During the iTunes Festival in London this Saturday, Third Man Records signed Seasick Steve covered the Mississippi Fred McDowell song ‘Write Me a Few Lines’ joined with a few surprise guests: Jack White, Alison Mosshart (The Dead Weather/The Kills), and John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin). Check out this great footage from the performance:
Seasick Steve, John Paul Jones, Alison Mosshart, & Jack White perform “Write Me A Few Lines” in London for the iTunes Festival on June 2, 2011.
The image above can be found on The White Stripes & Third Man Records official websites stating the following:
The white stripes would like to announce that today, February 2nd, 2011, Their band has officially ended and will make no further new recordings or perform live.
The reason is not due to artistic differences or lack of wanting to continue, nor any health issues as both meg and jack are feeling fine and in good health.
It is for a myriad of reasons, but mostly to preserve
What is beautiful and special about the band and have it stay that way.
Meg and jack want to thank every one of their fans and admirers
for the incredible support they have given throughout the 13 plus years of the white stripes’ intense and incredible career.
Third man records will continue to put out unreleased live and studio recordings from The White Stripes in their vault
Subscription record club, as well as through regular channels.
both meg and jack hope this decision isn’t met with sorrow by their fans but that it is seen as a positive move done out of respect for the art and music that the band has created. It is also done
with the utmost respect to those fans who’ve shared in those creations, with their feelings considered greatly.
With that in mind the band have this to say:
“the white stripes do not belong to meg and jack anymore. The white stripes belong to you now and you can do with it whatever you want.
The beauty of art and music is that it can last forever if people want it to. Thank you for sharing this experience. Your involvement will never be lost on us and we are truly grateful.”
sincerely
meg and jack white
This week’s Video of the Week is: PUJOL ‘Too Safe’
This video for Daniel Pujol & Co’s single ‘Too Safe’ was released earlier last year in the slew of released from this great band out of Nashville; from Third Man Records, Turbo Time Records, and Infinity Cat Records just to name a few…This single was originaly from the LP “Ringo, Where Art Thou?” on Infinity Cat Records, but was later re-recorded/released via Third Man on their “Black Rabbit” 7″ release.
Download “Ringo, Where Art Thou?” HERE (physical copies are sold out) and pick up the “Black Rabbit” 7″ HERE
DANIEL PUJOL – Too Safe from Stewart Copeland on Vimeo.
Jack White & Co released the new video for the upcoming Wanda Jackson album via AOL earlier today. The video features the “Queen of Rockabilly” Wanda Jackson, Jack White and the Third Man house band doing their take of Bob Dylan’s ‘Thunder on the Mountain’ … a Dylan cover that was hand selected for Wanda Jackson by no-other than Dylan himself. The video was shot on location at United Record Pressing in Nashville where they were pressing the vinyl copies of the LP.
The track is featured off the Jackson’s Jack White-produced solo record ‘The Party Ain’t Over,’ which is out January 25th via Third Man Records… Stream the full record here via NPR… and pre-order the album here. The first 1,000 album preorders receave an exclusive poster print from the legendary Hatch Show Print letterpress printers in Nashville in a limited edition Greeting Card Gatefold. Amongst the people who pre-order the LP, 100 will have a chance at the fuchsia-colored vinyl discs that have been randomly inserted.
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Here’s the full list of Wanda Jackson live dates:
Jan 15 Nashville, TN @ the Ryman Auditorium for the Grand Ole Opry *
Jan 18 Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records*
Jan 21 Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Hall Of Music (sold out) *
Jan 23 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre (sold out) *
Jan 24 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre *
Feb 22 Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
Feb 23 Boston, MA @ Royale
Feb 24 New York, New York @ The Bowery Ballroom
Feb 25 Washington DC @ 9.30 Club
Feb 26 Dallas, TX @ The Kessler
May 1 Indio, California @ The Stagecoach Festival
* Special Record Release Show featuring Jack White & The Third Man House Band
Turbo Fruits‘ founder Jonas Stein has recently launched his own record label, Turbo Time Records, with the roaster of Turbo Fruits (for course) and Nashville’s PUJOL (who has recently released a 7″ with Jack White’s Third Man Records label )…. And Tuesday marked the release of the Turbo Time’s first 2 releases: PUJOL’s ‘Alive At the Same Time’ 7? & Turbo Fruits’ ‘Where the Stars Don’t Shine’ 7?
Pick up both releases here, and check out the videos & downloads below:
Download: Turbo Fruits’ ‘Where the Stars Don’t Shine’
Video: Turbo Fruits’ ‘Where the Stars Don’t Shine’
Download: PUJOL’s ‘Buterflyknife’
Video: PUJOL’s ‘Buterflyknife’
Third Man has finally announced the full activity list for this Saturday which includes limited addition vinyl, BBQ, a chance to win the go-carts from the Raconteurs ‘Steady As She Goes’ video, and a performance by 2 of the 4 Raconteurs (Patrick Keeler and Brendan Benson) who are being called The RaconTWOers for the day… Click here for details
Check the official Record Store Day website for stores and offers in an area near you.