Stream First Ever White Stripes Live Album @ NPR

We’re only a week away from the release of the White Stripes’ epic Under Great White Northern Lights box set, but a few trailers and scenes of Jack White bowling aside, this is our first complete listen of a rather notable piece of the bundle: the first ever official live album from the White Stripes.

NPR is streaming all 16 tracks from the record, which compiles various performances from their 2007 whirlwind Canadian tour that arguably contributed to Meg White’s tour-canceling “acute anxiety.” In light of that last bit (not to mention the final scene in Emmett Malloy’s film), this whole project intrigues me even more than their last documentary, 2004’s The White Stripes Under Blackpool Lights.

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Watch Clip: Jack and Meg in New White Stripes Documentary

Jack White caused quite a stir at the Toronto International Film Festival this past weekend, announcing the White Stripes’ denial from the Guinness Book of World Records, an upcoming album he recorded of Nashville transit bus drivers, and, of course, spoofing Kanye West. Most importantly, however, is that reviews of the new White Stripes documentary, Under Great White Northern Lights, have all been (pardon the pun) glowing.

A scene from the film, which sounds like a somewhat somber affair, came out today as an “exclusive” on multiple sites, but it’s up on good ol’ YouTube now, so there goes that. Between this scene and the much talked about poignant final “Meg crying” scene, I, for one, am hoping they found a distributor at TIFF to get this thing into theaters.

Watch Jack and Meg walk through a cemetery in Canada while a live performance of “We’re Going to be Friends” plays here or embedded below:

Meg White to Marry Son of Patti Smith

First Zooey, then Mandy, and now Meg?! The White Stripes’ Meg White is engaged to marry Jackson Smith, the son of legendary rocker Patti Smith and late MC5 guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith. The Detroit News reports the couple plan to marry on May 22 in Nashville, TN, where White’s bandmate and former husband Jack White was also married and currently resides.

The Modern Age reports that Jackson Smith has been putting his legendary rock DNA to good use in Detroit-based band Back in Spades. According to the Detroit Free Press, Smith and White met last summer, were engaged a few weeks ago, and currently live together at Meg’s house in Detroit.