Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Their new album, Get Behind Me Satan, is being released in a couple of days.  Has anyone heard it yet?  Plan on buying it?

What does everyone think of the new single "Blue Orchid"? (BTW, Jack apparently got married to a girl from this video recently)

I think the album is great, I don't think its as good as Elephant, but maybe that will change as I warm up to it.

Personally I think they're garbage.  Jack White is one of the most overrated guitarists out there.  He made that Rolling Stone guitarist list and Slash didn't!  The only thing that keeps that band remotely popular is their gimmick.  Its just two people and one of them is a girl.  If it wasn't for their image and whatnot no one would give two shits about them.

"Blue Orchid"isn't that great and I don't think the album will be any better .

Though I do plan on buying it,maybe I'll be surprised.

Very overrated group.

In an interview with Robert Plant, he was asked who could record an album in the same amount of time as Zep's debut

"The White Stripes. I mean that couldn't take that long"

Not a fan either, never really liked them but i think they're new single Blue Orchid is class.

I think they're pretty good.  I'm not blown away by any means, but they're one of the best new rock bands.

oh, and 'Blue Orchid' is a GREAT song.  It definitely makes me want to buy the album.

I like it but i`m not a big fan. The best their song for me is Seven Nation Army - really kicks ass! Rolling Stone rated the new album 4/5 from 5.

4.5 / 5.... where they gave Elephant 5/5, which is basically what I would expect.  The new album sounds really good to me, but I don't think it has anything that tops the high points on Elephant ("Seven Nation Army" or "Ball And Biscuit").

I like Blue Orchid a lot, but I think the rest of the album needs a little bit more electric guitar.  I can't get "Forever For Her" out of my head right now though, damn is it catchy.

is it more country/blues style then?  I read somewhere they did some songs with the country singer Loretta Lynne. 

I wouldnt give Elephant 5/5, but I enjoy the album a lot.  He has interesting lyrics, and I like his vocals.  His singing on Blue Orchid reminds me of Prince.

not that great of a band. lyrics are alright, but the sound of a guitar and a drummer and very bad vocals just dosnt impress me  :no:

although I agree that Slash should have been on that list, I disagree with the rest of your post.

Jack White is a hugely talented guitarist and songwriter

To truly appreciate them however, is to see them live

One of the best live acts Ive witnessed and I've witnessed some greats

I like the new CD a lot. It's more of the same, but they're good at what they do.

Well I was wrong .

The album pretty enjoyable .

'Blue Orchid'  now htat I have heard it a few more times has grown on my and is my favorite track of the album.

this band really started my liking in music a few years ago, have all their other albums, cant wait for this one. Ive seen the videos, of some tracks, and it looks nicey.

Yeah, there are a few songs that are very country... I'm not a big fan of them.  "Little Ghost" is probably my least favourite song on the album.  Overall I really like the album, but Elephant was just a little bit better.

I'm not that big fan but I enjoy their music and yes I will buy their new record  : ok:. I don't think Jack is that overrated or else He will be called the next (place in here an excellent guitar player).  :peace:

Even calling him a guitarist is overrating him  ::)

I like them. Good, solid, rock and roll band. Haven't heard the new album, but I'll eventually download it (Yes D, I'll be stealing   :P )

There's one thing I don't like about them though. Their stupid dress code. Why do they only wear red, black and white?

The sound of the guitar is great! I hate Blue Orchid, it is really poor. To be honest I only like Seven Nation Army and the cover version of I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself.

This is an OK band. At least they are not strupid nazi metal heads (Scott? are you here?).
Check the song "Jolene" it's a great one.

If I'm not mistaken, Jolene is a cover.

Yup, it's a Dolly Parton song. : ok:

But the new album is great. I've been a fan of theirs here in the UK before they 'exploded', and I think the new album is their best. : ok:

'exploded' as in Oasis-style explosion?? 

They never really exploded in the US.  I think even My Chemical Romance is currently bigger than the White Stripes.  Pity.

The White Stripes are cool! I agree that they arent 110% Talent!! But they have really good stage presence for just two people a set of drums and a guitar! They are an awesome band and they have produced some really kick arse music!!!

 :peace:Rock on!!!!!

They do have a good presence onstage and offstage considering there?s only 2 in the band. The new album is nowhere as good as Elephant, but it is a good effort. "Little Ghost" I don?t really like, "Passive Manipulation" is a total piece of crap, If I had a band and recorded an album, I wouldn?t have the balls to put on my record such a piece of useless shit.

As for "Blue Orchid", the first impression I got of it was that it sounded as if Led Zeppelin had released a new single featuring Angus Young.

First off, there appears to be two separate threads for the White Stripes... so I'm posting in the more "recent" of the two.? Perhaps a mod would be kind enough to merge both of them into one unified thread.? :)

Anyway, for those of us here who appreciate the White Stripes...

Cheers,
W.R.


The White Stripes Become Free Agents

Ed Christman, N.Y.
Sheridan Square has basically shuttered its frontline V2 record business as part of restructuring to focus on its catalog releases and the future opportunities presented by digital distribution.

Today (Jan. 12), the company let go its V2 staff, including president Andy Gershon, and will reorganize the business in its Nashville office, where the company's COO Michael Olsen will oversee the catalog business. About 35 people are believed to have lost their jobs as part of the restructuring.

As part of that move, the company will retain the White Stripes catalog, but will no longer issue new music by the duo or other frontline artists such as Moby or the Raconteurs, sources say. The only genre the company plans to participate in the frontline going forward is gospel.

Gershon confirmed that he will "not be a part of V2 going forward" due to the restructuring, but says the label has not shut down. It will be primarily a catalog label. "I wish the best for everybody that's still left at V2 and Sheridan Square," he says.

Sources familiar with the situation say that the principals, including Redux partners -- Joe Bianco, Anil Narang and Joe Pretlow -- and the Stephens Group, which bought into the company last July during a financial restructuring, are expected to invest more funds to finance further catalog acquisitions.

In fact, the original game plan when Redux was formed in 2003 was to avoid the frontline business and do a catalog roll-up. Since then, Sheridan Square, the name under which the company operates, has spent an estimated $43 million acquiring indie labels V2 North America, Compendia and Artemis; distributor Musicrama; and certain catalog assets of Tone-Cool Records, Triloka, Ropeadope Records and Vanguard Classical.

In addition to the catalog, the company is looking for ways to grow business digitally. Part of that is said to be in talks that could include a merger or investment with a company that is pursuing a similar strategy in the video business.

Article: http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003532370

 

*** White Stripes, Tool, Police Top Bonnaroo Lineup ***

I hope that some of you will be able to attend the show.? Also, it looks as though a new album might be on the horizon.? ?:)

Cheers,
W.R.


White Stripes, Tool, Police Top Bonnaroo Lineup
Franz Ferdinand, Wilco, Flaming Lips, Lily Allen also confirmed for June festival.
By James Montgomery

Sure, you may have read all about the lineup for the 2007 Bonnaroo festival on various music blogs early Tuesday (February 13), but as it turns out, most of that "information" ? and by "most," we mean roughly 30 percent ? was incorrect (we're as shocked as you are).

So here, for your viewing pleasure, is the official, 100 percent confirmed 'Roo lineup: The Police, Tool and the White Stripes top an initial list of more than 70 artists scheduled to appear at Bonnaroo '07, to be held June 14-17 in Manchester, Tennessee. Others on that list include Wilco, Franz Ferdinand, the Decemberists, Regina Spektor, the Flaming Lips, the Hold Steady, Damien Rice and Lily Allen. The final lineup will include more than 100 bands performing on 13 stages.

Of course, there are also plenty of bands on the bill that will appease the more, uh, fervent (read: hippie-fied) Bonnaroo loyalists, including Widespread Panic, Bob Weir & Ratdog, Galactic and Ween.

But much like last year's edition ? which featured certifiably un-jammy acts such as Radiohead, Death Cab for Cutie and Beck (see "Radiohead Marathon, Beck Puppet Show, Partial Phish Jam Mix It Up At Bonnaroo") ? the initial lineup for this year's Bonnaroo is already raising some eyebrows among longtime festival-goers, who see it as another move toward the mainstream.

"How did the Police earn a spot on the 'What Stage'?" one fan wrote on the festival's MySpace page. "It's an honor to play on the 'What Stage.' They haven't done sh-- for 20 years."

"I hope that is wrong," another wrote of the lineup. "So freakin' bad."

Feel the enthusiasm! If you're not totally turned off by the festival's initial lineup, then perhaps you'd be interested to know that tickets for the fest go on sale February 23 at noon through Bonnaroo.com.

Link to article: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1552361/20070213/police.jhtml?rsspartner=rssyahoo

 

*** White Stripes Sign New Warner Bros. Deal ***

Maira Oliveira - All Headline News Reporter
Los Angeles, CA (AHN) - The White Stripes are back in the studio and gearing up for the release of their new album. After recently signing a record deal with Warner Bros., the band are ready to launch new music in the States.

In January, a fall out with North American label V2, which released the rock band's albums in the U.S., forced Jack and Meg to find a new record label.

The new music deal has the band under contract to release one album.

A release date for the album, which is the follow up to 2005's "Get Behind Me Satan," has yet to be determined.

Link to article:? http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7006448411

I liked Get Behind Me Saten a lot. Don't see why people rag on it.

ya me too. best album behind elephant...de stijl is good too.

ICKY THUMP! NEW ALBUM TITLE REVEALED
 
"An article in Mojo Magazine indicates that Jack and Meg's 6th studio album will be called "Icky Thump". Here is an excerpt from the magazine:

"The album will be called Icky Thump, a title drawn from a Lancastrian colloquialism beloved of White's Mancunian wife Karen Elson ("I changed it to "Icky" because that's how it sounds when I say it, and I love the weird imagery it suggests," he explains). White describes the album as "really heavy. There's a couple of one-take numbers in there, people who love our first album will dig those songs. But there's also some of the most complicated stuff we've ever done. Of course, complicated for the White Stripes means three instruments playing at once."

Link: http://whitestripes.net/

White Stripes Album Details

Story by: Kenny Herzog

Jack and Meg have emerged with their sixth album, their first for Warner Bros. (which has also taken on the band?s Third Man imprint) and, most importantly, their first with bagpipes. Those are a couple of the surprises on the ultimately straightforward Icky Thump, which will see daylight in June. CMJ was treated to a special advance listen of the 13-track record, which was recorded in a super-long (at least for the Stripes) three-week session in a super-modern studio (for the first time) and clocks in at a super-sized (relatively speaking) 48 minutes.

As long as the Stripes continue their minimalist-duo tradition, their formula for lo-fi blues-punk won't so much continually expand as it will vary ever-so slightly and then snap back to basics. Less ornate and spacious (i.e., no piano whatsoever) than Get Behind Me Satan, Icky (the title's a bastardization of an English term that connotes excitement) isn't exactly De Stijl either. Although the second track, "You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You?re Told)," is a ferocious melodic rocker not dissimilar from another song with parantheticals, "You?re Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl)." Elsewhere, things jump around from the wild solos of the title track and "Little Cream Soda" (which is more or less no-bullshit garage-metal) to the strange, mariachi-esque madness of "Conquest." (Remember in Election, when that crazy nature call would play when Reese Witherspoon got that wild look in her eye? Think that, but with guitars and horns.) And naturally, as the album draws to its close, we get the more traditional acoustic blues of "Effect And Cause," which sounds like the grandchild of the Stones' "Dead Flowers" (with G 'N R's "Used To Love Her" perhaps being the latter's initial offspring) and "Catch Hell Blues," which lives up to its name by smashing slide-guitar up against a vigorous punk rock chord progression. In between, they even get a little Waterboys on us with the Gaelic jaunt of "Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn."

Icky is another step in a semi-lateral direction for a band that commendably sticks to its humble guns, despite the obvious juxtaposition of being privy to bigger budgets and getting further removed from the true garaginess of their roots. It's very possible that, despite Jack's incredible talent as a musician and songwriter, the Stripes' routine could wear thin if they don't eventually give in to something drastically outside of their comfortable red-and-black box. But for now, there's just enough thump and careful creative leaps in these tunes to keep their Detroit motor runnin'.

Tracklist For Icky Thump:
01. Icky Thump
02. You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)
03. 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues
04. Conquest
05. Bone Broke
06. Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn
07. St. Andrew (This Battle Is In The Air)
08. Little Cream Soda
09. Rag And Bone
10. I'm Slowly Turning Into You
11. A Martyr For My Love For You
12. Catch Hell Blues
13. Effect And Cause

www.whitestripes.com

Link to article: http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=33547292

I was turned off of Jack by his ego.... knocking SRV as a guitar player is just stupid, one of the only blues players that had the tech ability of the souless shredders... but he is a great song writer... and I said great... their last album sounds like a mix of LZ III and Beggars Banquet... yeah its a rip off but they do it well... and for that they should be commended... but I still despise Jack White and his pretension...

For the most part, Jack tends to be a very private, humble and modest man. Granted, he has a wonderfully strong stage presence about him, but I've never heard anyone complain about him having an ego problem.

Also, it's difficult for me to imagine him saying anything negative about SRV. I'm curious as to where you came across such information.

Cheers,
W.R.

if he did say something about srv my opinion of him would drop by quite a bit.

It was in a Guitar World I read a while back.

It was in a Guitar World I read a while back.

Well, if that's the case, I would say that Jack is certainly entitled to his own opinions, but again, it's not like him to go around saying anything negative.

Is there a chance that you could be confusing him with the comments of someone else?

Actually, I'm not even sure what we're talking about here.? :hihi:

So, what did he (supposedly) say that makes you feel as though he was knocking SRV??

i did a search for it and found a few other references to jack slighting stevie, but no quote.

article in rolling stone says album out in june and the raconteurs second album is half done. Jack plans to tour with both bands in '07

Yeah it was in the Feb 2006 issue of Guitar World, he and Jimmy Page were interviewed together. Jack basically just said that he prefers the music of old delta blues players like Son House, Charley Patton, Howlin' Wolf, and Robert Johnson for inspiration and guidance to guys like Stevie Ray Vaughan.

I think we needs more people like Jack White in the music industry. He sticks to his roots music and puts a spin on it to make it his own. Very talented in my opinion and a great stage presence.

Actually I liked that interview, he and Jimmy Page talking about production techniques and stuff like that. But there was another one right around the time the one before Get Behind Me Satan came out. It may have been GuitarOne.

But either way he's still a great song writer. I can't knock the man's talent but I just didn't like what he said about my favorite guitar player ever is all.

The White Stripes' "Icky Thump"
2007-04-11 12:56:37

"Two and a half minutes into "Icky Thump", something happens which is so perfect, you almost suspect the White Stripes' press officer magically orchestrated it.

Continued...

We are sat in the boardroom at XL, listening to "Icky Thump" being played to us at generous volume. The title track comes first, and it sounds terrific. The Stripes have reminded me of Led Zeppelin plenty of times before, but I don't think they've ever sounded quite this big. "Physical Graffiti" comes to mind, but there's also this weird North African riff being played on a synth, and an organ solo which is pure Jon Lord. Meg White is hitting the drums with immense weight, while Jack continues to deconstruct rock structures as he goes along - stuttering when you expect him to charge, messing with the levels.

The thing is, it eventually occurs to us that the levels are being messed with a bit more than White had planned. In fact, "Icky Thump" is so powerful, it appears to have blown XL's fancy stereo. We take the CD out, and the speakers are still crackling.

A few minutes later, we start again in another office, and first impressions prove correct. "Icky Thump" is yet another great White Stripes album, and one which amps them up in a new and grandiose way. If "Get Behind Me Satan" was predicated on piano, marimba and White's experiments with pop, "Icky Thump" is all about electric guitar and giant drums.

In one way, it's a return to the elemental first recordings of the band: songs like "Bone Broke" and "Little Cream Soda" recall "Cannon" and "Astro", if memory serves, punctuated with those shrieking, high-frequency solos. The sound, though, is much heavier and fuller, at the same time. Again, I keep writing Led Zeppelin in my notes, even when the sound becomes folkier - as on the astonishing "300mph Torrential Outpour Blues", where the meticulous layered guitars are strikingly close to a full band sound. During "Rag And Bone" (ostensibly Steptoe & Son re-enacted by Jack and Meg), I start suspecting my critical line may be a bit narrow, when the riff reminds me of Them's "Baby Please Don't Go" - played, of course, by Jimmy Page.

On one listen, "You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)" sounds like the hit: a sort of Beatles/Southern Rock hybrid that would have fitted nicely onto the soundtrack of, sigh, Dazed And Confused. The next step on from "Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground", perhaps. The strangest two tracks are "Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn" and "St Andrew (This Battle Is In The Air)". The former begins like, yes I know, "Gallows Pole" before the bagpipes turn up and the Scottish imagery gets denser and wilder. Eventually, it shifts into "St Andrew", a heated expansion of the musical and lyrical themes with a spoken word vocal by Meg. Describing it all makes it sound like whimsy - and their ongoing obsession with perceived British eccentricities can be seen in the cover shot of the pair in full Pearly Queen regalia, too. But these songs are intense rather than throwaway. The prevailing atmosphere of "Icky Thump" means that even the playfulness is delivered in a forceful frenzy.

Mexico figures, too. One of the redheaded women who stalk these songs is a "redhead senorita" (in "Icky Thump" itself), while "Conquest" (a Corky Robbins song popularised by Patty Page, apparently) is basically metal mariachi, with Jack going to head to head with trumpeter Regulo Aldama.

I haven't had much time to pull the lyrics apart yet, but there doesn't seem to quite as much playing with the brother/sister/family business. The notable exception is "I'm Slowly Turning Into You", inspired by a Michel Gondry video treatment that has Jack gradually morphing into Meg. It's a full-blooded love song (about Karen Elson, we could crudely assume?), but the complexity of the concept - and of Meg sharing the muttered chorus with Jack - means that their relationship remains the object of much sport from this most devious and compelling of bands. "Little Cream Soda" seems to be about the loss of innocence - another recurring theme, but one which gathers bigger apocalyptic resonances with every album.

The weakest track on that solitary listen seemed to be "Catch Hell Blues", a slide guitar workout that's technically brilliant but not immediately memorable. Really, though, I'm pretty sure they've done it again - given classic rock one more vicious and inventive twist. When I get to hear it another time, I'll let you know."

John Mulvey?

Link to article: http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/index.php?blog=6&p=119&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#more119

Awesome, sounds like its gonna be another great album by them, I'm planning on buying this the day it comes out.

04.24.07 // THE LEAD SINGLE OFF ICKY THUMP IS...
 
...Icky Thump! That's right, the title track off the upcoming album will be the lead single,per the White Stripes newsletter:

"Hello Children

The White Stripes' first single, 'Icky Thump', will be available exclusively online through the iTunes music stores (US and Canada only) starting at 12:01 am this Thursday, April 26th.

Third Man Records/XL Recordings will also be releasing CD and vinyl versions of the 'Icky Thump' single on June 11th in the UK. The formats and track listings are as follows:

White vinyl 7" (companion to the NME distributed record that will be given away with copies of the magazine on stands June 6th)
A. Icky Thump
B. Etching (no audio)

Standard 7"
A. Icky Thump
B. Baby Brother

CD single
1. Icky Thump
2. Catch Hell Blues

Check out the artwork HERE .

Thanks,
The White Stripes newsletter team

From the best White Stripes fan site around: http://whitestripes.net/
 

Here are the tour dates that have been released thus far. I hope some of you will have the privilege of experiencing them live and in person.? :yes:

Cheers,
W.R.


05.31.07 Barcelona, Spain? Primavera Sound Festival
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06.01.07 Nurburgring, Germany? Rock Am Ring Festival
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06.02.07 Nurnberg, Germany? Rock Im Park Festival
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06.04.07 Vienna Austria? Gasometer
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06.06.07 Rome, Italy? Tenda Strisce
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06.07.07 Milan, Italy? Idroscalo
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06.09.07 Lisbon, Portugal? Alive Festival
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06.11.07 Paris, France? Zenith
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06.14.07 London, UK? Hyde Park
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06.15.07 Leeds, UK? Harewood House
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06.17.07 Manchester, TN Bonnaro Music and Arts Festival
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06.24.07 Burnaby, BC? Deer Lake Park
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06.25.07 Whitehorse, YU? Yukon Arts Centre
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06.26.07 Yellowknife, NT? Shorty Brown Multiplex Arena
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06.27.07 Iqaluit, NU? Arctic Winter Games Arena
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06.29.07 Calgary, AB? The Pengrowth Saddledome
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06.30.07 Edmonton, AB? Shaw Convention Center
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07.01.07 Saskatoon, SK? TCU Place
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07.02.07 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
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07.03.07 Thunder Bay, ON? Community Auditorium
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07.05.07 Toronto, ON? Molson Ampitheatre
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07.06.07 Montreal, QC? Bell Centre
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07.07.07 London, ON? John Labatt Centre
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07.08.07 Ottawa, Canada Ottawa BluesFest
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07.10.07 Moncton, NB? Moncton Coliseum Arena
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07.11.07 Charlottetown, PE? Charlottetown Civic Center
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07.13.07 Halifax, NS? Cunard Centre
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07.16.07 St. John's, NF Mile One Center
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07.22.07 Portland, ME? Cumberland Civic Center
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07.23.07 Boston, MA? Agganis Arena
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07.24.07 New York, NY? Madison Square Garden
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07.25.07 Wallingford, CT? Chevrolet Theater
 
07.27.07 Wilmington, DE? Grand Opera House?
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07.28.07 Fairfax VA? Patriot Center
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07.29.07 N. Myrtle Beach, SC? House of Blues?
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07.30.07 Birmingham, AL? Sloss Furnaces
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07.31.07 Southaven, MS? Snowden Grove Park Amp.?

Link: www.whitestripes.net

I like Meg White and would love to rub my face in her bare-naked buttocks for several hours and lick her ass crack.

major props for playing these dates:

06.25.07 Whitehorse, YU  Yukon Arts Centre
     
06.26.07 Yellowknife, NT  Shorty Brown Multiplex Arena
     
06.27.07 Iqaluit, NU  Arctic Winter Games Arena


those are up in the middle of nowhere,  i bet its the first concert Iqaluit has ever had by anyone on a major record label

Here's the new video for 'Icky Thump'... enjoy!? :)

http://music.aol.com/franchise/firstview/white-stripes-new-video

no it's not if your not in the states

no it's not if your not in the states

Sorry about that and thanks for letting me know.

The video can also been seen on YouTube... and the quality is actually pretty good.

Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OjTspCqvk8&eurl=

Cheers,
W.R.

thanks man.. better then VRs video :o  :hihi:

The white stripes sucks....

do your mother call herself "the white stripes" too or what? 'cuz it's also a band actually :-*

The new album is now streaming (for free) at mtv.com: http://www.mtv.com/music/the_leak/the_white_stripes/icky_thump/

So, if you like it... then please support the arts by actually purchasing the album when it's released on the 19th of this (June) month.

Enjoy,
W.R.

this album rocks  :o

Hasn't anyone else listened to streaming of the new album yet?? You can find it here: http://www.mtv.com/music/the_leak/the_white_stripes/icky_thump/

Personally, I've decided to resist temptation. I'm waiting until it's released this coming Tuesday (June 19th)... as there's nothing quite like having the album materials in your hands while you're listening to it.? :yes:

 

Im waiting too, its only three more days so it shoudlnt be too hard.

it's a VERY good album.  I've already heard it all the way through multiple times, but i'm still definetely going to buy it tomorrow.  Rag & Bone and 300mph torential outpour blues are standout tracks, amongst others.   The rest are all great as well, it doesn't have any weak tracks if you asked me. 

I just got it today and I really like it. Very strong.

I heard Rag and Bone today out of someone's car as I was driving to work.  Good stuff  :)

The old and famous but now defunct Tower Records on Sunset Blvd was made over (temporarily?) into Icky Thump Records:

(http://blogging.la/archives/images/2007/06/icky_thump.jpg)

(http://blogging.la/archives/images/2007/06/icky_thump_records3.jpg)


Apparently they're having a special in-store performance in there tmow (Wed).

I'm enjoying the new album....


Not bad.



/jarmo

I plan on getting the CD this weekend. Tribune reviewer said all the songs are great and Jack is finally coming into his own as a writer. I love the single they have released and I'm looking forward to listening to the whole CD!!!

White Stripes are tits IMO anyway!

Bought 'Icky Thump' yesterday.? Pretty cool.? I really like 'You Don't Know What Love Is' '300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues', 'Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn', and 'Effect and Cause'. It's a great album.?

I really enjoy this new album.  The best album I've purchased in a long time.  There are only 2 songs out of 13 that I regulary skip over.  I'm digging the hell out of Martyr for My Love for You and Icky Thump in particular.  Great stuff!!!

07.24.07 New York, NY? Madison Square Garden?
07.25.07 Wallingford, CT? Chevrolet Theater? ? ?
07.27.07 Wilmington, DE? Grand Opera House? ? ?
07.28.07 Fairfax VA? Patriot Center? ?
07.29.07 N. Myrtle Beach, SC? House of Blues? ? ?
07.30.07 Birmingham, AL? Sloss Furnaces?
07.31.07 Southaven, MS? Snowden Grove Park Amp.? ?
09.15.07 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Festival? ?
09.16.07 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Festival?
09.18.07 San Diego, CA? The Embarcadero?
09.19.07 Inglewood, CA The Forum? ?
09.21.07 Berkely, CA Greek Theatre? ?
09.24.07 Anchorage, AK George M. Sullivan Sports Arena? ? ?
09.26.07 Seattle, WA Paramount Ballroom? ?
09.27.07 Seattle, WA Paramount Ballroom?
09.28.07 Boise, ID? Idaho Center Theater? ?
09.29.07 Salt Lake City, UT? The E Center? ?
09.30.07 Jackson Hole, WY? Snowking Center? ?
10.02.07 Rapid City SD? Rushmore Plaza Civic Center? ?
10.03.07 Fargo, ND? Fargo Civic Auditorium? ?
10.04.07 Lincoln, NE? Pershing Center Auditorium? ? ?
10.06.07 Chicago, IL? Aragon Ballroom? ? ?
10.07.07 Chicago, IL? Aragon Ballroom? ?
10.11.07 Albuquerque, NM? Kiva Auditorium? ? ?
10.24.07 Glasgow SECC? ? ?
10.25.07 Manchester MEN Arena? ? ?
10.26.07 Newcastle Metro Arena? ? ?
10.28.07 Birmingham NEC? ? ?
10.29.07 Cardiff International Arena? ? ?
10.31.07 Sheffield Hallam Arena? ? ?
11.01.07 Nottingham Arena? ? ?
11.02.07 London O2 Arena?

The new album is still streaming (for free) at mtv.com: http://www.mtv.com/music/the_leak/the_white_stripes/icky_thump/

Damn good album........finally got around to buying it and haven't stopped listening to it yet.  Very good stuff.

terrific album. i expected nothing less out of jack white

I think the White Stripes is definitely one of the best rock bands of the past decade, and Icky Thump is possibly their best release. They write killer riffs and grooves, the only negative I think is that their sound is a bit tiresome in the long run. A band that is great, but not fantastic.

I think Robert Plant disapproves of them because he feels Led Zep's sound sometimes is "invaded", which is fair enough.

So thumbs up for White Stripes, and please stop thinking about Jack White in terms of "guitarist", cause that's not what he's about. Kurt Cobain also keeps figuring on top guitarist-polls for some reason.

I think Jack White is definitely "about" guitar.  Its nothing like Kurt Cobain where he just played sloppily (most of the time, i love Kurt though).  I think Jack White definitely takes pride in being a guitarist, and he's a really original and inventive one at that.

I'm seeing them this September.  If i told you guys i wasn't excited, i'd be lying.

The White Stripes announce they're breaking up
(AP) ? 1 hour ago

NEW YORK (AP) ? The White Stripes are done.

The groundbreaking rock duo announced Wednesday they are splitting up and "will make no further new recordings or perform live."

Jack White and Meg White say there are a "myriad of reasons" for the breakup, but the main reason is to "preserve what is beautiful and special about the band."

The last recording by the White Stripes was the live album "Under the Great White Northern Lights," released last year.

Over the years, Jack White has focused attention on other projects, including the bands the Dead Weather and the Raconteurs, as well as his Nashville, Tenn.-based Third Man Records.



That sucks, they're one of the few bands I never got to see live.

Damn, That sucks! At least we still have The Dead Weather and The Raconteurs. I Pretty much love everything Jack White has ever done...

Jack White's debut solo album is coming out April 24th, you guys hear any of it yet?  Here is a link to one of the new songs, i think there are a few circulating out there, Im trying to wait till the record comes out before I listen to all of them though.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tdq41eVVu8