First we put up The Dead Weather…and you said, “We love it, but what about that OTHER band Jack White is in?” Then we put up The Raconteurs, and you said, “We love it, but what about that OTHER OTHER band Jack White is in?” Your prayers have been answered, and The White Stripes make their DLC debut this week, with three prime tracks from three landmark albums: “Dead Leaves & the Dirty Ground” (from 2001’s White Blood Cells); “Girl You Have No Faith in Medicine” (from 2003’s Elephant) and the title track from their latest, 2007’s Icky Thump.
Play these tracks and be reminded of how a primal, blues-infused duo from Detroit became one of the biggest bands in the world. “Dead Leaves” screamed rock classic from the first chord and brought many new fans aboard. “Girl…” finds them in chord-slinging garage mode; while “Icky Thump” sounds proud and epic, with a strong political slant. And Jack White played much of this astounding guitar work on a cheapo, part-plastic Montgomery Ward Airline guitar from a pawnshop. Playing great music on a plastic guitar? Wish we’d thought of that.
This year brings a new tour documentary, “The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights,” which includes footage of their 10th anniversary show in Nova Scotia. So try your luck on matching Jack’s manic vocals and killer guitar, and Meg’s primal drums. And before you ask, yes, there are bass parts in these songs. We authored them to the rhythm guitar tracks.
These tracks will be available for purchase as “The White Stripes Pack 01” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system for $1.99 per track or $5.49 for the pack, and as individual tracks on Wii for $2.00 each.









