The White Stripes - Under the Great Nothern Lights

In the summer of 2007, shortly after the release of their 6th album Icky Thump, The White Stripes headed north of their hometown of Detroit to embark on an ambitious journey across Canada. The plan was to play a show in every province and territory in Canada, from B.C. to Newfoundland to Nunavut.

Having never done a tour of Canada, Meg and I thought it was high time to go whole hog…from the ocean to the permafrost

We wanted to play out of the way towns that don’t usually get shows…the shows are better, it’s better for the people, it’s a better experience, it’s way more unique, something interesting is going to happen…hopefully.

-Jack White

Check out some clips from the documentary and be sure to pick up the DVD. It's amazing.

The White Stripes - Fell in Love With a Girl

One of my favorite music videos ever.

Bass Thumpin Thursday's -- The Live Edition

Its summer.  And what is summer about?  Live music.

First up this week is the newest band the talented, yet underrated, Jack White has joined:  The Dead Weather.  I really do not know what “I Cut Like A Buffalo” means, but this track has a great groove.

Summer is the time for massive electronic music festivals, and this next song goes back to 2004.  Check out this clip of DJ Tiesto headlining with his classic “Lethal Industry,” infused with some good old fashioned live violin.  Electric, of course.

Live shows give artists a chance to shine—while album tracks may be perfectly produced masterpieces, musicians playing live can truly show off their spontaneity, skill, and soul.  Stevie Ray Vaughan truly knew how to do just that, showing off his ability to play a guitar in any way imaginable in "Third Stone from the Sun."  Even when he beats the hell out of his guitar it sounds amazing.

One very good reason to be jealous of professional musicians is how much fun their workplace is.  Imagine going to work every day to be trapped in a cubicle.  Surrounded by low, fake walls, facing your desk.  But, you get to listen to the music you want, on your desk lay two decks and a mixer, and beyond that desk there's a crowd of fans rocking out to flashing strobes.  Plus, if you're in The Bloody Beetroots, you get to wear a venom mask to work.  And drink hard A at work.  Here's the DJ's perspective of Warp.

 --tonotopik