Icon: The White Stripes
By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic Contributor
Where other artists compensate for a paucity of ideas with elaborate orchestrations, Jack White's ruthless dedication to minimalism reveals his mastery of both ragged blues guitar and canny pop hooks. Detroit rockers the White Stripes - the red-, white-, and black-clad duo of guitarist Jack and drummer Meg, first thought to be siblings but actually ex-lovers - have gradually evolved from a white-hot garage group to a pop band with a mean edge. Over the… more »