By Jennifer Marston on February 23, 2010
I may be wearing a ski cap and five layers as I write this, but it does seem as though winter’s dreariness is waning. If nothing else, there’s a boatload of new music to brighten the coming weeks, and we’ll happily crank all of it at full volume to shut out the sound of the non-stop rain.
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Posted in News | Tagged Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Madlib, She & Him, The Dead Weather, Tobacco
By William Cody Humston on February 9, 2010
The ninth annual four-day camping and musical festival to feature LCD Soundsystem, The Flaming Lips, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Weezer, and many more.
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Posted in News | Tagged Dave Rawlings Machine, LCD Soundsystem, The Dead Weather, The Flaming Lips, The National, Weezer
By Jennifer Marston on February 4, 2010
A quick look at where some of our favorite artists are headed in the coming months.
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Posted in News, Tours | Tagged Dave Rawlings Machine, Elvis Costello, My Morning Jacket, Owen Pallett, The Dead Weather, The National, Wilco, Xiu Xiu
By Jennifer Marston on February 3, 2010
Earlier last month, Memphis garage-rock pioneer Jay Reatard passed away at the age of 29. According to The Memphis Commerical Appeal, Reatard—born Jimmy Lindsey Jr.—was found dead in his home. The same paper revealed autopsy details today. Shelby County Medical Examiner Dr. Karen E. Chancellor stated that Reatard died from “cocaine toxicity,” and that “alcohol [...]
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Posted in News | Tagged Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst, Definitive Jux, DFA Records, Jack White, Jay Reatard, midlake, The Dead Weather
By Jennifer Marston on January 7, 2010
Seven mere days into the new year, Jack White, not surprisingly, is already announcing new releases, the latest from The Dead Weather. White and the band are currently in the studio recording a second album, the early sessions of which they’ve turned into a new 7″.
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Posted in News, Upcoming Releases | Tagged Jack White, The Dead Weather, Third Man Records
By Jennifer Marston on November 16, 2009
Holidays and winter months are ahead, which means that tours are winding down many of our favorite artists will get some well-deserved R&R for a couple months.
Jack White is not among them, and as usual, that’s entirely by choice. The White Stripes/Raconteurs/Dead Weather captain–a.k.a. the busiest man in the biz–will fill his forthcoming days off with another project, recording a new LP for 72-year-old icon Wanda Jackson (Via P4K).
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Posted in News | Tagged Jack White, The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs, The White Stripes, Wanda Jackson
