
- Jack White talked to our Brian Hiatt about the new White Stripes album, Icky Thump, out this June. The disc, recorded at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, “does not sound like any of the other record — it’s very heavy,” White tells us. Other points of departure: White has replaced his trademark bass with splashes of slide-guitar, Hammond organ and even some “mariachi trumpets” on one track. In addition to the usual moonshine mixture of country, blues and rock, White says he dabbled in “surf-slash-speed-metal” on the album’s most outre song, “Little Cream Soda.” Full tracklist after the jump.
- In shocking rock news, someone from U2 has decided to perform a charitable act! No seriously, this is kinda cool: The Edge is donating his favorite guitar ever — the 1975 Gibson Les Paul the rocker has been playing for ages — to an auction benefiting Music Rising. “I wanted to give something really significant that would really mean a lot for me to give,” the guitarist reportedly said. “It deserved something that I would miss.”
- Gene Simmons has apparently made it very clear that he’s really not interested in participating in a reunion of Kiss’ original lineup. “I personally don’t want to,” he reportedly said. “I love Ace and Peter, always have, and because of my tough love thing I’ve never been shy about saying they’ve been drug addicts and alcoholics, and they’ve destroyed themselves.” Ouch.
- Prepare for an onslaught of TV show soundtrack-type releases. Alexandra Patsavas, the music supervisor behind The O.C. and Grey’s Anatomy (ie, she’s the person single handedly responsible for shaping the musical taste of millions of Americans) has announced she will form her own record label, Chop Shop Records, under Warner’s umbrella.
Icky Thump tracklist
Icky Thump”
“You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You’re Told)”
“300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues”
“Conquest”
“Bone Broke”
“Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn”
“St. Andrew (This Battle Is in the Air)”
“Little Cream Soda”
“Rag and Bone”
“I’m Slowly Turning Into You”
“A Martyr For My Love For You”
“Catch Hell Blues”
“Effect and Cause”

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