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The White Stripes are a minimalist rock and roll duo from Detroit, formed in 1997. Billing themselves as brother and sister, guitarist and singer Jack White and his ex-wife, drummer Meg White, released their self-titled debut album in 1999. (Meg is only seven months older than Jack.) They were a struggling local band in Detroit for a long time, even after touring with Pavement and Sleater-Kinney. The second release from the White Stripes, "De Stijl" ( 2000), was named after a minimalist Dutch artThis article is about the painting of a surface for artistic reasons. Painting is also the utilitarian painting of objects and buildings, often done to provide a protective coating or for aesthetic reasons. One possible process for decorative painting of movement, which they cited as a source for the approach to their music and image. Their stripped-down, garage rockGarage rock was a simple, raw form of rock and roll created by a number of American bands in the mid- 1960s. Inspired by British Invasion bands like The Beatles, The Kinks, and The Rolling Stones, these mostly midwestern American groups played a variation sound made them a much hyped-band in 2002See also 2001 in music, other events of 2002, 2003 in music, 2000s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events April The White Stripes records Elephant which was released on April 1, 2002. April 23, 2002: Wilco's critically acclaimed fourth album, ", as a result of the critical raves given to the major label release of White Blood CellsWhite Blood Cells is the third album released by the Detroit rock band, The White Stripes. It was released in 2001. The album was dedicated to Loretta Lynn. The album reached #62 on the Billboard 200 and went gold (sale of 500,000 units). The album reache in 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap. The White Stripes enjoyed their first significant success in the UKThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly in 2001, with the critical acclaim, especially for the band's energetic stage performances, spreading to the US in the following months. The band has no bass playerThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument similar to the electric guitar, but larger in size and with a lower range. It is also closely related to—and inspired by—the double bass, and shares things in common with a range of bass instruments. It is, and several musicians have produced bootlegs of bass-added tracks.Their follow-up to White Blood Cells, entitled ElephantElephant ( 2003) is the fourth album released by Detroit rock duo, The White Stripes. The album went platinum in the US and reached #6 on the Billboard Album Charts. The album won Grammys for best alternative album and best rock song ("Seven Nation Army"), was released on April 1, 2003, again to widespread critical acclaim. On February 8, 2004 the song "Seven Nation Army" won a Grammy for best Rock Song, and the album Elephant won for best Alternative Album.
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