Rockin' Out

I did a little research on the White Stripes after my Studly Hubby told me there are only two people in it that are brother and sister yet were married. Intrigued by the possibility of a gross brother-sister/husband-wife story, I googled them and found this very interesting article from some radio station. Apparently Jack and Meg White of the White Stripes are originally from the midwest (Detroit, Michigan IS part of the midwest, see below post). For some reason they did claim to be brother and sister and never quelched rumors that they were which made for good press (hey it made ME look them up), although the marriage and divorce certificates have been widely publicized and are hard to dispute. More interestingly, Meg had never played drums till she met Jack and yet they are revolutionizing rock with their unique stripped down rock flavor. They record only in old-school analog recording studios and have no bass player, which has not been tried successfully since the Doors. Another interesting bit of information: on the album Elephant (i.e. Seven Nation Army - Jack's "Salvation Army" as a kid) Jack plays a vintage "Res-O-Glas" Airline guitar that used to be a cheapo guitar distributed by Montgomery Wards, which he pumps through an octave peddle. Does this remind anyone of what Jimi Hendrix did to the electric guitar in the '60s? Good stuff.

On that same note, we watched a really fascinating movie last night called DIG!, recommended by the Netflix guy on his weekly review a local radio station. DIG! profiles two pretty decent rock bands, The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre from the very beginning of their careers, through the rise and fall, and rise again, of their inspiration, the record contracts, tours, drugs, and press, and we just realized that The Dandy Warhols were recently on the soundtrack for the OC. We never figured out what DIG! stands for but the movie was fascinating and very well done. Plus, both bands are pretty good.