New Bond Theme

The rumors have been flying over the past few months, speculating on the theme song for the new James Bond 007 movie Quantum of Solace. But now it’s settled. On November 7th, we’ll hear the first duet in Bond history. Jack White (of The White Stripes and The Raconteurs) and Alicia Keys will perform Another [...]

The Raconteurs

The Raconteurs‘ second album Consolers of the Lonely is released everywhere all at once today; buy it.
Jack White and Brendan Benson know telling a story is an art (hence the name of their collaborative effort), and so they gave the press very little advance warning about the album and did not release advance copies or [...]

Music in Presidential Politics

Obama and the Clintons have each won Grammys for reading their books.
Bill Clinton played sax. Mike Huckabee played bass guitar, with “his band” Capitol Offense, pissing Boston’s Tom Scholz off when More Than A Feeling signals implicit endorsement.
There is interest to be found in the ramp-up and walk-off music at rallies, as in this great [...]

The White Stripes

It’s a loving holiday, and so I would like to share some audiolove. I enjoy The White Stripes‘ amazing covers during their live shows and on b-sides. I’ve culled my three favorites for your downloading pleasure.
Bob Dylan’s Isis
Son House’s Death Letter
and the tremendous, not-to-be-missed Dolly Parton’s Jolene
If you’re not done geeking out, you can [...]