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Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jack White Gets a Cell Phone 'for the First Time in My Life' as 50th Birthday Gift from Wife Olivia Jean
Jack White received his first-ever cell phone as a 50th birthday gift from his wife, Olivia Jean "I thought if I could make it to 50 years old at least without ever having one that I could be proud of myself, and I am," said the Third Man Records founder White turned 50 on Wednesday, July 9Jack White can now answer your phone calls. The musician and Third Man Records founder celebrated his 50th birthday on Wednesday, July 9 and announced in an Instagram post that his wife, Olivia Jean, marked the occasion by giving him the first-ever cell phone he's owned in his life as a gift. "Well y'all it's either all over for me now or just the beginning," wrote White alongside photos of himself posing with the phone. "I am now the reluctant owner of a cellular telephone for the first time in my life! A lovely 50th birthday present courtesy of my gorgeous and thoughtful wife Mrs. Olivia Jean (who took these photos as well.)" The White Stripes artist continued, "I've been saying that my days were numbered for years, can't listen to my music in my car, can't park at a parking lot by myself because of QR codes, etc. etc. and I guess Olivia decided to be kind and put me (and all my loved ones) out of my misery!" "I thought if I could make it to 50 years old at least without ever having one that I could be proud of myself, and I am," added White. "Can't wait to talk to you all soon. My phone number is the square root of all of our combined social interaction times Pi." The "Seven Nation Army" singer and Jean got both engaged and married on stage during his performance at Detroit's Masonic Temple in April 2022. The couple also celebrated White's birthday by attending a Detroit Tigers game with his mom, Teresa Gillis, at Comerica Park on July 9 — and his friend, actor and musician John C. Reilly, surprised him by performing "Happy Birthday" on the field. In a video of the moment shared to the Detroit Tigers' social media, White appears stunned and slightly embarrassed by the surprise performance. "You might see Jack as a rock star, but he definitely focuses on family. I think that's really cool," Reilly told Tigers commentators Jason Benetti and Andy Dirks. "Something we both share, I think." Reilly previously starred in White's latest music video for "Archbishop Harold Holmes," released in June. Read the original article on People
Scotsman
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Album reviews: Kae Tempest Gina Birch
Kae Tempest. Picture: Jesse Glazzard Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Kae Tempest: Self Titled Island Records ★★★★☆ Gina Birch: Trouble Now aged 70, Gina Birch remains at the punky edge of lo-fi art Third Man Records ★★★★☆ Gwenno: Utopia Heavenly Recordings ★★★★☆ As his wry fifth album title suggests, Self Titled is a revealing release from Kae Tempest which coincides with coming out as a trans man earlier this year. The acclaimed performance poet has drawn in the past on epic poetry, hymned London and wider society and told kitchen sink stories across preceding works but, with the encouragement of his producer Fraser T Smith, shines his light back in his own face and circle in typically eloquent style. Gwenno sings in Welsh, Cornish but predominantly English on her fourth solo outing I Stand on the Line is an epic filmic soundtrack for big sentiments on lineage and identity, as Tempest zeros in on his experiences of transitioning ('going through a second puberty') and transphobia ('how many strangers today will I upset with my existence'). Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Statue in the Square moves further from performance poetry towards hip-hop with lightning delivery, swagger, skittering beats, klaxons, foreboding chords and deeply personal beseeching lyrics ('it's not a disorder or a dysfunction') about the daily askance glances. The electro swirl Know Yourself is Tempest's tale of being saved by hip-hop ('I was learning how to capture a room with two phrases') while Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant brings his usual mournful empathy to bear on the softer melancholy of Sunshine on Catford. Guest-wise, Carl Jung weighs in - via sample, of course - on Hyperdistillation and Edinburgh's brilliant Young Fathers are immediately identifiable in the resonating coda of Breathe. Elsewhere, Tempest folds in gospel and soul influences to the contemplative Prayers to Whisper, provides a Venn diagram of neurodiversity acronyms on Diagnoses ('ancient conditions with brand new solutions') and salutes the progress in understanding, before putting a human face – his own? – to mental health issues on the tender closing track Till Morning with its compassionate declaration that 'I wish I could travel through time, find that child, guard that door, I would sit on the floor outside your room till morning'. Former Raincoats singer/bassist Gina Birch was the poster girl for the Tate's 2024 touring Women in Revolt exhibition, depicted screaming in a still from a 1977 Super 8 film. Now aged 70, she remains at the punky edge of lo-fi art, penning odes to comfortable footwear on her 2023 debut album I Play My Bass Loud. She teams up again with producer Youth for the follow-up, Trouble. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad I Thought I'd Live Forever addresses the gradual onset of decrepitude with the same wry wit, supported by reggae rhythms, acid guitar and dreamy backing vocals. Cello Song (Tape Echo) names two of its instruments. A third – Birch's voice – is impactful in its weathered croakiness. Keep to the Left is a distorted mantra on her political leanings, while Doom Monger teams heavy thoughts with light, dubby pop and Train Platform weaves whispery spoken word, pattering percussion and foreboding cello into a hypnotic Laurie Anderson-like concoction. Causing Trouble snaps out of the experimental reveries to appropriate Joy Division's She's Lost Control as the basis of another riot grrrl agitation, on which Birch has invited fellow female artists to make a roll call of inspirational feminist trailblazers from Mary Shelley to Kathleen Hanna. Trilingual artist Gwenno sings in Welsh, Cornish but predominantly English on her fourth solo outing. Utopia is an unashamedly nostalgic autobiographical album with a dreamy flow. Gwenno explores her family's roots over trip-hop beats, undulating guitar and shimmering percussion on London 1957. She names the title track after the Las Vegas club she would frequent back when she was performing in Lord of the Dance and elsewhere flashes forward to deliver a woozy ode to her daughter – 'she's growing inside of me and I wonder who she will be' – on the indie psych easy listening of St Ives New School. CLASSICAL Franz Xaver Mozart: Piano Quartet | Violin Sonatas cpo ★★★★☆ Imagine how Franz Xaver Mozart must have felt being 'his father's son': how much would have been expected of Wolfgang Amadeus' offspring. There are sure signs of accomplishment in the piano quartet and two violin sonatas included in this delightfully honest release featuring Freiburg-based chamber collaborators Hansjacob Staemmler (piano), Muriel Cantoreggi (violin, Johannes Erkes (viola) and Juris Teichmanis (cello). The opening Piano Quartet in G minor Op 1 journeys from lengthy sophistication and deliciously-crafted Adagio to the simplicity and charm of the final variations. The Violin Sonatasare every bit as touching, built to formula, and delivered with the same eloquence as the music itself. Franz Xaver inherited the essential Mozart genes. Finding his own distinctive musical voice was another matter. Ken Walton FOLK Eilidh Shaw and Ross Martin: Stay Here All Night self released ★★★★☆ Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Highland fiddle and guitar duo Eilidh Shaw and Ross Martin adopt their 'Birl-esque' alias in this relaxed mix of new and traditional tunes and contemporary songs. They're joined along the way by guests such as trombonist Chris Greive, who gruffly bolsters Swimmy Tunes, and piper Angus Mackenzie who blends into a gentle slow reel, Tune for Keith. Martin's guitar work provides considered accompaniments to Shaw's fiddle while his pedal steel lends a country vibe to the title track, a wistful song written by Shaw. Two Lighthouses, adapted from a Tim Dalling song, is a winsome excursion in waltz time featuring Casey Dreissen's western fiddle and Willie MacAskill's harmony vocals. In contrast, a no-nonsense trio of Highland jigs kicks off with The Thief of Lochaber jig while The Braes set sees familiar strathspeys and a reel, crisply accompanied by Martin.
Global News
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Global News
Jack White on His Canadian Roots, Love for Science and Why Fame Came as a Surprise to Him
In June 2018, Jack White was in Toronto to perform at Budweiser Stage. Before the show, he sat down with us to talk about everything—from his career to his connection to Canada. 'Canada meant a lot growing up, my father side is from Nova Scotia we had a lot of ties, a lot of history through that. My grandfather travelled across Canada and taught in a railroad car,' White says. 'Also growing up in Detroit basically across the street from Canada.' He went on to say that it was currently a 'difficult time in America' and that he 'couldn't even watch the news anymore.' Just the weekend before, while headlining The Governors Ball in New York City, he changed the lyrics to his song 'Icky Thump' to 'Icky Trump'. Although, he noted that artists shouldn't speak out as a way to pander for applause. He says, 'sometimes something comes up and it makes sense…it's hard to ignore.' Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy White is known for mixing it up on stage, bringing different talents together to create his band. The most important element for him is the drums. 'I've always played to the drummer,' he says. 'That's the most important element of the band to me and, whether it's Meg White or Daru Jones or Patrick Keeler – I've been very lucky to play with some of the best drummers I've ever seen myself, live.' Story continues below advertisement He also operates in a no-phone zone, asking concertgoers to attend without their phones. 'It's an interesting experiment. I thought people were going to take to it negatively but, people have taken to it incredibly positively. Everybody walking out of the show says, 'I loved that, that was amazing, I wish all concerts were like that!' I think it's starting to catch on, other artists seem to be wanting to do this and it's great.' Despite his own fame, it's scientists who leave him starstruck. 'Neil deGrasse Tyson, or I was with the family of Carl Sagan once. We put out a record with Carl Sagan's voice on it through Third Man Records. Those are the people I really respect,' he says. Becoming famous was something that came about unexpectedly to him. 'I was only hoping that I would be able to continue doing upholstery, I had my own shop, which I had when I was 21…and I thought I was just going to do that for the rest of my life and I was hoping that I would be able to play in a band on weekends when I had free time, and maybe one day make a record.' White's former band, The White Stripes (which disbanded in 2011) is set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on November 8th, 2025. With bandmate Meg White known for her intense privacy, there's growing speculation online that White may attend the ceremony solo.
