Rolling Stone — White Stripes, Raconteurs and Dead Weather leader Jack White may have anonymously donated $170,000 to help restore a baseball field in his hometown, the Detroit News reports (via TwentyFourBit). White, then known as Jack Gillis, spent his childhood p... more info

Guardian Music — Austin's Strange Boys play back-to-basics rock'n'roll so steeped in ragged charm it's like hearing the Stones at the Crawdaddy. That's why the Cribs made us write about themHometown: Austin, Texas.The lineup: Ryan Sambol (guitar, vocals), Matt Hammer... more info

NME — Guitarist used to play ball at Clark Park more info

Rollo & Grady — 1.) Radiohead – Kid A 2.) Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 3.) The Strokes – Is This It 4.) The White Stripes – White Blood Cells 5.) The Beta Band – Hot Shots II 6.) Drive-By Truckers – Decoration Day 7.) OutKast -Stankonia 8.) Clin... more info

MTV.com News — 'The Beatles: Rock Band' hits stores Wednesday.By Kyle Anderson Photo: Harmonix While the Beatles had incredible chemistry together, they each had particular personalities that made them unique. John Lennon brought the vision of a worldly a... more info

Edge thought he'd composed a new hit,played the untitled track for his brother,who insisted it sounded familiar to White's Seven Nation Army.He played it for Jack White and he said "its a bit close". more info

NME — Three-day showcase set for Los Angeles more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Brendan Benson has had quite the time the last few years. After releasing three critically heralded solo records, he joined long time friends Jack White of the White Stripes and Patrick Keeler and Jack Lawrence of the Greenhornes to form the Raconteu... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "What's gonna happen? Probably a fist-fight," Jack White, the frontman with rock duo the White Stripes, mutters from the back of his limousine. more info

A Walking Disast3r — The first time I saw these guys was in 2006 at The Fillmore here in Denver they had just released sophomore album Show Your Bones. Nonetheless when they were announced as the Saturday headliners at this years Monolith Music Festival I was pretty exc... more info