When we look back at the music trends that have developed over the first decade-plus of the new century, one of the big stories will undoubtedly be reunion-mania, with bands from across all genres deciding it was time to give it another go. Well, that may be well and good for acts like Pavement, Van Halen and God Street Wine, but at least one band plans to buck the trend and stay retired – The White Stripes. In the latest issue of NME, which features Jack White on the cover, the singer-songwriter-guitarist-producer-record label owner told the venerable music mag, “Absolutely no chance. I couldn’t see any reason to ever do that. I’m not the kind of person that would retire from baseball and come out of retirement the next year. I mean, if we went to all the trouble of telling people we’re done, we meant it, you know?”
While that’s a pretty definitive “no,” White did leave the door ajar just a bit to get back together with his old band mate Meg, saying, “If we were forced to change our mind about that, I can only imagine being the reason (sic), like if for some reason we went bankrupt or something or needed the cash, which would be a really sad thing, I would probably be issuing an apology along with the announcement of the show dates!”
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Finally, earlier this week the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame announced the presenters for their annual induction ceremony, which will take place on April 14 in Cleveland. This year’s class, which may be one of the most diverse in recent memory, includes everything from blues to singer-songwriters to funk-rock to hip-hop, as well as some legendary producers.
Here is the full list of inductees, and who will be inducting them…
- Beastie Boys – Chuck D of Public Enemy
- Small Faces/Faces – Steven Van Zandt
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – Chris Rock
- Laura Nyro – Bette Midler
- Donovan – John Mellencamp
- Freddie King – Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill of ZZ Top
- Don Kirshner – Carole King
- Tom Dowd, Glyn Johns and Cosimo Matassa – Robbie Robertson
- Miracles, Gene Vincent’s Blue Caps, Buddy Holly’s Crickets, James Brown’s Fabulous Flames and Hank Ballard’s Midnighters – Smokey Robinson
- Guns N’ Roses – TBD
