Wednesday, February 2, 2011

The White Stripes Are Over


I found out today that Meg and Jack are finally calling it quits after 12 years and 6 albums of some of the best minimalist garage rock to ever hit the world of indie music. They announced that the split has nothing to do with artistic differences or health issues or any of the common problems splitting up bands these days. They simply wanted to quit while they were ahead and avoid the risk of spoiling the band's iconic image. What Jack and Meg crafted was something magical and historic and I think it was a wise decision to go out on top.

2 comments:

  1. i heard on npr that jack produced an awesome album for wanda jackson that is getting pretty good reviews.

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  2. Jack is definitely not over .... he still has The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather, and he owns his own record label, third man records. I hadn't heard he produced that album though, so that's cool.

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