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Bonnaroo 2010: Saturday, Strictly Main Stage with Dead Weather and Jay-Z

Saturday at Bonnaroo was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. There is no hyperbole in that statement. None. I was riveted by the performers I saw on Saturday. My expectations were extremely high going into the day and I wasn’t disappointed in the least. If anything, my expectations were exceeded.

14 Jun 2010 | More
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The Dead Weather – ‘Sea of Cowards’

That Jack White chose to introduce Sea of Cowards to the world with a camera pointed at a record player is no accident. The group’s sophomore effort is meant to be seen as a cohesive front-to-back experience. Every single particle was tracked and organized to be a long-player event.

10 May 2010 | 2 comments | More
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Dead Weather Announce Summer Tour Dates

Continuing on the Sea of Cowards publicity whirlwind, the Dead Weather have just announced a run of North American dates, set to kick off July 13 in Washington, DC. And, if you can’t make any of the dates below, the dirty-blues quartet have partnered with MySpace Music to stream a live performance (from Third Man Records HQ in downtown Nashville) of the album in its entirety today starting 3pm PST/6pm EST.

3 May 2010 | More
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The Dead Weather Reveal ‘Sea of Cowards’ Cover

The Dead Weather have just unveiled the cover artwork for their upcoming sophomore release, Sea of Cowards, out May 11th via Third Man/Warner Bros.

30 Mar 2010 | More
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The Dead Weather Confirms ‘Sea of Cowards’ Tracklisting

The details have been fast, furious and gone in an instant this week about the sophomore release from the Dead Weather, Sea of Cowards, due May 11 via Third Man Records/Warner Bros. Records. The video for ultra-heavy first single “Die By the Drop” directed by Floria Sigismondi…

25 Mar 2010 | More
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The Dead Weather Announce New US Tour Dates

Making good on their group promise to work every day for a year (and probably more considering the personalities in question here), The Dead Weather have just announced a slew of US tour dates beginning April 15th in San Francisco, just before they are scheduled to hit Coachella on the 17th.

2 Feb 2010 | More
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Sentimentalist Magazine’s Top Live Gigs of 2009

It’s very simple: we see many, these stuck out. Our top picks in no order are below, other than Leonard Cohen owning and deserving the very first slot.

30 Dec 2009 | More
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The Kills Go Back to Work

Not that there has been a dearth of Alison Mosshart coverage thanks to a certain Horehound she’s been chewing on as of late, but for all you Kills fans out there hoping for a sign that a creature stirs – news broke Tuesday via a blog post on the band’s official website that Mosshart and Jamie Hince have indeed reconvened to lay the framework for their next, and fourth, album.

12 Sep 2009 | More
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The Dead Weather and Screaming Females at Terminal 5, NYC 7/16/09

I decided long ago when I became a Kills fan that I’d probably be happy to watch Alison Mosshart do damn near anything…as a performer. One thing I never predicted however was the sight of her eye sexing Jack White face-to-face near the close of the Dead Weather’s ridiculously incendiary performance of “Will There Be Enough Water?” on Thursday night at Manhattan’s Terminal 5 venue.

18 Jul 2009 | 2 comments | More
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The Dead Weather – “Horehound”

Let’s cut to the chase — this Horehound is one hell of a bitches brew. A primal, long snake moan of a Tennessee tornado warning. Indeed, those Jack Daniels-soaked Nashville back-porch nights must be somethin’ with these folks.

13 Jul 2009 | 4 comments | More