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Xfm to air anniversary documentaries

One of the most influential English radio stations Xfm London is set to celebrate 10 years since it’s foundation soon. To mark this important event, the radio station officials have decided to air 10 weekly shows that will each feature documentaries about the most influential and significant albums released from each of the last 10 years. The documentaries are compiled from new interviews from artists including [tag]Dave Grohl[/tag], [tag]Kaiser Chiefs[/tag], [tag]Noel Gallagher[/tag], Mike Skinner, [tag]Muse[/tag],…

Download: The Fiery Furnaces – ‘Navy Nurse’

[tag]The Fiery Furnaces[/tag] is a Brooklyn based indie rock band, consisted of two very talented siblings: Matthew and Eleanor Friedberge. A real great band which i’ve been digging for a while now, but which most people confuse it for a [tag]White Stripes[/tag] look-alike, because of the similar garage rock/blues sound and also because Jack and Meg White were considered brother and sister(they’re actually a divorced couple). That’s entirely not true, their a very solid and…

Journalist are lazy? Yes, according to Jack White

Interview Magazine recently conducted a interview with [tag]White Stripes[/tag] frontman Jack White, as part of their Cover Story. Some very interesting points were covered, among them marriage, Icky Thump and … jurnalists, whom according to Jack are about as lazy as a pack of slugs. Here’s a snippet from the interview. Remember to read the whole thing here. MD: A lot has already been written about Icky Thump. What have people gotten right and what…

New White Stripes video: ‘You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do as You’re Told)’

[tag]White Stripes[/tag] are ready to team up once again with the Malloy Brothers, after the Icky Thump video, on their latest video for “You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do as You’re Told)”. Their time touring Canada was put to good use, as they managed to film the video between gigs there. The video is very relaxing, highlights include Jack playing guitar in front a of beautiful white house, Meg and Jack strolling…

White Stripes map UK tour

Detroit duo Meg and Jack White, from [tag]White Stripes[/tag], have announced the dates for their upcoming autumn UK tour. The tour will kick off in Scotland’s Glasgow on October 24 and will continue downhill towards the rest of the UK, until finally reaching London’s O2 Arena on November 2. If your interested in seeing the Stripes live, you can purchase tickets from July 13 via gigsandtours.com. Dates: October 24: Glasgow SECC October 25: Manchester MEN…

Jack White the King!

The rumors are true, [tag]Jack White[/tag] is set to play Elvis Presley in “Walk Hard”, directed Jake Kasdan and staring John C. Rilley. Jack also acted in Cold Mountain and Coffee and Cigarette, for which he gained critical praise. Who knows maybe this will be the begging of a blooming movie carrier for the charismatic vocalist and guitar player. “John C Reilly called me up and asked if I would do it. They were filming…

This weeks new albums

Some interesting new records are out, like [tag]The Polyphonic Spree[/tag] – ‘The Fragile Army’ or [tag]Maps[/tag] – ‘We Can Create’, [tag]White Stripes[/tag] Icky Thump has also been released today in the US, after it’s debut in Europe yesterday. However my personal favorite has to be [tag]Bon Jovi[/tag]’s Lost Highway, that i’ve been waiting to come out for like ages ! Here are the US new album releases of this week (18-24 June): The Aliens -…

Icky Thump on USB

Eccentricity is a word that would characterize the [tag]White Stripes[/tag] or maybe it’s just a strong sense of marketing, whatever it is White Stripes have surprised us again, this time by announcing that they will release the forthcoming album “Icky Thump” full-length in USB drive format. This is a very limited edition, the 512 USB 2.0 drives will come in 3,333 Jack depicting units and 3,333 Meg depicting units ( see picture for reference) ….

White Stripes With a “Icky Thump”

Everybody is all exited about [tag]White Stripes[/tag] new upcoming album, entitled “Icky Thump” scheduled for release on June 19th. A music video called as the album, “Icky Thump”, has been released a few days ago and since then caused a lot of fuss around it. I found the video awesome, some classic White Stripes hard rocking is present here, with Jack putting his guitar to good use with amazing riffs and Meg with some serious…