Blog celebrating the music and culture of NYC in the 2000s
Judging by the amount of email and DMs I’ve received, it seems important for me to post about the fact that Julian Casablancas joined Jack White and the Raconteurs onstage in Mexico City last night (November 18). The played “The Modern Age”. Julian still grabs at his lapels. Watch the video and get all the …
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Germans must really like songs about yogurt…
File this under “amazing”: Vault Package #13 also includes a red vinyl 7″ of the White Stripes first ever live performance recording from an open mic night at the Gold Dollar on July 14, 1997 and a tote bag featuring the iconic peppermint logo. Relive the memories of Jack and Meg TOGETHER, with this clip …
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As you may have heard, Jack White has recently revealed some beef he has with the Guinness Book of World Records folks over the White Stripes’ record for “Shortest Musical Concert” , which was recognized in the 2009 edition, but removed in subsequent additions. Guinness says that since publishing the record, which was set with …
An eagle-eyed reader tipped me off to a new app called Moquu that has some very special filter names. Check it out: “Jumble,” “Sugar,” “Aluminum,” “Biscuit,” “Coffee,” “Blue Orchid”… anyone else sensing a pattern? Yup, the folks at Pangalaktik Media (the Budapest-based creators of the app) are most definitely fans of Jack and Meg — …
Congresswoman Donna Edwards (D- MD) totally stuck it to her Republican colleagues with a little slam courtesy of The White Stripes‘ song “Effect and Cause.” Watch it:
My brain exploded twice in one week when both the Strokes and the White Stripes played a double headlining bill first at Irving Plaza (August 14, 2002) and then at Radio City Music Hall (August 15, 2002) in New York City. The Irving Plaza show was insane of course, with the White Stripes opening, and …
When worlds collide! Jack White and Julian Casablancas share a few words (and a kiss) at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom back in the day.
Letting go of the past and looking toward the future can sometimes be a really tough thing to do. I know because I’ve been doing a lot of that recently. As I get older I see how important it is that we keep moving, keep changing, and not let fear or familiarity prevent us from …
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Jack and Meg have called it quits just before my birthday AND Valentine’s Day. THIS IS BREAKING MY HEART. I’m starting a support group if anyone wants to join. Noooo! RIP, White Stripes. We loved ya!