What to Watch After 'The Greatest Night in Pop'

The "We Are the World" documentary has been a hit on Netflix. So which music documentaries should you check out next? I'm the man with the answers.

"Fell In Love With a Girl" and the Era When We Thought Jack and Meg White Were Siblings

I feel like we as a society have forgotten that, for a little while, we believed that the members of the White Stripes were brother and sister. That was a lie concocted by Jack White, and it helped inspire my look back at the song that brought them to the world's attention. For MEL, I wrote about "Fell In Love With a Girl."

Looking Back at the Garage-Rock Revival

You remember the White Stripes and the Strokes. But who were the other bands that were part of the garage-rock scene of the early 2000s? I'm here to help.

What Are the All-Time Best Music Documentaries?

Rolling Stone has put together a list of the 40 greatest rock documentaries. I was quite happy to be asked to contribute write-ups for several of the finalists. As always, I didn't have a say in the rankings but, hey, I'm pretty happy with how it all shook out. (Truth be told, I'd probably put Gimme Shelter at No. 1, though.) Hope you enjoy.

emmett malloy, director of 'under great white northern lights,' speaks

I interviewed Emmett Malloy, the director of the White Stripes documentary Under Great White Northern Lights, which I saw and loved at last year's Toronto Film Festival. Our chat is up at Vulture.

white stripes - 'under great white northern lights' album review

I've been raving about the White Stripes' tour documentary Under Great White Northern Lights since I saw it during last year's Toronto Film Festival. The accompanying live album of the same name is pretty damn great as well. I review the record here.

white stripes - dead leaves and the dirty ground

Heading home today from Toronto. My happiest discovery here was the excellent White Stripes concert documentary Under Great White Northern Lights. I hope it gets a theatrical release. (Note to self: finally get around to seeing It Might Get Loud, will ya?) Anyway, I've been a little Jack White obsessed since seeing the movie the other day. So here's this ....

white stripes - blue orchid

I'm thinking about my favorite songs of this decade. This is one of them.

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Icky Thump is easily the band's loudest record. It's also one of their best. Elsewhere in Consumables, I take on Wilco, Bruce Springsteen and R.E.M.'s cover of a John Lennon song.