The White Stripes
The White Stripes Drop Live Videos of ‘Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground’ and ‘My Doorbell’
To celebrate the release of The White Stripes Greatest Hits, the band shared live performance videos of “Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground” and “My Doorbell,” taken from a 2005 VH1 Sessions taping. Meg and Jack White played Sessions in support of Get Behind Me Satan. The 26-song The White Stripes Greatest Hits is the group’s first-ever official anthology, and features studio versions of the two live tunes released today, plus hits including “Seven Nation Army,” “Fell In Love With A Girl” and “Apple Blossom.” A video for “Let’s Shake Hands,” the first song the duo wrote, came out last week, and in mid-November, an animated video for “Apple Blossom” was shared by the band. SPIN recently spoke with White Stripes archivist and Third Man Records co-founder Ben Blackwell about the ...
The White Stripes Share Animated ‘Let’s Shake Hands’ Video
On the same day that they dropped their first greatest hits collection, the White Stripes shared a new animated video for “Let’s Shake Hands.” “Let’s Shake Hands” is the first song Meg and Jack White recorded in their living room and originally released as a 7-inch single in 1998. The clip for the new video is directed by Wartella (Cartoon Network’s Mad), who has done other recent videos for The White Stripes. Today’s premiere follows the recent arrival of the Wartella-directed animated video for “Apple Blossom” as well as a never-before-seen live performance video of “Ball and Biscuit” from the White Stripes’ Oct. 22, 2003 show at Tokyo, Japan’s Shibuya-AX. We recently spoke with the White Stripes archivist/Third Man Records co-founder (and White’s nephew) Ben Blackwell, who gave us ...
The White Stripes’ Archivist Ben Blackwell Reveals the Stories Behind Their Greatest Hits
If anyone knows the White Stripes, it’s Ben Blackwell. The Third Man Records co-owner/co-founder, and proclaimed lover of all things Archer Record Pressing, has been with Jack [who is also his uncle] and Meg White from their humble beginnings in Detroit in 1997 to international stardom to their demise in 2011. Blackwell still runs Third Man Records, which he co-founded with Jack White, and continues to preserve the White Stripes’ legacy, as cemented on their first greatest hits collection that’s out on Friday, Dec. 4. Blackwell, who remains the band’s official archivist, gave us the stories behind his favorite songs on the album, most of which you probably don’t know. Jack and Meg with John Peel at the time of the live recording of their first Peel Session CREDIT: Ben Blackwell “The B...
The White Stripes Unveil Animated Video for ‘Apple Blossom’
The White Stripes are releasing their first greatest hits collection early this month. Previously, the pair dropped a live video for the stomping “Ball & Biscuit.” Today, Jack and Meg White shared a new animated clip for “Apple Blossom,” which was originally released 20 years ago. If you like apples, the outdoors and adventure, then you’re going to dig this. Check it out. The White Stripes also unveiled the full tracklisting for the greatest hits album, which is out on Dec. 4 on Third Man Records/Columbia. Recently, Jack White performed on Saturday Night Live, dedicating part of his performance to Eddie Van Halen by playing a custom guitar. White also helped out a busker who had his guitar smashed by generously buying him a new one upon hearing the news. W...
The White Stripes Prep Greatest Hits Collection
The White Stripes haven’t been a band for nearly a decade, which means that a greatest-hits set is long overdue…and now finally its way. Simply titled The White Stripes Greatest Hits, the collection will be released on Dec. 4 through Jack White’s Third Man Records and Columbia. The 26-song set will feature 26 previously released songs that span’s the group’s decade-and-a-half career. A deluxe edition of the set (that includes a variant color vinyl) will be released as the latest Third Man Vault package and will include a bonus third vinyl of largely overlooked, previously scattered B-sides. That collection will also feature three Rob Jones silk-screen prints and a White Stripes-themed set of magnetic poetry. From that set, the group has released a ripping live version o...
Saturday Night Live: 20 of Biggest Breakthrough Musical Performances Since 2000
Saturday Night Live is back! The late-night sketch comedy returns to NBC for the start of its 46th season on Saturday. After spending half of last season shooting at-home episodes due to the pandemic, promos for the show have revealed the cast is back at 30 Rock’s Studio H8 and ready to put on a show. Former SNL cast member Chris Rock (’90-’93) will host the season premiere, which also features the debut performance of hip-hop’s woman of the moment – Megan Thee Stallion. Over the years, the long-running late-night series has featured some iconic performances, usually bringing in artists at a pivotal moment in their career and giving them a legendary platform to transfix America. And so, in that spirit (and because it’s 2020), SPIN looks back at some of the biggest breakthrough pe...
Watch the White Stripes’ First TV Appearance
Last week, the White Stripes shared vintage footage from a show in Montana as part of the rollout for the 20th anniversary of De Stijl. In the latest clip, the band went back to 2000, but in a different way. As part of the celebration, the band unearthed a gem of a performance from Backstage Pass, a program on Detroit public access TV. The May 28, 2000 performance also happened to the band’s first on TV. On it, they performed “Apple Blossom” & “Death Letter” weeks ahead of De Stijl’s release. The host incredulously says that “the CD” “was recorded in Jack’s living room.” Third Man Records is putting out a big vault package to honor De Stijl, including a hardcover case, an archival booklet filled with previously unseen photos, flyers and more, a white ...
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