New and Noteworthy: Jack White and The Cranberries

In the past 24 hours, two new tracks by older artists have made some waves in my ear canals, ladies and gents. These two cuts, from Jack White and The Cranberries, bring these former faves back into the limelight (though I’m really repressing the urge to spit out a Clueless reference right about now…). Let’s…

Sadness Prevails: The White Stripes are no more

Terrible news: The White Stripes have officially ended their journey together. Third Man Records writes: “The White Stripes would like to announce that today, February 2nd, 2011, their band has officially ended and will make no further new recordings or perform live. The reason is not due to artistic differences or lack of wanting to…

The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights

Jack White is quite the character, and often times, his personality and mood are difficult to discern. He’s rough around the edges, broadcasting a cryptic demeanor while completely unapologetic in nature. He’s stern, he’s focused, and most importantly, he’s passionate about music. What makes this film so special, however, is that fans finally get a…

Jack White solo on the horizon

The White Stripes / Raconteurs / Dead Weather uber-musician Jack White has finally decided to go out on his own with a solo album planned for…sometime in the future. “Eventually, yeah, for sure” it will happen, White says. He’s even considering playing all the instruments himself, “to differentiate from anything else that I’ve done,” he…

'Horehound' – Best album of 2009?

Since my last Dead Weather posting, I bought the album “Horehound” and have been playing it nonstop. Jack White is on the drums, The Kills’ frontwoman Alison Mosshart has vocal duties, while The Raconteurs bassist Jack Lawrence and Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Dean Fertita round the four piece out.  Out of all the…