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October 2, 2008

Jack White and Alicia Keys: Bond's New Duo

Inside the recording of the theme song to "Quantum of Solace"
June 12, 2008

Murder Ballads and Southern Grooves: The Raconteurs are Back

On the road and in the studio with Jack White's other band
April 17, 2008

The Raconteurs' Surprise Album

New record's rush release could be fresh model for biz

Recordings and Reviews

Consolers Of The Lonely

What separates the blues greats from the legends? A good story. And Jack White knows how to tell one. (Did you hear the one about the guitarist who married his sister?) It's no coincidence that his side band is called the Raconteurs: "When you call yourself a musician," the White Stripes leader said...

2008 RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

Broken Boy Soldiers

2006

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For a prior generation, the "supergroup" was usually the province of long-winded jamming, but the Raconteurs — the secondary band fronted by the White Stripes' Jack White and singer-songwriter Brendan Benson, featuring the Greenhornes' rhythm section, bassist Jack Lawrence and drummer Patrick Keeler — are a far tighter proposition.

All four were friends living in Detroit before the...

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