and are very sorry." The band's site says that drummer Meg White is "suffering from acute anxiety and is unable to travel at this time." No plans to reschedule have been made as of yet, and refunds are available. Here are the cancelled dates: September 13 - Albuquerque, N.M @ Kiva Auditorium 15 - Austin, Tx. @ Austin City Limits 16 - Austin, Tx. @ Stubb's... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe White Stripes Play Us a Little Number
Jack and Meg White celebrate a decade playing together as The White Stripes by releasing yet another stellar album, Icky Thump... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesThe White Stripes: Icky Thump
Jack and Meg circle back to riveting classic rock and carny-bark read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsWhite Stripes show at 'Icky Thump Records'
The White Stripes, or at least the Official White Stripes Extreme Shop Makeover Team*, are turning the former West Hollywood Tower Records into a specially constructed “Icky Thump Records” store for a small, promotional show. Only the first 200 fans who buy their new album, Icky Thump, at that very location beginning midnight, June 18 will make it inside the band’s first Los Angeles show since December, 2005. If the Whites build it, people will camp. Hopefully some guy will show up in a Darth Vader outfit, just for the thrill of the line. The show itself is on Wednesday,... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWhite Stripes Announce Friday Show in Nashville
In a move of utter last-minute proportions, the White Stripes have announced that they will perform a show this very Friday, May 18, at the Cannery Ballroom in Nashville, Tenn. The Stripes' website is calling this show "intimate" without further explanation, but a quick glance at the Citysearch entry for the Cannery Ballroom finds users replying in the affirmative when questioned whether or not said venue is crowded. This probably means that you'll want to pay close attention to the pre-sale that launches at noon central time tomorrow (Thursday, May 17) on WhiteStripes.com. Keep in mind the two-ticket limit, though,... read more
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