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De Stijl (Album) by The White Stripes

Artist Biography For The White Stripes

The White Stripes Was An Alternative Rock Band Formed In 1997 In Detroit Michigan United States. They Disbanded In 2011. The Group Consisted Of Songwriter Jack White Vocals Piano/keyboards Guitar And Meg White Drums Vocals . After Releasing Several Singles And Three Albums Within The Detroit Independent Music Underground The White Stripes Rose To Prominence In 2002 As Part Of The Garage Rock Revival Scene. Their Successful Albums White Blood Cells And Elephant Drew Them Attention From A Large Variety Of Media Outlets In The United States And The United Kingdom. The White Stripes Used A Low-Fidelity Do-It-Yourself Approach To Writing And Recording. Their Music Features A Melding Of Punk And Blues Influences And A Raw Simplicity Of Composition Arrangement And Performance. The Duo Is Also Noted For Their Fashion And Design Aesthetic Which Features A Simple Color Scheme Of Red White And Black. The White Stripes' Discography Consists Of Six Studio Albums Two Extended Plays EP One Video Album 26 Singles And Fourteen Music Videos. The Band Has Sold Approximately 12 Million Albums Worldwide 2 Million In The US Alone And Their Latest Three Albums Have Each Won A Grammy Award For Best Alternative Music Album. On February 2 2011 The Band Announced On Their Website That They Had Disbanded. Official Band Website Www.Whitestripes.Com

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De Stijl /də ˈsteɪl/ Is The Second Studio Album By The American Garage Rock Band The White Stripes Released On June 20 2000 On Sympathy For The Record Industry. The Album Reached Number Thirty-Eight On Billboard's Independent Albums Chart In 2002 When The White Stripes' Popularity Began To Grow. It Has Since Become A Cult Favorite Among White Stripes Fans Due To The Simplicity Of The Band's Blues/punk Fusion. De Stijl "the Style" In English Was A Dutch Art Movement Including The Painter Mondrian . Vocalist Jack White Had Been An Admirer Of The Style For Some Time Especially Of Furniture Designer Gerrit Rietveld. Rietveld Designed The Rietveld Schröder House Which Jack And Meg White Visited While On Tour In The Netherlands. De Stijl Was Dedicated To Both Rietveld And Blind Willie McTell. It Was After The Tour Began For De Stijl That Jack Finally Closed His Upholstery Shop. On February 5 2008 Canadian Media Reported That Former Radio-Canada Host Dominique Payette Filed A Lawsuit Against The White Stripes For Using A Nine-Second Clip Of Her Interview With A Little Girl At The Beginning Of "Jumble Jumble". She Demanded $70 000 In Damages And The Removal Of The Album From Store Shelves. The Dispute Was Settled Out Of Court. The Re-Issued Vinyl LP Version Of The Record Was Pressed At United Record Pressing In Nashville Tennessee And Mastered All-Analog From The Original Master Tapes.