laguy03
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Post by laguy03 on Apr 25, 2007 15:23:13 GMT -5
where? Can you send me a link?
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Post by busyboy on Apr 25, 2007 16:45:20 GMT -5
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Post by msanoja on Apr 25, 2007 19:24:13 GMT -5
I like it.
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Post by roentgenizdat on Apr 26, 2007 13:27:45 GMT -5
Unconventional Stops Enliven White Stripes TourApril 26, 2007, 10:45 AM ET Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. The White Stripes have finalized plans for their North American summer tour, which will visit a number of unconventional locations beginning June 24 in Burnaby, B.C. "For the 10th anniversary of this band, we're going to play the 16 states we've never played before," frontman Jack White tells Billboard.com. "And that way, we'd have played all 50 states in our 10th year. And, we're going to play every province and territory in Canada -- I don't know if it's ever been done. We're going to play all the places we haven't been, and that's really appealing to us." U.S. dates get underway July 22 in Portland, Maine, and include a show two days later at New York's Madison Square Garden. The duo will be out in support of its upcoming album, "Icky Thump," due June 19 via Third Man/Warner Bros. The title track/first single is available at iTunes now. Before visiting North America, the Stripes will play six shows in Europe in June and also drop by the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn. Here are the White Stripes' North American tour dates: June 24: Burnaby, B.C. (Deer Lake Park) June 25: Whitehorse, Y.T. (Yukon Arts Centre) June 26: Yellowknife, N.W. (Yellowknife Multiplex) June 27: Iqaluit, N.U.N. (Arctic Winter Games Arena June 29: Calgary, A.B. (Pengrowth Saddledome) June 30: Edmonton, A.B. (Shaw Conference Centre) July 1: Saskatoon, S.K. (TCU Place) July 2: Winnipeg, M.B. (MTS Centre) July 3: Thunder Bay, Ont. (Community Auditorium) July 5: Toronto (Molson Amphitheatre) July 6: Montreal (Bell Centre) July 7: London, Ont. (Labatt Centre) July 8: Ottawa, Ont. (Cisco Systems Bluesfest) July 10: Moncton, N.B. (Moncton Coliseum) July 11: Charlottetown, P.E. (Civic Centre) July 13: Halifax, N.S. (Cunard Event Centre) July 14: Glace Bay, N.S. (Savoy Theatre) July 16: Saint John's, N.F. (Mile One Centre) July 22: Portland, Maine (Civic Center) July 23: Boston (Agganis Arena) July 24: New York (Madison Square Garden) July 25: Wallingford, Conn. (Chevrolet Theatre) July 27: Wilmington, Del. (Grand Opera House) July 28: Fairfax, Va. (Patriot Center) July 29: Myrtle Beach, S.C. (House of Blues) July 30: Birmingham, Ala. (Sloss Furnace) July 31: Southaven, Miss. (Snowden Grove Park)
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Post by joker on May 1, 2007 14:55:28 GMT -5
--- 21 WHITE STRIPES Icky Thump 2007 Third Man/Warner Bros. 823 0 823 4.392
Linkin Park will have to fall from the top eventually, what are the chances of Jack & Meg taking over at #1?
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Post by joker on May 1, 2007 15:14:05 GMT -5
I've been out of town for the past several days, so I missed this: "Icky Thump" is #5 on iTunes?! Very cool, looks like they'll have their first Top 40 hit on the Hot 100.
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Post by busyboy on May 1, 2007 15:18:14 GMT -5
I think they will do well on Modern Rock, but the only #1 they had there was "7 Nation Army" and it was huge and extremely popular...
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Post by joker on May 1, 2007 15:45:34 GMT -5
True, they're hardly automatic on the Modern Rock charts compared to what RHCP, Green Day or Linkin Park have demonstrated in recent years. Plus "What I've Done" has an overwhelming lead over #2 right now... the Stripes' best chance will come in another month or two (hopefully) when LP starts going down.
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Post by audiogarden on May 1, 2007 17:06:14 GMT -5
Wow, there is not a lot of US (9 dates) in that North American Tour.
But, I really like the lead single. Icky Thump is a real brain worm.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on May 2, 2007 14:39:11 GMT -5
Billboard.biz:
• Three mainstays of rock and one new act debut on the Alternative/Modern Rock radio chart this week. The White Stripes' "Icky Thump" bows at No. 24. It's the act's second-highest debut on the chart, following the No. 11 opener of "Blue Orchid" in 2005. "Icky" is the first single and title track from the band's forthcoming Third Man/Warner Bros. album due June 19 ...
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Post by areyoureadytojump on May 2, 2007 14:39:36 GMT -5
BILLBOARD HOT DIGITAL SONGS - TOP 50
-- 16 WHITE STRIPES ICKY THUMP 49,001 999 0 49,001
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Post by joker on May 2, 2007 17:53:51 GMT -5
Top 30 smash!
Billboard Hot 100 -- 28 THE WHITE STRIPES ICKY THUMP
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Post by joker on May 3, 2007 13:19:18 GMT -5
84 10 WHITE STRIPES Icky Thump 2007 Third Man/Warner Bros. 1069 80 989 5.274
Top 10 already on Alt!
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Post by msanoja on May 3, 2007 14:52:04 GMT -5
YES!
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Post by joker on May 9, 2007 12:55:43 GMT -5
The White Stripes' frontman Jack White has denied that the forthcoming 'Icky Thump' will be their final album.Speaking in this week's NME, the star said he has been surprised that people cannot believe that the duo and his other band The Raconteurs can co-exist. He said: "We get asked all the time, 'How long do you guys think it's gonna last?' I'd venture to say that in 90 per cent of interviews, someone has asked us 'Is this the last record?' It's almost as if people want us to stop! "Then The Raconteurs came along and people thought, obviously, we're done. But then with this new album people are saying The Raconteurs are done. That was a side project! So, next year, when the next Raconteurs album comes out..." White also said it felt natural reuniting with drummer Meg White following his tenure with his 'side project'. He said: "Coming right off The Raconteurs, I just strapped on a guitar and it felt really comfortable, really good. There's something special about the band that is hard for me to put into words. We gel effortlessly. We're very fortunate to have that blessing on the music- it doesn't occur in every position. You can't buy that stuff. You just gotta be fortunate. We got lucky that way."
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Post by busyboy on May 10, 2007 6:17:45 GMT -5
As "Icky Thump" ascends to #26 on the Hot 100 and to #7 on the Modern Rock chart... The White Stripes ready single B-sides Duo announce tracks for 'Icky Thump' comebackThe White Stripes have announced the two tracks which will back forthcoming single 'Icky Thump'. The track, which is released on June 11, will be accompanied by 'Baby Brother' on the seven-inch and 'Catch Hell Blues' on the CD single. However before that the band will return with an exclusive seven-inch, red vinyl single 'Rag And Bone', which will be given away free with NME. The comeback track will appear on our issue which is out on June 6. To mark this a special one-sided, white vinyl seven-inch of 'Icky Thump' will also be released on June 11 as a companion to our release. Meanwhile, for an exclusive comeback interview with The White Stripes, see this week's issue NME, on newsstands now.
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Post by joker on May 17, 2007 1:46:31 GMT -5
Trying to Shake the White Stripes IckyWhat the thump
By: Kate Sullivan LA Weekly Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 6:00 pmNew White Stripes song. Cool title. “Icky Thump.” Same as the title of the forthcoming album. It’s also an onomatopoeic description of the song itself. It’s icky and it’s thumpy. Come to think of it, that’s an apt description of the band, period. Jack is icky. Meg is thumpy. A lot of great songs sound icky the first few times you hear ’em. For me, Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog” would be a prime example. In fact, a lot of Zeppelin’s most important stuff is like that. This superficial ugliness is often a harbinger of a song’s enduring quality. The first 74 times you hear it, it sounds ugly. And then, in a moment, the song sheds its hard shell and reveals a beautiful beating heart, and forevermore it sounds triumphant, swaggering and important. Weirdly, for all the ways I have loved the White Stripes, they’ve never been icky like that for me. Their sound has never put me off, though it can be abrasive. To me, their sound is comparable to the smell of gasoline — delicious and potentially toxic, but something I’ve enjoyed from first exposure. Furthermore, I’ve always known right away which White Stripes songs and albums I’d like the best — and those feelings have never changed. But this time, I’m not digging the “Icky Thump,” and given my history with the band, I’m worried. Compare this moment, for example, to the release of “Seven Nation Army,” 2003’s advance single. (Look up the video on YouTube. ) That was the type of song that you “got” right away, though it was somewhat complicated. It was smart and dumb, and serious and funny, all in good ways, and you could grok it conceptually and groovadelically, all at the same time. It gave instant yet enduring pleasure. Historically, that’s sorta how it’s been for me with the White Stripes — and I can probably thank Led Zep for that. The further I go with the Stripes, the more I understand that my fondness for them is only made possible by Led Zeppelin. Because of the beautiful ugliness of Led Zeppelin, and because of the way they abused and bloodied and ultimately reshaped my ears, I am able to listen straight through the surface of the White Stripes and feel something of its essence on first listen. (I know they’re probably sick to death of Zeppelin comparisons, but I would like to assure them, this is and will always be a form of high praise.) What’s so eternally compelling about the Stripes, and makes them artier than other Zeppelin-based bands like, say, Wolfmother, is that their inside is so very different from their outside. Unlike Led Zep, the White Stripes are, at their core, an idea-based band. To love them is to love the ideas they play with. It’s a strange thing, but as visceral and gritty as their sound may be, the essence of this band is located between Jack White’s ears. In fact, they are so cerebral, they need those primitive sonics to prevent them from becoming a pure concept band. In this sense, the White Stripes aren’t Led Zeppelin; they’re the Velvet Underground: an art project in the form of a rock band. So why don’t I love the “Icky Thump”? The good news is that it exists at all, and the band is not broken up, and we can look forward to a whole new album. But I’m starting to think that my initial icky feelings for the song are not going to evolve. The music isn’t bad or anything, but I am surprised that this is the debut single they chose. You hear it, and you say, “So... that’s it?” It’s got a decent Zeppeliny riff and some cool-ass guitar effects, and the production is as stylishly troggish as always, but you keep waiting for the actual song to kick in — you know, the music this music represents. Instead, the song just kinda chugs along and then fades out. More than a song, it feels to me like an exercise in style, a reiteration of the band’s aesthetics. Granted, in a way, that’s impressive — it’s usually impossible for successful rockers to maintain any sense of informal charm. But (could it be?) I almost wonder if the Stripes are trying hard enough. We’ll see. At least we know that title’s workin’ overtime.
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Post by joker on May 17, 2007 1:47:35 GMT -5
"Icky" thumps down the Hot 100 this week, 26-65.
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Post by joker on May 18, 2007 12:29:59 GMT -5
White Stripes Put Trust In New Label For 'Icky Thump'May 18, 2007, 11:30 AM ET Brian Garrity, N.Y. (Billboard) As the June 19 release of the White Stripes' new album, "Icky Thump," approaches, Jack White is less concerned about "indie cred" than at any other time in the band's 10-year history. Not only is the band now signed to a major label (Warner Bros.), but White, in a first, also used a modern recording facility (Nashville's Blackbird) to make a record. (Though with "Icky Thump" he still recorded to reel-to-reel and mixed to tape, as is his typical analog approach.) Last year, White quietly recorded music for a Coke commercial that ran briefly in the United Kingdom and Australia. And in touring in support of "Icky Thump," the band will play venues it attempted to avoid on prior outings. "At the tail end of [2003's] 'Elephant,' we were touring these hockey arena kind of things, and we were just like, 'Eh, I don't know, man. It's a little cold and sterile,'" White tells Billboard. "But you just take it for what you can do. Right now, we're just trying to find the right spot for each town." For his part, White seems unfazed about life on a major label. "We were leery for a long time ... we'd never had the trust in us to do it," he says. "It would have been a bad idea to do that on 'White Blood Cells.' We had them all offering it then. But I think it would have been over very quickly for us. We would have been a new flavor of the week and probably would have been a one-hit wonder with 'Fell in Love With a Girl.'" At this point in the band's career, White says those types of concerns are no longer an issue. "Everything's happening at the right time," he says. "In some ways, we look back and we're kind of like, 'Man, maybe we were stupid with this naive thing about if artistic freedom and business collide, something bad happens.'" White's joie de vivre is apparent on "Icky Thump," which after 2005's moody, piano-dominated "Get Behind Me Satan," marks a return to the raw electric blues that fueled the White Stripes' breakthrough 2003 album, "Elephant." "When it comes to the songs themselves, the songs are in charge, not me," White says. "Take a song like 'You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)' [from "Icky Thump"]. That was pretty much a country song in my mind. If I really was in control I could have just said, 'Hey, how dare you allow electric guitar and heavy organ on there.' But I don't do that. I let the song tell me what it wants."
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Post by roentgenizdat on May 21, 2007 13:00:52 GMT -5
The White Stripes make live return in Nashville The White Stripes made their live return last night (May 18) at The Cannery Ballroom in Jack White's new hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. Announced less than 48 hours prior, the pre-tour show sold out in less than five minutes with fans ecstatic to see the duo perform for the first time since December 2005 - and the first time in Nashville since 2001. Without an introduction, The White Stripes quietly took the stage and quickly began with a cover of Hank Williams Sr's 'Tennessee Border', a fact not lost on the Tennessee crowd, who hooped and hollered their approval. As usual the entire stage was done up in red, white and black, a theme that went so far as to include the stage hands who wore black fedoras with red feathers - and even the lighting woman, who had dyed her hair red. Meg White wore a black and white polka dot dress with a red and white polka dot scarf while Jack wore a plain black t-shirt with red trousers and had cut his hair in a way that recalled his looks on the cover of second album 'De Stijl', possibly in an homage to the band's tenth anniversary. Before launching into the title track for their forthcoming album 'Icky Thump', Jack asked the crowd "How's my new hometown doing?" to an overwhelming response, but after that the duo got down to business, pounding their way through a set cherry picked from their five album back catalogue, as well as a few covers, including a crowd pleasing version of Dolly Parton's 'Jolene'. The band did showcase several new songs from the forthcoming 'Icky Thump' including the acoustic, country-leaning 'Effect And Cause' and the downbeat story song 'A Martyr For My Love For You'. However the band had to struggle through some sound issues and an increasingly chatty crowd, which even saw the duo cut one new song, 'I'm Slowly Turning Into You', off after just one verse. After ending the set with 'Wasting My Time', a smiling Jack returned to the stage for the encore armed with a Polaroid camera which he pointed at Meg and then the crowd before launching into a headbanging version of 'Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground'. The frontman then told the crowd, "We've heard from Hank and we've heard from Dolly", before adding "there's one more" the pair needed to cover in order to complete the Tennessee song cycle. They then launched into Loretta Lynn's 'Rated X', featuring Meg handling some off-key vocals, to the delight of the crowd. After that Jack announced "Now we've blessed our first show in Tennessee" before ending the show with a raucous version of 'Seven Nation Army'. The White Stripes played: 'Tennessee Border' 'When I Hear My Name' 'Black Math' 'Do' 'Cause And Effect' 'Jolene' 'Death Letter/Motherless Children' 'Hotel Yorba' 'I'm A Martyr For My Love For You' 'Cannon/John The Revelator' 'Ball And Biscuit' 'I'm Slowly Turning Into You' 'We're Going To Be Friends' 'Apple Blossom' 'Wasting My Time' 'Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground' 'Rated X' 'Seven Nation Army'
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Post by joker on May 23, 2007 12:15:49 GMT -5
You'll have to wait 'til tomorrow for the full "Icky" clip, but here are some advance shots from the vid shoot. More at the link..
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Post by joker on May 23, 2007 16:42:21 GMT -5
The White Stripes Extend Tour Into FallThe White Stripes may have just played their first show in a couple of years a few days ago, but that doesn't mean they aren't prepared. You might even call Jack and Meg over-prepared, since they just announced new dates on their globe-trotting tour, and these dates don't even take place until the fall. The new dates, in September, show some love to places like Alaska and Wyoming, continuing the Stripes' trend of bringing the rock to out-of-the-way places. But if you don't live in Jackson Hole or Anchorage, (or even if you do), tune in to "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" on June 18 for a Stripey fix. The Stripes' new album, Icky Thump, will be released here via Third Man/Warner Bros. on June 19 (June 18 via XL in the UK). The Stripes' world tour begins in earnest May 31 in Barcelona. Dates for their "Still Thumpin' Tour" in the summer of 2017 will be available shortly. Dates:
05-31 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival 06-01 Nuerburgring, Germany - Rock Am Ring Festival 06-02 Nurnberg, Germany - Rock Im Park Festival 06-04 Vienna, Austria - Gasometer 06-06 Rome, Italy - Tenda Strisce 06-07 Milan, Italy - Idroscalo 06-09 Lisbon, Portugal - Alive Festival 06-11 Paris, France - Zenith 06-14 London, England - Hyde Park (O2 Wireless Festival) 06-15 Leeds, England - Harewood House (O2 Wireless Festival) 06-17 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival 06-24 Burnaby, British Columbia - Deer Lake Park 06-25 Whitehorse, Yukon - Yukon Arts Centre 06-26 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories - Shorty Brown Multiplex Arena 06-27 Iqaluit, Nunavut - Arctic Winter Games Arena 06-29 Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome 06-30 Edmonton, Alberta - Shaw Convention Center 07-01 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - TCU Place 07-02 Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre 07-03 Thunder Bay, Ontario - Community Auditorium 07-05 Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre 07-06 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre 07-07 London, Ontario - John Labatt Centre 07-08 Ottawa, Ontario - LeBreton Flats Park (Ottawa Bluesfest) 07-10 Moncton, New Brunswick - Moncton Coliseum Arena 07-11 Charlottetown, Price Edward Island - Charlottetown Civic Centre 07-13 Halifax, Nova Scotia - Cunard Centre 07-14 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia - Savoy Theatre 07-16 St. John's, Newfoundland - Mile One Center 07-22 Portland, ME - Cumberland Civic Center 07-23 Boston, MA - Agganis Arena 07-24 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden 07-25 Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theater 07-27 Wilmington, DE - Grand Opera House 07-28 Fairfax, VA - Patriot Center 07-29 North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues 07-30 Birmingham, AL - Sloss Furnaces 07-31 Southaven, MS - Snowden Grove Park Amphitheater 09-04 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom 09-05 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom 09-06 Lincoln, NE - Pershing Center Auditorium 09-07 Fargo, ND - Fargo Civic Auditorium 09-08 Rapid City, SD - Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 09-10 Jackson Hole, WY - Snow King Center 09-11 Boise, ID - Idaho Center Theatre 09-12 Salt Lake City, UT - The "E" Center 09-13 Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium 09-15-16 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival) 09-19 Inglewood, CA - The Forum 09-21 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre 09-24 Anchorage, AK - William A. Egan Civic Center 09-26 Seattle, WA - Paramount Ballroom 09-27 Seattle, WA - Paramount Ballroom
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Post by joker on May 24, 2007 13:23:21 GMT -5
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Post by joker on May 29, 2007 14:06:59 GMT -5
Their songs are starting to leak... the latest three are "Conquest", "300mph Torrential Outpoor Blues" and "You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)". Check The Hype Machine.
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Post by busyboy on May 29, 2007 14:09:55 GMT -5
^ Hurry up and get them, Warner Bros. has already unleashed the WebSheriff...
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Post by joker on May 30, 2007 14:32:52 GMT -5
^Definitely, I listened to the tracks already, but I'm also planning on buying "Icky", so I'll pass on the full album leak if when that hits. ----- Jack White played an impromptu gig at an intimate London venue on May 27th. In a three song set, The White Stripes front man previewed the track, ‘Effect And Cause,’ off the bands new album ‘Icky Thump,’ which is released on June 18th. Playing at the Sonic Cathedral night at The Social in London's West end, the singer also played the band’s classic, ‘Sugar Never Tasted So Good,’ as well as a cover of The Animals’, ‘The House Of The Rising Sun.’ According to the NME, White was backed by former Soledad Brothers drummer, Ben Swank during the short set. The White Stripes precede the release of ‘Icky Thump’ with the same-titled single, on June 11th.
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Post by busyboy on May 31, 2007 1:41:03 GMT -5
The album was leaked, according to Wiki. Are they reliable at least re: leaks? ;)
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Post by busyboy on May 31, 2007 1:53:15 GMT -5
If it's true, can anyone PM me? If it's not, forgive me & Wiki, LOL...
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Post by busyboy on May 31, 2007 5:22:43 GMT -5
Looks like Q101 radio in Chicago played the whole record yesterday, which was ripped and leaked.
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Post by joker on May 31, 2007 15:49:50 GMT -5
Yep, crap quality, apparently: We've received about 234 e-mails regarding the sorta-leak of the White Stripes' Icky Thump that happened last night--yesterday, a Chicago DJ named Electra played the record in its entirety, and some enterprising soul with a really crummy signal decided to tape it off of his radio and turn it into MP3s. (We've listened to them, and trust us: The songs are good, but unless you really, really want to get vaguely nauseated by the bottom-of-the-barrel fidelity of the files, you're best off passing on the Sendspace links.) Anyway, word of Icky Thump's escape from pre-release embargoland reached Jack White--who was all the way in Spain--pretty quickly, and instead of sending the Web Sheriff after Electra, he rang up the station. She recounted the tale on her blog: At 4pm today, Jack White called Q101's main offices from Spain, where they're touring, looking specifically for me, to yell at ME for leaking the album and, in part, being "messed up for the entire (music) business." (Edit - I listened to the call again today, and I apologize for initially misquoting Jack.) I felt like I was going to throw up. Weirdest, most surreal conversation of my life.
Jack asked me to take responsibility for leaking the record, and asked if I was sorry for what I'd done. S&T both jumped into the call - I was clearly flustered - and backed me 100%. We tried to explain where we were coming from - someone gave us a copy of a record that we were really excited to play, and the whole experience was an hour-long lovefest for him and his band - but he wasn't having it. He hung up, very, very angry, and I thought I was going to cry. Instead, I drank some beers that the Fix had left in the studio. Room temperature Bud Light. Delicious.
After speaking to Jack's manager and getting their side of the story, Spike and I went on the air with S&T to open up the situation to the listeners. We respected Jack's desire not to be on the air and didn't re-air the call, but we talked about what was said and what happened. I'm extremely grateful to everyone who called in supporting us. I don't think I did anything wrong, and I don't think I am helping to ruin the music industry. I think I made people excited for the new White Stripes record. I know that was our intention. A noble explanation, and really, one that may have flown in the pre-download era. But now? Considering that the radio-to-radio-rip process is lightning-fast, "enthusiasm" like Electra's is rarely contained to a moment in time, or even a geographical area. And the fact that the songs sound like they're coming out of a tin can probably makes the circulated leak even more annoying for White, who gave his recording process a slight upgrade on this album. (Who knows? Maybe the crummy fidelity will make people want to buy the record--okay, okay, we're being naive.)
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