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The White Stripes’ final album, Icky Thump, documents the Detroit duo at the height of their success. Unlike most bands nearing a breakup, Jack and Meg White’s sixth studio album still sounds ...
As Meg White stomps through “Conquest”, Jack sings like an anxious narrator, keeping the listener on the edge of their seat. A trumpet punctuates The White Stripes’ garage rock in one of the ...
The White Stripes’ first official release arrived in 1998, and with the Hall’s 25-year eligibility rule, Jack and Meg White were perfectly poised for a nomination. More notably, though ...
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In Defence of Meg White
For years, Meg White has been unfairly dismissed as a "bad drummer," with critics overlooking her unique style and essential role in The White Stripes’ raw, minimalist sound. But Jack White himself ...
The White Stripes also had a six album run, with Jack and Meg White really coming to the forefront over their final four releases - White Blood Cells, Elephant, Get Behind Me Satan and Icky Thump.
Last time I saw White was at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum in June 2022, when a no-cellphones policy forced concert-goers to ...
In a world of fakers, careerists and time-servers, The White Stripes are the real, strange, artistic deal. It’ll be a long time before Jack and Meg sell their souls.” Jack White, meanwhile ...
Last time I saw White was at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum in June 2022, when a no-cellphones policy forced concert-goers to ...
the best work of his career was in the White Stripes and Meg White not only brought out the best in him, her drum work was absolutely essential to the duo’s sound. Given that she was notoriously ...
This is a big year for The White Stripes. They were recently announced as newly-minted members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Although, the odds of Meg White showing up for the induction fall ...
Insert Heather Daly-Donofrio and the new U.S. National Development Program launched in 2023 to create a better program for ...
The White Stripes released “Get Behind Me Satan,” their most adventurous album, cementing themselves as the last great hard rock band.