Third Man Records has unveiled a podcast dedicated to unpacking the history of seminal outfit The White Stripes.
Striped launched earlier this week and is hosted by music journalist Sean Cannon. The podcast promises to take listeners on a journey through The White Stripes genesis and meteoric rise by “talking to the people who witnessed it all firsthand.”
The podcast features interview from members of The MC5, Pavement, The Raconteurs, The Detroit Cobras, The Dirtbombs, The Soledad Brothers, filmmaker Lance Bangs, and more.
“Lately I’ve been afraid of getting in a car crash and having my last dying words be ‘shit, I really should’ve gotten the White Stripes story down for posterity,’” Third Man Records co-founder and White Stripes archivist Ben Blackwell shared in a statement. “This is my attempt to avail myself to somewhat less lame last words.”
Striped currently has two 30-minute episodes available to stream, which you can find here.
Watch: The White Stripes – ‘Blue Orchid’
Last month, an archival recording of The White Stripes final ever performance was released, The White Stripes: Live in Mississippi. The set saw the band make their way through 24 songs, including a four-song encore. Performing blistering renditions of fan favourites ‘Icky Thump’, ‘In The Cold, Cold Night’, ‘Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground,’ ‘Hotel Yorba’ and more.
In related news, today Tenacious D announced that their highly-anticipated and ever-elusive collaboration with Jack White is finally going to be released. On Record Store Day’s Black Friday event, Tenacious D will unleash a 7-inch single featuring two songs produced by White, ‘Don’t Blow It’ and ‘Kage.’
