The Hotel Yorba

July 16th, 2007

Cannon (No, Really…)

Stories are sweeping in about those stranger tour locations on the Stripes’ North American tour:

Daycamp and a young R. Kelly impersonator!

Bagpipes, kilts and a cannon!

Fiddling at the Savoy Theatre!

And finally…

A fishing boat?

The gig spots just keep getting charmingly wackier.

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July 13th, 2007

Fanart Fridays I: The Images Are In!

Welcome, Yorbites, and witness the birth of a new tradition at the Hotel Yorba: Fanart Fridays!

Every Friday, I’ll serve up some delightful artistic renderings of Jack and Meg for your viewing pleasure.

Today:

“the white stripes” by koosh-llama

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July 13th, 2007

Interview The Stripes!

How do you come up with those savage riffs, Jack? Why the brother-sister approach in the early days, Meg? What about that number three fixation?

There are thousands of questions for Jack and Meg burning in the brains of Yorbites everywhere. If only they could be answered…

Now they can be!

Looks like the Stripes will be interviewed on ABC News Now, ABC’s twenty-four hour news channel, on Monday, July 23rd. The News Now site says that curious fans can email video footage of their questions and have them answered during the program!

You can send in your queries by way of your cellphone or the web. I’m eager to see what the Yorbites have in store for our beloved duo!

(By the way, don’t worry too much if your cable provider doesn’t offer ABC News Now. You can watch the programming via streaming video at ABCNews.com or on certain video-enabled cellphones.)

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July 12th, 2007

Icky Thump Metacriticism

Now that the new Stripes’ album Icky Thump has been out for nearly a month, let’s take a look at the reviews that have accumulated via Metacritic:

THE PROS ->

musicOMH.com

It’s eccentric, it’s exhilarating, it is, in parts, absolutely insane. Yet it’s never less than absolutely compelling, which is what makes the White Stripes one of the greatest bands of modern times.

Lost At Sea

At 48 minutes, Icky Thump has enough genre-hopping, rip-roaring tunes to get even the 70s rock purist nodding his head again.

The Guardian

Icky Thump positively swarms out of the speakers.

Entertainment Weekly [22 Jun 2007, p.68]

Despite all the distortion and teeth-shivering riffs, Icky Thump rivals White Blood Cells in accessibility.

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July 10th, 2007

In The Cold, Cold Night

Word from the official White wire:

The spot for the Stripes’ Anchorage gig has been changed to the George M. Sullivan Sports Arena. Apparently, more space was needed to accommodate all those screaming fans! Don’t worry if you’ve already purchased tickets. They’ll be accepted for GA floor seats.

But that’s not all! New items have been added to the Stripes’ web store: t-shirts featuring a “button horse” (somewhat reminiscent of a similar creature in The Science of Sleep) and a penguin, the Jack & Meg flash drives finally available for international customers and official tablature books for the albums White Blood Cells and Elephant.

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July 10th, 2007

Take The Elevator

Something occurred to me today:

I’ve been posting at the Hotel Yorba for a few days and there’s not a single entry so far about the titular tune!

So, in lieu of any news right now, I offer the memorable lyrics to “Hotel Yorba” (track deux on the album White Blood Cells.)

I was watchin’
with one eye on the other side.
I had fifteen people telling me to move.
I got moving on my mind.
I found shelter
in some thoughts turnin’ wheels around.
I said thirty-nine times that I love you
to the beauty I had found.

Well, it’s…
one, two, three, four,
take the elevator
at the Hotel Yorba.
I’ll be glad to see you later.
All they got inside is vacancy.
(Yeah!)

I’ve been thinkin’
of a little place down by the lake.
They got a dirty old road leading up to the house.
I wonder how long it will take till we’re alone,
sitting on the front porch of that home,
stomping our feet on the wooden boards.
Never gotta worry about lockin’ the door.

Well, it’s…
one, two, three, four,
take the elevator
at the Hotel Yorba.
I’ll be glad to see you later.
All they got inside is vacancy.

It might sound silly
for me to think childish thoughts like these,
but I’m so tired of actin’ tough
and I’m gonna do what I please.
Let’s get married
in a big cathedral by a priest,
’cause if I’m the man that you love the most, you could say I do at least.

Well, it’s…
one, two, three, four,
take the elevator
at the Hotel Yorba.
I’ll be glad to see you later.
All they got inside is vacancy.

And it’s a…
four, five, six, seven,
grab your umbrella.
Grab hold of me,
’cause I’m your favorite fella.
All they got inside is vacancy.

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July 9th, 2007

Never Far Away

Word from the official White wire:

The Stripes will return to the United Kingdom this fall for a headline tour across the country. Here’s a listing of the gigs:

24 Oct. - Glasgow SECC
25 Oct. - Manchester MEN Arena
26 Oct. - Newcastle Metro Arena
28 Oct. - Birmingham NEC
29 Oct. - Cardiff Int. Arena
31 Oct. - Sheffield Hallam Arena
1 Nov. - Nottingham Arena
2 Nov. - London O2 Arena

Tickets for every show except the Glasgow one can be purchased from a 24-hour credit card hotline (0871 2200 260) or online at gigsandtours.com

Glasgow tickets will be sold from pclpresents.com

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July 9th, 2007

Music Channel Launch (iPods Are In Order!)

To celebrate the launch of our Music Channel, b5media is giving away some cool prizes. What’s up for grabs?

* 3 iPod Shuffle
* 3 MP3 players with preloaded MusicIP software
* 3 iTunes Certificates (worth US $25 each)

Details after the jump.

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July 8th, 2007

Bowling Downtown at the Red Door

Another queer spot for a gig on the Stripes’ North American tour. Last Sunday, Jack and Meg performed a short set at the Eastview Bowling Alley in Saskatoon. Check out the video below for “Let’s Build a Home” and Jack’s bowling chops!

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July 8th, 2007

Rock ‘n’ Roll Transit

The Stripes are looking to liven up their North American tour with a few shows in some strange locations.

On July 2nd, Jack and Meg played for a small group of fans onboard a bus in the city of Winnipeg. The set was acoustic, naturally, with such songs as “Hotel Yorba” and “Wheels on the Bus,” a children’s classic, making an appearance.

This isn’t the first unconventional show during their 2007 tour. The sites of previous performances include a classroom in Barnaby, British Columbia, London’s Royal Hospital and even “Icky Thump Records,” a Tower Records renamed for a day in Los Angeles.

Not so fast, though, Yorbites! The video below is from that very same bus gig, courtesy of YouTube. Enjoy!

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