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The Dead Weather – Sea Of Cowards

The Dead Weather - Sea Of CowardsThe Dead WeatherSea Of Cowards (Third Man)

It’s damn near impossible to hate Jack White. In fact, most complaints that I’ve heard or read are relatively superficial ones that have little to do with his music and more to do how his music is presented visually. White is a classicist rock musician, deeply rooted in and respectful of its past. It’s clear that he’s studied the records on his turntable intently and the footnotes of his term papers (or albums) are clearly audible.

Sea Of Cowards is the second album from the Dead Weather, a project where White finds himself behind the drum kit instead of center stage, even though the focus is squarely on his slight frame. I did a double take when I heard the band was releasing a new record as it was only last summer when they released their debut.

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The Dead Weather to Perform New Album on MySpace

The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards The Dead Weather will be streaming a live performance of their new album Sea of Cowards today on MySpace. The show will take place at Third Man Records‘ in Nashville. A guest list was created for members of TMR’s “Vault” record club to attend the show.

The band is scheduled to perform at 5:00pm EST. As of 7:13am today, the show is still on despite severe weather and flooding in the region.

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New Dead Weather video: Die By The Drop

Video: The Dead Weather – Die By The Drop

Jeez, we can’t seem to go more than a week without Jack White dropping another single! Who’s he think he is, Berry Gordy? This one is the lead off single from the Dead Weather‘s sophomore effort, Sea of Cowards, due May 11 on Third Man/Warner Bros. I’m happy to see them spend some Warner dollars on a high-production video with costumes, sets, masks, special effects, and smoke machines. Badass. I also like how Jack is morphing into Johnny Depp and Alison Mosshart is gradually becoming indistinguishable from Meg.

Crazy to look back and realize how influential Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands have become. Who would’ve guessed?

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Karen Elson video: The Ghost Who Walks

Video: Karen Elson – “The Ghost Who Walks” (live full band video)

We posted the acoustic version of this song back in February, but this is this time the rest of the band gets to play along. Recorded live at Third Man Records in Nashville, and directed by Jack White. The album is due May 25.

Check out last month’s profile in the New York Times:

“If I wasn’t a model, I would never have been around interesting musicians, even had the financial capabilities to say, ‘I don’t have to work right now, I can sit and make my record,’ ” she said […]. Though she has long been musically minded, “I could never have made this record five years ago,” she said. “This record only could have been made with Jack.”

Nice that she acknowledges her place of privilege. Of course, if the music sucked we’d all just ignore her or ridicule her mercilessly. Since it sounds pretty good, that gives us the excuse—and the critical obligation!—to stare at a beautiful woman.

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Jack White Directs New Black Belles Video

Video: The Black Belles – “What Can I Do?”

Jack White directs the debut single by the Black Belles. The 7″ is backed with a cover of “Lies” by the Knickerbockers, and is available now. No surprise White signed this band to his Third Man Records considering the fact all of the instruments evoke the Jack White sound. Good, nasty all-girl garage rock.

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Jack White is the new Rick Rubin

Wanda Jackson and some boy named ElvisIt used to be Rick Rubin. Music geeks across the world would play the party game “Who would you like to see Rick Rubin produce?” After the Johnny Cash revival, it seemed the bearded guru could do no wrong. That, of course, was bullshit even at the time. Immediately after the success of the first American Recordings album, Rubin attempted to recreate the magic with Donovan on Sutras. And failed.

Since Cash’s death in 2003, Rubin has attempted “comeback” albums with Weezer, Metallica, and, um…Linkin Park. Mixed results would be putting it mildly. His two albums with Neil Diamond (2005’s 12 Songs and 2008’s Home Before Dark) have come the closest to the spark that was lit with Johnny Cash.

Meanwhile, a new kid on the block took the torch and ran with it. Loretta Lynn‘s 2004 album Van Lear Rose proved that there was more to Jack White‘s production abilities than Detroit garage rock. And now it looks like he’ll be producing rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson.

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The Dead Weather – Live in Newcastle

Dead Weather Live in Newcastle

The Dead Weather at Newcastle Academy

Newcastle, England, October 21, 2009

The Dead Weather played a powerful, no holds barred set that kept the crowd riveted for the full 75 minute show…apart from one point when Jack had to tell some people in the crowd they were talking too loudly between songs.

For the most part Jack White led the band from the back with his Bonham-esque drumming. He is multitalented; I half expected to see him driving the band’s tour bus on to their next gig in Edinburgh. This is not just Jack’s band this is a gang of four who all play their part. Can’t wait for their next visit.

More photos after the jump…

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Jack White Releases “Version II” of “Buffalo” Video

Video: The Dead Weather – “I Cut Like A Buffalo” Version II

Crazy old Jack White. Seems like it was just a couple weeks ago that he released a video for the Dead Weather‘s “I Cut Like A Buffalo.” Oh yeah, it was just a couple weeks ago. Well, now he’s gone and released a second video for the same song. This one features a dead ringer for the creepy little guy from Twin Peaks, but only one belly dancer. It’s also in black and white and has more of Jack’s Wonkatastic dance moves. Or mimery. Or whatever that is.

Kinda fun to play them both at the same time…

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