> Every now and then I like to take a break from deleting messages about
> p3N1s enlargement to post something about the Stripes. Found this in
> my inbox today. You naughty little Germans have all the luck.
>
> Hello children,
>
> The White Stripes announce their first European festival appearances
> at Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park Festivals in Germany, June 1st and
> 2nd. Check out the following websites for full information on the
> festivals: Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park.
>
> Thanks,
> The White Stripes newsletter team
>
Not to forget this annoucement, from the official site, on Feb. 28 :

Hello to all the Candy Cane Children in the land,

The White Stripes have completed the recording and mixing of their sixth
album. It is entitled:

"Icky Thump"

and is their first album to include a title track, which curiously (and not
ironically) has the same words in it's name. Though some residents of
northern England might almost recognize the title, The Stripes stress they
are spelling it wrong intentionally just for "kicks" and "metaphors", and to
avoid a possible lawsuit from the estate of Billy Eckstine.

The record was recorded in Nashville at Blackbird Studio. And word around
the sewing circle is that many of your favorite White Stripe type songs may
not be your favorite (pronounced favaright) White Stripe type songs for
long.

Some song titles include:

Catch Hell Blues
Little Cream Soda
Monkeys Have It Easy (discarded)
Rag And Bone
Clicky Bump (retitled into something pleasant)
Blue Orchid (relocated to previous album)
and
You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)

It was the longest time the delightful duo have ever spent in the studio,
totaling almost three weeks. Jack and Meg were said to have been looking
like they were "into it almost". And even Meg herself was quoted while
leaving a local Nashville laundromat saying that the record was, in her best
estimate; "finished", "musical in nature" and lastly, though slightly
muffled, "good".

The Stripes will be releasing a statement soon saying: "we are doing our
best (whatever that is) to release the album as soon as corporately
possible. And though we are tired, worn, weary, hungry, cold, and left
without an ounce of nutrition amongst ourselves, we are in the midst of
planning performance type shows aroundst the world."

Here now is a short film clip of The Stripes working on a thoroughly rough
and ghastly early version of a track from the new album entitled "I'm Slowly
Turning Into You"... HI | LO (please allow popups to view links)

(the actual music has been replaced with mid eighties sampling keyboard
technology to prevent what industry analysts are now calling "song
poaching")

By:
Kitayna Ireyna Tatanya Kerenska Alisof

Reporting for the
MOSCOW BUGLE"