melophobe — Per a release posted on their website today, which you can see above, The White Stripes have announced that they, as a band, have broken up. Meg and Jack White are not sick, angry, dying or parting on creative differences. They just want to keep the ... more info

411 Mania — Jack and Meg call it quits... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The White Stripes are calling it a day.The White Stripes are calling it a day. more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Grammy-winning rock duo The White Stripes announced their break up on Wednesday, citing "a myriad of reasons" they did not disclose and saying they want to "preserve what is beautiful and special about the band." more info

NME - In The Office — The news of the White Stripes split has been received by some like the death of a beloved relative with anger management issues, and with good reason. Alongside The Strokes, they were the defibrillator to the flat-lining corpse of rock’n’roll at ... more info

E! Online — Nobody likes a breakup. And today, "nobody" includes millions of rock fans. After more than 13 years as a hit-producing, cred-keeping (aside from that whole Bond thing),... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The White Stripes are calling it a day. In a statement posted Wednesday on their website, interest in which apparently caused the site to crash Wednesday morning, Jack and Meg White jointly said they will make no more recordings or... more info

Culture Bully — Following the news that the White Stripes would be no more we look back on the career of a band who so truly excelled at consistently taking the most basic of elements and creating something unique and wonderful. more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Waking up to the news that The White Stripes have called it quits isn’t the best way to wake up. I can’t say it’s surprising news, though. The band didn’t seem interested in doing much together anymore. Even so, I didn’t think they would ju... more info

ContactMusic — JACK WHITE announced today that his duo THE WHITE STRIPES have officially split.JACK WHITE and drummer MEG WHITE have officially called time on the Detroit duo's 14 year history.In a statement made on their website, the pair said that they will make ... more info