Jonk Music (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
"I Start to Run" from the album Fits 2009 iTunes Austin three-piece White Denim continue to make a case for the guitar-bass-drums trinity as rock's holiest formation. They may not boast the sheer virtuosity of the Jimi Hendrix Experience — even if drummer Josh Block would probably give Mitch Mitchell a run for his money — but they do possess the telepathic rapport, economy,...
borg43dsv | 12/04/2009
Courtesy of NME.com - Slash says White 'was the one guy [he] wanted to work with' Jack White has turned down the chance to appear on Slash's debut solo album, according to the former Guns N' Roses guitarist. Slash is due to release "Slash & Friends" in early 2010, and the album reportedly features a host of guest musicians, including the likes of Flea, Dave Grohl
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
The Dead Weather had to convince a prison they weren't starting a riot.The group filmed their promotional video for 'Treat Me Like Your Mother' in California and...
wears the trousers magazine (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Following the release of their morose EP Frozen Heart back in July, folk duo Smoke Fairies were invited by none other than Jack White to travel out to his studio in Nashville to record some songs with a view to releasing a single on his own Third Man Records. That’s not the kind of offer [...]
Wild Mercury Sound (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Jack White ’s Third Man cottage industry has produced a bit of a mixed bag of releases in 2009, with the highlight thus far (of those I’ve heard, anyhow) being his own solo seven-inch, “Fly Farm Blues”. The whole disdain he seems to have for standard record company practise, the sense that decisions are made on a creative whim, is really admirable. But it can’t...
MTV News (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
... love in the top 15 were Kanye West, Avril Lavigne, My Chemical Romance, Kelly Clarkson, the White Stripes and Coldplay. A number of acts notched two albums on the list of the decade's top releases. While Green Day took the #1 spot with American Idiot, Radiohead landed at #3 ( Kid A ) and #5 ( In Rainbows ). U2 scored a twofer at #6 ( All That You Can't Leave Behind ) and #15 ( No Line on...
Daveportivo's Cultural EvaluationFacility (Free subscription) | yesterday
... for inspiration. Declare Independence started with what sounded like an electronic rape of Michael Jackson's Beat It, before it gave way to a powerful industrial march towards independence. Declare Independence seemed both a call to arms for the oppressed and to the one dimension scenester sheep of the world. No one expected Bjork to sound this vital in 2008. Hear It Here 528. Jolene - White...
The Daily Swarm - Headlines (Free subscription) | yesterday
Reuters : …as sales have rebounded, music makers ranging from big acts like Jack White and the Flaming Lips to local bands in major cities have been cranking out vinyl and treating fans with added material like old-style liner notes or posters. If bands can keep costs low, they may even be able to make extra money in the financially-strapped music business where cheap digital...
Switched (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... taking runway maven Abby Lee Kershaw and sticking her in the fridge . The models have humor, with Jack White's wife Karen Elson vamping it up , and Kristen McNemany launching herself and her dog into the air . Even pregnant Giselle posed sexily (covering her baby bump) . Continue reading Giselle, Naomi, and Linda Get Twitpic Happy in Vogue Italia Filed under: Celebrities , Web , Social...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
... who defined the times: Bruce Springsteen, Radiohead, Kanye West, Beyoncé, Arcade Fire, M.I.A., Jack White and U2 (find special galleries for each act here ). For a peek behind our process, RS is offering a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the special issue, from voter ballots to a video tracking editorial planning sessions. See all our covers from the decade , too. In the coming...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News If anyone arrived late to New York City's Le Poisson Rouge Friday night as power-pop hero Brendan Benson played his encore, they might have thought they were witnessing a Raconteurs reunion. As Benson bashed out the chords to Tom Petty 's 'American Girl,' he shared a microphone with a pale, dark-haired dude in a black fedora, a dead ringer for Jack White...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
For better and worse, Brendan Benson is calling all the shots again. From 2005 through 2008 he was co-front man with Jack White (earlier of White Stripes fame) in The Raconteurs, an internationally successful band whose career kick-started with longtime pals Benson and White's first songwriting collaboration "Steady, As She Goes."
Ace and Hoser Blook (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
... and U2 but he also touches on other influences in the industry like Elton John, Michael Jackson, Kurt Cobain, Ice Cube, Willie Nelson, and Jack White. Subjects range from drugs and addition to song writing to sneaking chocolate. Not having grown up in the LA area, I hadn't heard of Hilburn before I read this book. I also grew up after most of these artists had already become...
The Konformist Blog (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
... best. Just two from the past decade make it into the top 20 - Muse's Plug In Baby at 11 and The White Stripes' Seven Nation Army at 15. Michael Jackson's Beat It, with its Eddie Van Halen guitar part, props up the top 20. Voodoo Child - with its distinctive 'wah-wah' opening - was first released on Hendrix's Electric Ladyland album and led on from an earlier track, Voodoo Chile, which...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Four years ago, Brendan Benson put his solo career on hold. The Detroit native had spent a decade creating smart, retro-minded pop songs, taking cues from Alex Chilton and Todd Rundgren in the process. He began exploring different sounds in 2005, however, when a songwriting session with Jack White blossomed into a full-fledged band. Named the Raconteurs, the group took much of its strength...
