Like a mash between a crusty noise troupe and a classic rock crew, Howlin Rain's self-titled 2006 debut mixed roots rock with fried psychedelics. Now, expanded to a quintet minus Sunburned Hand Of The Man drummer John Moloney, but still... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP VOLUME XXV: HEAR NEW HOWLIN RAIN, WIN A WHITE STRIPES SCARF»
Posted on February 20, 2008 in (4 comments)
Tags: Howlin Rain | The White Stripes
As you may have heard, the White Stripes have decided to release a Spanish version of their Patti Page cover -- so now, instead of "Conquest," we also have "Conquista." Jack, you are the king of method singing. Along with... CONTINUE READING NEW LAS RAYAS BLANCAS VIDEO - "CONQUISTA"»
Posted on February 7, 2008 in (12 comments)
Tags: Brian Jonestown Massacre | The White Stripes
Not literally. But as previously reported, the duo's "Conquest" single does include a trio of tunes produced by the midnite vulture himself. Currently, you can nab the "Conquest" single at iTunes USA or you can traipse to the band's MySpace... CONTINUE READING THE WHITE STRIPES TAKE BECK BULLFIGHTING»
Posted on December 12, 2007 (6 comments)
Tags: Beck | The White Stripes
Who knew Icky Thump would turn out to be the White Stripes' world cultures album. There's the Anglophilic pearly kings and queen cover, the every-province-in-Canada touring, and the emerging Hispanic element: a south of the border romp for the "Icky... CONTINUE READING NEW WHITE STRIPES VIDEO - "CONQUEST"»
Posted on November 26, 2007 in (9 comments)
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When not selling Cadillacs, or being covered by everybody, Dylan's hanging with famous Detroit bullfighter Jack White and friends to finish up a few lost honkytonk tunes. According to Paste, they're composing the music to Hank Williams's unused lyrics. ... CONTINUE READING BOB DYLAN, JACK WHITE WORK ON LOST HANK WILLIAMS SONGS»
Posted on November 16, 2007 (6 comments)
Tags: Bob Dylan | Hank Williams | Jack White | The White Stripes
Jack acted the gringo and Meg the one-eyed Mexican prostitute in the video for "Icky Thump" and continuing with that general vibe, he goes Hemmingway on us, playing a bullfighter in the new video for "Conquest." No word on what... CONTINUE READING JACK WHITE FIGHTS A BULL, WHITE STRIPES MAKE B-SIDES WITH BECK»
Posted on November 14, 2007 (5 comments)
Tags: Beck | Jack White | The White Stripes
After 10+ years of The Daily Show and piggybacking on-line as part of the Comedy Central site, Jon Stewart and friends finally have their own bona fide web address. It launched yesterday at noon EST and is set to include... CONTINUE READING THE DAILY SHOW UPGRADES ITS WEB PRESENCE»
Posted on October 19, 2007 in (15 comments)
Tags: Jon Stewart | Neil Young | The White Stripes | Tom Waits
Getting a lot of emails posing that question this afternoon, though the post title comes via reader Michael DeNight. The Stripes sent out cryptic little newsletter today:To: White Stripes Fans Subject: ? Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:08:25 -0700 From:... CONTINUE READING "WHAAAT ARE THE WHITE STRIPES UP TO?"»
Posted on October 12, 2007 (31 comments)
Tags: The White Stripes
For the first time in probably forever, we had a weekend that saw more Meg related tips come in than those detailing the exploits of her other White half, but still a lot of you wrote us about Jack's recent... CONTINUE READING JACK WHITE JOINS BOB DYLAN FOR "ONE MORE CUP OF COFFEE"»
Posted on September 24, 2007 in (8 comments)
Tags: Bob Dylan | Jack White | The White Stripes
The Stripes may have canceled their tour due to Meg's "acute anxiety," but it looks like maybe she's found some ways of relieving it. Of course, when we asked y'all for suggestions about what could've caused the duress, we had... CONTINUE READING MEG WHITE SEX TAPE?»
Posted on September 24, 2007 in , (146 comments)
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The Whites may be sidelined a spell due to Meg's high anxiety, but the Stripes aren't leaving us without stuff to play with. The band's just released the "You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)"... CONTINUE READING NEW ACOUSTIC AND FRATTY WHITE STRIPES B-SIDES»
Posted on September 20, 2007 in (12 comments)
Tags: Jack White | The White Stripes
As mentioned, there were toilet and Arcade fires at this weekend's Austin City Limits, but nary a White Stripe (unless you count all the coke backstage -- just kidding, Indigo Girls!). We're saddened by Meg's acute anxiety (which caused she... CONTINUE READING WHAT STRESSED OUT MEG WHITE?»
Posted on September 17, 2007 (14 comments)
Tags: The White Stripes
Even though we've managed to catch the Stripes twice this year already, we'd be lying if we didn't say their set at this weekend's Austin City Limits festival was a big reason for our heading down to Austin on Friday.... CONTINUE READING WHITE STRIPES BAIL ON ACL, CITE "NERVOUS BREAKDOWN"»
Posted on September 11, 2007 (43 comments)
Tags: Arturo O'Farrill | Austin City Limits | Ra Ra Riot | Seth MacFarlane | The White Stripes
While in Canada, Jack and Meg took time off of their flashmob gigging and one-note symphonies long enough to team up with the Malloy Brothers (again) and hit the Nunavut territory in the Arctic to monkey around for this new... CONTINUE READING NEW WHITE STRIPES VIDEO - "YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS (YOU JUST DO AS YOU'RE TOLD)"»
Posted on July 30, 2007 in (25 comments)
Tags: Jack White | The White Stripes
It's been an interesting Canadian tour for Jack and Meg, and last night they ended their shenanigans on a good note. An "F," to be precise. We'll let reader Colin Ryan explain...The White Stripes finished up their Canadian tour (covering... CONTINUE READING VIDEO FROM THE WHITE STRIPES' ONE-NOTE SHOW IN CANADA»
Posted on July 17, 2007 in (62 comments)
Tags: Jack White | The White Stripes
Another day, another White Stripes guerrilla show. Last time, Jack & Meg helped a Winnipeg transit bus full of folks have a religious experience, and now today's report comes from a Toronto kid's camp. Via The Star: Alt-rock duo the... CONTINUE READING THIS ONE'S FOR THE CHILDREN: THE WHITE STRIPES PLAY A TORONTO YMCA»
Posted on July 6, 2007 (36 comments)
Tags: The White Stripes
The frenzied squeals of the Winnipeggers on the Whites' bus reminded us about a piece we saw in the Stripes-covered NME, in which the band's "official historian" (read: super-fan) Ben Blackwell offers pics and quotes on his top ten Stripes... CONTINUE READING TOP TEN WAYS TO PROVE YOU'RE A MARTYR FOR YOUR LOVE FOR THE WHITE STRIPES»
Posted on July 3, 2007 (29 comments)
Tags: The White Stripes
File this one under 'Jack & Meg are the coolest sister-lover-brother bandmates ever.' While on their Canadian sightseeing tour (shows in each province), the Stripes set up something special for a handful of message board trolls. Here's what the YouTube... CONTINUE READING THE WHITE STRIPES PLAY A SECRET SHOW A WINNIPEG TRANSIT BUS, HELP ITS PASSENGERS SEE GOD»
Posted on July 3, 2007 in (13 comments)
Tags: The White Stripes
On location at Bonnaroo, Rufus Leaking the goat puppet held court with his Pancake Mountain cohorts, welcoming the likes of Wayne Coyne, Jack & Meg, Lewis Black, Tim Fite, and Franz Ferdinand to film some cute shorts for the indie... CONTINUE READING THE FLAMING LIPS, WHITE STRIPES, LEWIS BLACK VISIT PANCAKE MOUNTAIN»
Posted on June 25, 2007 in (12 comments)
Tags: Franz Ferdinand | Lewis Black | Lily Allen | Pancake Mountain | The Flaming Lips | The White Stripes | Tim Fite
After spending two of the past four days with Jack, you'd think we'd have had our fill of ol' Jacko. And maybe you'd be right, if he wasn't shedding light on that infamous long-distance phone call and confessing his love... CONTINUE READING JACK WHITE LOVES RAINBOWS AND STARS!»
Posted on June 20, 2007 in (16 comments)
Tags: Jack White | The White Stripes
With the whatever remained of our post-Tennessee legs, we hit Irving Plaza (sorry Fillmore, not ready yet) last night for an eardrum-rupturing, kick-ass Stripes show. Seeing Jack and Meg simultaneously give 80,000 people a conniption at Bonnaroo gave us a... CONTINUE READING THE WHITE STRIPES @ IRVING PLAZA, NYC 6/19/07»
Posted on June 20, 2007 in (22 comments)
Tags: Jack White | The White Stripes
While Jack & Meg have been tearing it up down at Bonnaroo, the crack White Stripes promo team has been busy putting the finishing touches on the "Icky Thump Records" store in LA:The White Stripes are taking over the old... CONTINUE READING WHITE STRIPES TAKING IT BACK TO THE DAYS OF BRICK AND MORTAR»
Posted on June 18, 2007 (15 comments)
Tags: The White Stripes
While Saturday's lineup was the most set-hopper friendly, Sunday's spread offered two trump cards with eagerly anticipated sets from Wilco and the first post-Icky US show from the White Stripes. Before we got there, though, there were a few... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO: SUNDAY 6/17/07: WILCO & THE WHITE STRIPES RAZE THE STAGES»
Posted on June 18, 2007 in (28 comments)
Tags: Bonnaroo | Feist | Jack White | The Decemberists | The White Stripes | Wilco | Wolfmother
There are still a few days 'til you can get a legit copy of the White Stripes latest, so for those that have avoided the lo-bit DJ Electra mix of Jack and Meg's awesome Icky, head to MTV for a... CONTINUE READING STREAM THE WHITE STRIPES' ICKY THUMP»
Posted on June 12, 2007 (18 comments)
Tags: Jack White | The White Stripes
