The Hotel Yorba

 
From the folder marked “Whuzzat?” comes an announcement about the UK single for “You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do What You’re Told).”
The B-side of that particular single will be…wait for it…a frat rock version.
What does that even mean? Complimentary toga with purchase? Or will everyone, upon listening to it, want to strip stark naked and start the revolution?
Keep your fingers crossed, Yorbites (British and American alike). On second thought, all nationalities of Stripes-lovers should be en garde! Who knows what this may bring.
I shudder to think about it. Is the disco version of “Hotel Yorba” not far …read more

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Now that the Hotel Yorba is back in business after an unfortunate hiatus, let’s run through the last two weeks and get back up to speed:
Jack & Meg fill the Garden with their massive, magnificent sound!
Alicia Keys really wants to work with the Stripes! Take a number, honey.
Jack says journalists are “the laziest people on earth.” The gloves are off!
And, to wrap the review up, the official White wire offers the following:

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Word from the official White wire:
Dear candy cane children,
The White Stripes are announcing that the “single note performance” in Newfoundland will be their last secret/side/B show for quite sometime. Every free performance was a success on the brink of disaster, and the band regrettably must retire them for the time being… undefeated! The Stripes did their best to ensure that fans of the band knew about the shows before anyone else, and are very happy for those who were able to find out and attend. The fans have been very supportive and aiding in the events, and Jack and Meg …read more

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Jack played a single C-sharp on George Street in the city of St. John’s, Newfoundland on Monday, announcing the end of the Canadian portion of the Stripes’ North American tour. A shout of…
We’ve now officially played in every province and territory in Canada!
…and a quick exit to prepare for a full-length set at St. John’s Mile One Stadium later that evening, the truly final show.

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Have you ever heard the ancient ones talking about a giant, black disc that made noises when you spun it? Apparently, those discs were called “gramophone records” or, more commonly, “vinyl.” No, they weren’t electronic and they certainly didn’t hold gigabytes. No file transfers, no video support. Nothing. Naturally, with the age of the compact disc and the subsequent age of the iPod, these magic circles were declared a dead medium.
Someone call George Romero! The dead have risen!
According to an article at the Guardian Unlimited, sales of vinyl in the United Kingdom are up an amazing 13%, with our own …read more

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Stories are sweeping in about those stranger tour locations on the Stripes’ North American tour:
Daycamp and a young R. Kelly impersonator!
Bagpipes, kilts and a cannon!
Fiddling at the Savoy Theatre!
And finally…
A fishing boat?
The gig spots just keep getting charmingly wackier.

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Now that the new Stripes’ album Icky Thump has been out for nearly a month, let’s take a look at the reviews that have accumulated via Metacritic:
THE PROS ->
musicOMH.com
It’s eccentric, it’s exhilarating, it is, in parts, absolutely insane. Yet it’s never less than absolutely compelling, which is what makes the White Stripes one of the greatest bands of modern times.
Lost At Sea
At 48 minutes, Icky Thump has enough genre-hopping, rip-roaring tunes to get even the 70s rock purist nodding his head again.
The Guardian
Icky Thump positively swarms out of the speakers.
Entertainment Weekly [22 Jun 2007, p.68]
Despite all the distortion …read more

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Word from the official White wire:
The spot for the Stripes’ Anchorage gig has been changed to the George M. Sullivan Sports Arena. Apparently, more space was needed to accommodate all those screaming fans! Don’t worry if you’ve already purchased tickets. They’ll be accepted for GA floor seats.
But that’s not all! New items have been added to the Stripes’ web store: t-shirts featuring a “button horse” (somewhat reminiscent of a similar creature in The Science of Sleep) and a penguin, the Jack & Meg flash drives finally available for international customers and official tablature books for the albums White Blood Cells …read more

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Word from the official White wire:
The Stripes will return to the United Kingdom this fall for a headline tour across the country. Here’s a listing of the gigs:
24 Oct. – Glasgow SECC
25 Oct. – Manchester MEN Arena
26 Oct. – Newcastle Metro Arena
28 Oct. – Birmingham NEC
29 Oct. – Cardiff Int. Arena
31 Oct. – Sheffield Hallam Arena
1 Nov. – Nottingham Arena
2 Nov. – London O2 Arena
Tickets for every show except the Glasgow one can be purchased from a 24-hour credit card hotline (0871 2200 260) or online at gigsandtours.com
Glasgow tickets will be sold from pclpresents.com

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Pop the cork on that champagne! The Billboard charts for the week of June 27th have Icky Thump debuting at #2! Even this early, it’s already the Stripes’ best-selling debut.
But there’s a problem, Yorbites. Guess who took #1.
Bon Jovi. Yes, hair-metal-to-country-and-western Bon Jovi, with their Lost Highway.
We can do better for Jack and Meg, right? Right! So, here’s the plan: buy two copies of Icky Thump! One for playing and one for posterity. We can’t change the debut stats, but we can certainly outsell Jon and Ritchie!

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