The Grammy nominations are out, and one thing is certain, no lady will be winning Album of the Year in 2013. Not Fiona Apple. Not Katy Perry, nor Kelly Clarkson. Sorry ladies, it’s a man’s world after all.
Jack White is not the first person to think poorly of Lady Gaga, and he definitely won’t be the last. But he’s not a regular Joe, so when he tells a major magazine that Gaga’s image has “no meaning behind it,” he’s going to make headlines, whether he likes it or not.
Well, here’s something for fans of modern rock to go ga-ga about: some kind of ambiguous collaboration is in the air between Radiohead and former White Stripes frontman Jack White. The collaboration was first hinted at Bonnaroo, and was then confirmed by White himself. But don’t expect to be hearing White wail away on a Radiohead track anytime soon.
This week indie bands Passion Pit and Cat Power announced release dates for their upcoming records; while veteran rapper Nas announced the release date for his 10th album Life is Good. We’ve also got the details on Jack White‘s new gig at Disney; and a remix by up-and-comer Azealia Banks. Catch up on this week’s news below.
This week Gotye announced that he would be making his debut on Saturday Night Live. Jack White also sat down with NME and spoke to them about what the possibilities are for a White Stripes reunion. Also, pop culture sensation Lana Del Rey performed on American Idol. Check all that and more below…
Almost a month after the surprising break-up of the White Stripes, Jack White has announced that he will never form another band. From here on out White will keep his musical focus on The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather and whatever solo work he develops.
“I won’t join another band again,” White told Q magazine. “Three’s enough for one lifetime. If I can’t say it in any of these bands, then I’ll say it by myself.”
The White Stripes are breaking up.
That’s the long and short if it. According to a post on the band’s official website, Jack White and Meg White are wrapping up their successful collaboration.
“It is for a myriad of reasons, but mostly to preserve what is beautiful and special about the band have it stay that way,” the statement reads.
Read the entire statement from The White Stripes below.
Jack White is catching some heat from fans lately—the White Stripes frontman has been selling limited edition releases from his own Third Man Records label “to the highest bidder on eBay rather than through the Nashville, Tenn. label’s usual outlets,” according to Spinner. Gasp! The horror!
White Stripes fans, rejoice: after having hinted at a possible end to the band’s hiatus back in April, Jack White announced during an interview with Vanity Fair this month that he and Meg White will be begin recording new Whites Stripes material soon, now that Jack’s five million and seven side endeavors, along with various White Stripes projects, are out of the way.
