Jack White: Not Your Dad's Rock Star
SPIN's David Marchese explains five ways the overachieving musician is different from Bono, Chris Martin, all those other superstar frontmen.
By David Marchese 06.03.09 12:18 PM
Always unpredictable and never less than interesting, Jack White has cut a unique swath through modern rock. Here’s how:
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The Dead Weather: Gang of 4
First the White Stripes. Then the Raconteurs. Now the Dead Weather. Here's what's behind Jack White's driving ambition.
By Charles Aaron 05.22.09 3:55 PM
Stuttering slightly, leaning up and back, running a hand through his thick, inky spray of goth-teen hair, Jack White finds himself in an extremely unfamiliar situation -- at a loss for words.
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Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys Headline Austin City Limits
Kings of Leon, Sonic Youth, Jack White's Dead Weather and 125 more will also perform. Click here for the full lineup!
By Larry Fitzmaurice 04.28.09 8:03 AM
The lineup for the eighth annual Austin City Limits music festival has been announced, and it's a doozy -- packed with 130 bands, including headliners Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, and the Beastie Boys. The fest will hit Austin's Zilker Park October 2-4.
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Dead Weather Play Their First Live Show
REVIEW & PHOTOS: SPIN's Charles Aaron on Jack White's badass new band with the Kills' Alison Mosshart and others.
By Charles Aaron 04.16.09 9:33 AM
If your beef with today's crop of rock bands is that they're sexless, style-challenged dweebs who play their instruments like they're afraid to break a nail, then the Dead Weather certainly corrected that situation Tuesday night during their first-ever public show at a packed Bowery Ballroom on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
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