The Third Men Podcast

We're a pretty good listen (for a podcast), so build a home around our all-new album analysis and review of the White Stripes sophomore LP release: De Stijl! In the spring of 2000 Jack and Meg White had a handful of singles, a debut LP, some local rock and roll stardom and a couple of day jobs under their belts on the chilly streets of Detroit - but all of that was about to change. The married duo that had baffled so many with their color schemes and brother/sister mythology found their real-life relationship at an end, and their musical path at a crossroads. This is the environment that would bring out one of the most colorful, hard-edged blues/pop records to grace the new millennium, and the last big step in the direction of the kind of fame there would be no turning back from for the White Stripes. This episode we begin our discussion with a background of the album, it's title and cover, and insight into the opening salvo of blistering tracks that turned the rock world to black, white and red. Plus, as this is the first episode of the new year, we ring in 2018 with Third Woman Kali Durga who returns to fill us in on all the Third Man events she attended in 2017! So let us be your canaries, your birds to bring the message of De Stijl home!

Happy New Year! Pop some champagne and join us for some servings and portions of a look back at a year called 2017. It was a wild year of special events and anticipation, and once again the Third Man family grew in size and scope like never before. From the opening of TMR Pressing in the Cass Corridor, to album releases from the extraordinary talents of artists such as Lillie Mae and Margo Price, to new Jack White music and the promise of a brand new record, 2017 was a busy year for both fans and talent alike! On this episode we cover it all, plus Third Woman Yvette Wilkins joins us to discuss her and fellow Third Woman in spirit Kali Durga's trip underground for the 333ft Underground show in the Cumberland Caverns. We here at the Third Men podcast want to thank all of you listeners out there for joining us this past year, and we hope you'll join us once again for this special celebration of 2017!

The Third Men Podcast is proud to present an all-new exclusive extended interview with singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and co-producer/engineer of The White Stripes eponymous debut album, Jim Diamond! As Detroit experienced its nearly-unprecedented garage rock renaissance in the ladder half of the 90's, one studio acted as the epicenter of talent and innovation among the key talents of the movement more than any other: Jim Diamond's Ghetto Recorders. If the Gold Dollar was the petri dish for Detroit's sound, Ghetto Recorders was the microscope. The Dirtbombs, The Von Bondies, The Electric Six and many more turned to Jim's studio and production abilities to bring out their best, most honest sound possible. When it was time for Jack and Meg White to put their great rock experiment to tape, The White Stripes, too, found a home at the house that Diamond built. This episode, Jim gives us the scoop on everything from his own musical beginnings, to recording the White Stripes, to bass guitar with Dirtbombs and SO much more! We here at the Third Men podcast would like to thank Jim for dropping in to the show– it was a pleasure interviewing him and we hope you all enjoy it as much as we did!

Carl Butterball proudly presents, the Third Men Podcast's "Thank You, Jack White 2017" Thanksgiving Spectacular! For the second year running we go over all things Jack White as they relate to Thanksgiving, including this year's TMR Turkey drive, Jack's songwriting fowl of choice, Pokey Lafarge's famous sweet potatoes and an unexpected connection to Sub Pop to name but a few! Like any great gathering of relatives, it's gonna be a weird, mostly drunk experience unlike any other - and we mustn't forget the dramatic return of Mama LaFarge (which we're compelled to expressly state is not the actual Mama LaFarge)! Plus, we sit down with Detroit artist Joe Lalich to talk about music, what it's like having art on display at TMR Cass, and a special "fell in love with a show" recounting of seeing Jack White at the "We're Gonna Be Friends" B&N signing in Los Angeles earlier this month! So much to be thankful for, and we especially thank you for listening and hope you enjoy the new episode!

The Third Men Podcast is proud to present an all-new exclusive extended interview with Warstic founder and current Jack White business partner Ben Jenkins! In the spring of 2016 it was announced that noted baseball fan Jack White would be entering the business side of the the game alongside Detroit Tigers infielder Ian Kinsler. The two became principle investors in Warstic, a quality and design-driven  company founded by former minor league player and One Fast Buffalo graphic design powerhouse Ben Jenkins. Since then, this partnership has lead to the announcement of a storefront opening, an amazing short film, and the first new original music from Jack White in years! Ben was kind enough to give us the low-down on his history with baseball, music, art and the formation of the Warstic brand we know today. We here at the Third Men podcast would like to thank Ben for dropping in to the show– it was a pleasure interviewing him and we hope you all enjoy it as much as we did!

What's the most terrifying fright to behold this Halloween? Why, it's the return of the Third Men Podcast with ALL-NEW material! Um, spoooooooky material! That's right, it's our second annual Halloween Special where we cover some genuinely terrifying topics as they pertain to Jack White and Third Man Records - and this year we've got something special for your candy sack. First up, we've created a custom Third Man & related Halloween LP, with Wolfman-connected songs on one side, and Frankenstein-connected songs on the other! The references to these two monsters (although to be fair, we don't know them they could be pretty cool guys on the inside) in TMR lore is surprisingly abundant, and there's a whole lot of spooky to unpack there. Plus, we sit down with Julia and Tobias from the band After The Money Is Gone to talk about their group, the City of Detroit, and what it was like being the first non-TMR group to be pressed at Third Man Pressing! We're stoked to be back and hope you all have a happy Halloween!

Join the Third Men Podcast as we take a look back at some of the highlights from our guests' most memorable concert moments! While your co-hosts prepare the slate of new episodes for this coming year, we’ve prepared a special “best of” trilogy, wherein we highlight a different portion of the show each week! And this week we conclude our trilogy with our favorite concert recollections, a segment of the podcast we call "Fell in Love with A Show"! We love talking to a new guest each week, and between those guests we've amassed quite a collection of cool concert moments -- from the White Stripes in Brooklyn, to magic at the Roseland Ballroom in NYC, to encounters with Lillie Mae, Margo Price and more we present to you the highlights! Plus a new concert recollection of Lillie Mae's most recent visit to Los Angeles and some exclusive audio from the show. We hope you enjoy this week’s look back, thank you to everyone who has supported the show this past year, and hope you enjoy our all-new content returning next week!

Join the Third Men Podcast as we take a look back at some of the highlights from this past year’s strangest moments! While your co-hosts prepare the slate of new episodes for this coming year, we’ve prepared a special “best of” trilogy, wherein we highlight a different portion of the show each week! And this week we shine a light on the strange, the unusual...all of the pretty, those pretty little rags and bones! We run across a lot of crazy, out-of-the-ordinary facts in our research of a given topic. Like the time Madonna heckled Jack White from her own concert stage, or the time the Raconteurs covered a song by the American south's most dysfunctional, satan-fearing folk duo the Louvin Brothers. When these moments pop up we put them in their own little portion of the show... a special home for them that we like to call Rag and Bone. So in case you were wondering what the American Pickers' favorite Jack White song was, or if you had an itchin' to explore a mausoleum in the North Carolinian woods, this episode is for you! We hope you enjoy this week’s look back, and thank you to everyone who has supported the show this past year!

Join the Third Men Podcast as we take a look back at some of the highlights from this past year's extended interview episodes! While your co-hosts prepare the slate of new episodes for this coming year, we've prepared a special "best of" trilogy, wherein we highlight a different portion of the show each week! And what better way to start than with showcasing some of the actual, real-live Third-Man-Records-affiliated guests we've had the pleasure of interviewing for the podcast! Such guests include Jack White's childhood friend and bassist Dominic Davis; longtime TMR studio and touring musician Fats Kaplin; Nearsys founder and TMR's Near Space Ballooning consultant for the Icarus Project Paul Verhage; Grammy-winning Artist and legendary graphic designer with Jack White and TMR for over a decade Rob Jones; and fellow touring musician, TMR artist/graphic designer and Elephant contributor Bruce Brand! We hope you enjoy this week's look back, and thank you to everyone who has supported the show this past year!

The Third Men Podcast is celebrating one full year of weekly Jack White goodness! 52 weeks ago your humble co-hosts set out on a mission: to bring you the listener a closer look at all sides of the Third Man Records universe, and now that we've hit our first annual milestone, it's time to party down. Who's invited? Well, you are! But so are a host of Third People, including Kali Durga, Kate McCoy, Amy Hart, Mike Jozaitis and many many more! This episode James and I also countdown our top 52 favorite Jack White tracks, one for every week of the year and episode of the show! A BIG thank you to everyone who's listened to and supported the show so far, we value all of you so much and hope to go on creating this podcast for many more years to come. So sit back, grab a big ol' Carl Butterball brand turkey leg and enjoy the festivities!