Posts Tagged as ‘The White Stripes’

July 29, 2008

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 [...]

July 6, 2008

From the Basement TV: Radiohead, et al.

In addition to Black Cab Sessions, Take-Away Shows, and Handheld Shows, there’s a new kid in town trading in a little bit of those projects’ charms for more polish.
From the Basement filmed some of your favorite bands in a studio with no introduction and no audience. The clean-looking video can be seen in clip-form on [...]

March 25, 2008

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 [...]

February 14, 2008

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 [...]

January 30, 2008

The Flaming Lips

A couple bits of Flaming Lips news. You should definitely download this fantastic, addictive bluegrass version of Turn it On.
They’re also returning to Kansas the first week of June to headline the Wakarusa festival again. To see what the exuberant, prop-filled show will look like, check this YouTube clip of them at Waka in 2006 [...]

January 23, 2008

Favorite Albums of 2007

I am so incensed by the exclusion of Into the Wild’s soundtrack from year-end lists, I am creating a 2007 best albums list. Everyone else thinks they’re righting the world’s wrongs, too, but so be it.
stellasplice’s favorite albums of 2007:
Boxer ~ The National
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Music for the Motion Picture Into the Wild ~ Eddie [...]