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What do Johnny Deep and Alice Cooper have in common? The desire to create a very exciting new supergroup it would seem. Eclectic actor Depp has joined forces with rock stars Alice Copper, Joe Perry, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum to form The Hollywood Vampires - a collaboration announced at the beginning of this year that will debut with two live Los Angeles gigs in September and perform Rock in Rio in Brazil later in the same month.

Johnny Depp plans to wow audiences with his rock music skills in Hollywood Vampires

The addition of Johnny Depp as a musical accompaniment may sound strange to those who remember the Pirates of the Caribbean actor eschewing the idea of thespians crossing over to the world of music.

Continue reading: Johnny Depp Has Helped Form A New Supergroup - But What Other Superbands Are Out There?

The final show of Jack White’s five date acoustic tour will be streamed on Jay-Z’s Tidal platform, the singer has announced, with the performance remaining on the service as an on-demand feature. The show is White’s last gig before he takes a break from live performing.

White is taking a break from performing live.

White will play Fargo, North Dakota's Fargo Theatre on Sunday evening (April 26th) at 8:30 p.m. local time. The gig marks the end of the Lazaretto singer’s five date acoustic tour which has also seen him visit Anchorage, Alaska; Boise, Idaho; Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Rapid City, South Dakota.

Continue reading: Final Show Of Jack White's Acoustic Tour To Stream On Tidal

Kanye West made a surprise appearance during The Weeknd’s Saturday night set at Coachella, helping singer Abel Tesfaye cover the rapper’s hit ‘Heartless’. The festival, which is known for always coming through with surprise performances, ends its two weekend run this Sunday with Drake closing the festivities with a headlining set.

Kanye gave the Coachella crowd a treat on Saturday night when he performed with The Weeknd.

West had been rumoured to be making a surprise appearance during Drake’s set, but it appears the Yezzus rapper just couldn’t wait to surprise the Coachella crowd. Joining Tesfaye as he delivered a cappella cover of the rapper’s hit, West then launched into his own four song set.

Continue reading: Kanye West Surprises Coachella And Crashes The Weeknd's Saturday Set

Jack White, one of the most tireless and talented live performers of his generation, has decided to take a break from the stage for "a long period of period." 

Jack White says he is taking an extended break from the live music scene

According to a statement: "After many years of performing in a multitude of configurations, Jack White is announcing that he will be taking a break from performing live for a long period of time."

Continue reading: Jack White Is "Taking A Break" From Playing Live "For A Long Period"

Rock hero Jack White has bought the first ever record produced by Elvis Presley, it has been revealed. The former White Stripes frontman was unmasked as the mystery internet bidder who parted with $300,000 for the unique record back in January.

In a bizarre interview with Billboard, which involved the interviewer rendezvousing with “a mysterious man with a black suitcase and instructions to hurry to meet White three hours across the state in Nashville,” the singer opened the case to reveal the valuable disc.

Jack White was the man behind the $300k auction bid of Elvis' first recording

Continue reading: Jack White Revealed As Mystery Bidder Who Bought Elvis' First Ever Recording

Jack White fires back at journalists for attacking him on his recently published tour rider in a long open letter, after the media took aim for his guacamole specifications and apparent anti-banana front. When writers at the University of Oklahoma published an amended copy of the singer's tour rider in the student paper, people were quick to brand White a 'diva' over some of his rider requests.

Jack White fights back

While most of the notions were fairly reasonable in terms of refreshments and meals, a specific guacamole was also included as well as a side note stating 'Please note: This is a no banana tour. (Seriously) We don't want to see bananas anywhere in the building'.

Continue reading: Jack White Releases Open Letter Over Tour Rider's Guacamole Recipe Mockery

It's that time of year again as the full line-up announcement for Coachella 2015 arrives following some spectacular headliners: AC/DC, Jack White and Drake will all top the bills at the two-weekend event in April.

Well known for its diverse collection of rock, pop, electronic, hip hop and indie artists from around the world, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is yet again set to arrive at the Empire Polo Club fields in Indio, California. Kicking off with the first event from Friday April 10th - 12th, the festival will repeat the following week from April 17th - 19th.

Continue reading: From Steely Dan To Raekwon And Ghostface Killah: Who's Been Announced For Coachella 2015?

More than one million vinyl records have been sold in the UK this year - the first time the milestone has been achieved since 1996. The resurgence of the format has led the Official Chart Company to confirm a soon-to-launch vinyl record chart.

Jack White makes a point of releasing his music on vinyl records

"In an era when we're all talking about digital music, the fact that these beautiful physical artefacts are still as popular as they are is fantastic," said Martin Talbot, managing director of the Official Charts Company.

Continue reading: Death To Digital: Vinyl Record Sales At Biggest For 18 Years

Rock icon Jack White has announced the cancellation of all of his remaining dates on the Mexican leg of his current tour following the death of one of his band members. Keyboardist Isaiah ‘Ikey’ Owens was found dead in his hotel room in Puebla, aged 38. The cause of his death is yet to be established.

Jack White is mourning the loss of one his bandmates, Isaiah 'Ikey' Owens

California-born Owens was a member of White’s backing band The Buzzards who had supported him live since 2012, when White’s first solo album Blunderbuss was being promoted. They were due to play two further dates in Guadalajara and Monterrey in support of Lazaretto, released earlier this year, but they have now been cancelled.

Continue reading: Jack White Cancels Mexican Tour Dates Following Death Of Keyboardist

Jack White may be one of the most talented solo acts today, but he certainly doesn't like his fellow performers nor one of the music's popular and respected magazines, Rolling Stone, which he has featured numerous times in.

White blasted Rolling Stone during a recent Boston concert

During his solo concert at Fenway Park in Boston on Wednesday (Sept 17th), the White Stripes frontman slammed Rolling Stone for apparently publishing celebrity/tabloid stories and articles on its website.

Continue reading: Jack White Targets Rolling Stone In Lengthy Concert Rant

Jack White, the former White Stripes guitarist who has appeared twice on the cover of Rolling Stone, ripped into the magazine's website during a rant at Boston's Fenway Park on Wednesday night (September 17, 2014). Among his other targets were Foo Fighters and Jann Wenner.

Jack White went on a rant in Boston

First up was Dave Grohl and his merry men who were chided for allegedly having a "a second guitar player play the same guitar parts in case [they] make a mistake."

Continue reading: Jack White Said WHAT About The Foo Fighters?

Jack White’s new album “Lazaretto” has sold 40,000 copies, achieving the biggest first-week sales for a vinyl album, at least since SoundScan started tracking sales 24-years ago.

Promo shot for Jack White's "Lazaretto"

The LP cruised in to debut at No. 1 on Billboard's Vinyl Albums chart, accounting for 28.9% of the album's first-week sales. 30% of the album's impressive debut figures was CD, with 41,000 sold, while the shift towards online content saw online downloads comprise 41.1% of the overall sales pie. 

Continue reading: Jack White's "Lazaretto" Breaks Vinyl Record For First-Week Sales

Jack White's latest solo album Lazaretto is now available to buy, after having streamed in full via iTunes. Named after a hospital or ship that quarantines people affected with contagious diseases, the album's title could be interpreted as a wry reference to the bad press White has attracted recently.

White felt compelled to apologise to everyone he had upset with his sharp words so the negative attention wouldn't overshadow his eagerly-awaited follow-up to 2012's Blunderbuss. Though anger is apparent on the new LP, it would be a waste of time to mutter on about the artist's behaviour instead of dissecting one of the year's most arresting releases.

Critics agree: Lazaretto is "a wilder and harder work than White's solo debut from two years ago," says the NY Daily News. While NME prefers to draw comparisons between the two, excitedly describing the new record as "a second solo album that's as musically eccentric and original as its predecessor"

Continue reading: Jack White's 'Lazaretto' Is An Infectious Break From The Contagion Of Banality

Jack White seems to be regretting criticisms he made to other singers in the current Rolling Stone cover story.

The 38 year-old musician insulted The Black Keys, a whole list of female performers and stated that if Amy Winehouse was alive then Adele wouldn't have been as successful.

But White has now posted an open letter on his official website to try and clarify what he actually meant by these controversial comments.

Continue reading: Jack White Offers Apology To Black Keys, Amy Winehouse, Adele And Many Others

Jack White, the former frontman of The White Stripes, has apologised for the seemingly insensitive comments he made in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine. White is the cover of June's Rolling Stone magazine and made a series of comments in the accompanying interview in which he appeared to criticise The Black Keys, amongst others, for capitalising on the sound and music style he made so popular. 

Jack White has issued an apology to numerous acts.

White's comments about The Black Keys were revealed when his ex-wife, Karen Elson, made public emails between the two which described White's opinions on the band. The revelation was as a result of their ongoing divorce case. 

Continue reading: Jack White Apologises For Black Keys & Meg White Rolling Stone Comments

Jack White came in well ahead of schedule in his plan to record the world's fastest music release. According to the singer and guitarist's Third Man Records, White managed to record, press, assemble and sell a batch of 7" records for Record Store Day. It took him just 3:55:21.

Jack White Is A World Record Holder

Announcing his record-breaking plan earlier this month, the former White Stripes man said that 'Lazaretto' would be "the world's fastest released record . . . in the history of mankind." He took to the Blue Room at Third Man's recording studios in Nashville at 10am on Saturday morning, accompanies by a band including Fats Kaplin and Daru Jones and recorded two tracks. The first was "Lazaretto" - the title track from his forthcoming album, and the B-Side was a cover of Elvis Presley's "Power of My Love".

Continue reading: Jack White Holds World Record For World's Fastest Record Release

Adding to his list of accomplishments, Jack White now holds the record for the 'world’s fastest record release.' White recorded, pressed and released the single ‘Lazaretto’ in just under four hours yesterday as part of celebrations to mark the annual record store day.

Jack White, record holder

The recording took place during an intimate early morning gig at the Blue Room in the headquarters of Nashville’s Third Man Records. He opened the show with ‘Lazaretto’, which was followed by the single’s B-side, a cover of Elvis Presley's 1969 song ‘Power of My Love’.

Continue reading: Jack White Breaks A World Record With Lazaretto Record

Jack White – former half of White Stripes and member of both Dead Weather and The Raconteurs - plans to release a new solo album called “Lazaretto” on June 10 as the follow-up to his 2012 debut solo effort, ‘Blunderbuss.’

In addition to the album’s release in June, White announced - via both his own website and the Third Man Records site – that the title track would be released later on this month. 

Continue reading: New Jack White Album On The Way: Lazaretto Arriving On June 9/10