Riot Fest 2025 got a double dose of Jack White. On Sunday, the musician made a surprise appearance during Idles‘ top-billed set, which came just before closers Green Day, for a special performance of their single “Never Fight a Man With a Perm.” White had also performed the prior day, …
Read More »Jack White Is Standing Up to Trump. Good for Him
Before he was an outspoken critic of Trump, before he was even a musician, Jack White was an upholsterer. Growing up in Detroit, he began as an apprentice at just 15 years old, then opened his own shop, Third Man Upholstery, when he was 21. His music career took off …
Read More »Jack White Says Being Insulted by Trump's White House Is a 'Badge of Honor'
Jack White has unleashed another salvo at President Donald Trump, calling it a “badge of honor” to be insulted by a White House spokesperson. The musician also expressed incredulity that what prompted one of Trump’s toadies to publicly respond to him was a comment White made about — of all …
Read More »Jack White Slams Donald Trump's 'Disgusting' Oval Office Redesign: 'What an Embarrassment'
President Donald Trump has signed 191 executive orders from his desk in the Oval Office since taking office in January. His recent orders have focused on ramping up his efforts to embolden law enforcement across the country, as well as attempting to ban mail-in voting and allow law enforcement to …
Read More »It Took 50 Years, but Jack White Is Officially a 'Reluctant Owner' of a Cellphone
Jack White finally owns a cell phone — and it only took him 50 years to get one. The musician celebrated his milestone birthday on Wednesday by receiving an extra-special gift: his first-ever cell phone. “Well y’all it’s either all over for me now or just the beginning. I am …
Read More »John C. Reilly Becomes Jack White's Titular 'Archbishop Harold Holmes' in New Video
John C. Reilly has read countless scripts throughout his career. But the one that landed him his latest role was slightly unusual. It’s not a script, but a song. When the actor first heard Jack White‘s “Archbishop Harold Holmes,” he wanted to step inside of it as the titular character. …
Read More »Iggy Pop and Jack White to Headline CBGB Festival
Iggy Pop and Jack White will headline CBGB Festival, which will take place at Under the K Bridge Park in Brooklyn on Sept. 27 and features 21 bands performing on three stages. The event marks Iggy Pop’s first New York show in more than a decade, per the organizers. Other …
Read More »Eddie Vedder Joins Jack White for 'Rockin' in the Free World' in Japan
Jack White’s fans at his show at Toyosu PIT in Tokyo on Saturday were treated to a surprise performance by Eddie Vedder. During White’s encore, which included the White Stripes songs “Hypnotize” and “Seven Nation Army,” White launched into Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” with his band. White …
Read More »Jack White Blasts Elon Musk, 'Orange F-king Gorilla' Trump in Live Version of 'Corporation'
Jack White wrapped up the first North American leg of his No Name tour in Boston last month, and his final show featured a special performance of “Corporation,” the bitting Boarding House Reach track he’d only performed once before during the trek. While the song already reads like a bitter …
Read More »Jack White Drops New Live EP, Offers College Students $20 Concert Tickets
Jack White is in a giving mood, surprise-releasing a new live EP and revealing a new initiative to offer college students $20 tickets to all his No Name tour gigs. No Name Live features five songs taken from shows White played last year in Denver, Atlanta, New Haven, and Dallas, …
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