Monday, April 11, 2011 8:17AM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
It’s still a bummer Jack White and Meg White decided to end The White Stripes, but at least we have some music from the vaults to look forward to. The White Stripes are planning to release a recording of their final gig as a live album called Live In Mississippi.
Jack and Meg White’s last gig happened on July 31, 2007 in Southaven, Mississippi. The forthcoming album, coming out via Jack White’s Third Man Records, will arrive on vinyl. No plans for CD or digital download release – yet. See below for the set-list.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 11:03AM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
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.”
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010 10:30AM - By Travis Woods
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!
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 11:10AM - By Travis Woods
Remember back in 2004, when Jay-Z collaborated with Linkin Park on Collision Course, a six-song EP mash-up of nu-metal, rap-rock and hip-hop? And if so, do you remember wondering what it would be like if Hova had collaborated with a rock music artist or group that didn’t suck? You’re about to get the answer…
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Monday, March 8, 2010 3:46PM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
The soundtrack to the Emmett Malloy-directed White Stripes documentary of their 2007 Canadian tour, Under the Great White Northern Lights, will not be released until March 16 – but check this: zip on over to NPR to hear the complete album right now.
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Monday, February 8, 2010 4:48PM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
The Air Force Reserves versus The White Stripes. Who ya got?
In a statement posted on the Third Man Records website, The White Stripes have charged the Air Force Reserves with copyright infringement regarding the song “Fell In Love With A Girl,” which the Stripes, their label and their management claim was used without permission whatsoever for a TV advertisement that aired during the Super Bowl.
Click below for Third Man’s statement.
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:00PM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
SXSW has announced the US Premiere of The White Stripes – Under Great White Northern Lights. Featuring live footage from White Stripes shows in bowling alleys, buses and the legendary Savoy Theater in the summer of 2007, director Emmett Malloy’s documentary follows the band as they traverse Canada, before reaching their 10th anniversary gig in Nova Scotia.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:29PM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
Three, music heavyweights, a superstar hip hop duo and a few indie darlings in the spotlight today, which means more New Music to look forward to in the coming months. So let’s take a quick peek at a most excellent batch of new music in the pipeline.
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Thursday, October 15, 2009 10:22AM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
White Stripes fans take note: outtakes from the duo’s first ever-recording session are about to be released. Optional versions from Jack and Meg White’s 1998 seven-inch single “Let’s Shake Hands” and its B-side, “Look Me Over Closely,” will be available via The Vault, the online service of Jack White’s label Third Man. Registration for this release is open until October 22, at Thirdmanrecords.com/vault.
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