The White Stripes' Meg White and Fred Smith, son of Patti Smith and the late MC5 guitarist with whom he shared a name, are set to get married later this month.

The White Stripes' Jack White and The Kills' Alison Mosshart have formed a new band - The Dead Weather.

Last night was Conan O'Brien's final night hosting "Late Night" before he takes over for Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show", and the White Stripes helped to send him off with this slow and spare version of White Blood Cells' "We're Going to Be Friends". Check Ryan Dombal's brief overview of the Stripes/Conan history here. (via Culture Bully)

Conan's leaving 30 Rock for Carson's old desk at The Tonight Show on March 2nd, and as P4K reports, the last band to play the Late Night studio on his watch will be long-time O'Brien-chums Jack and Meg White. It's sad Conan's leaving NYC! But by moving to L.A. he will be much closer to Norm MacDonald all the time, and that is such a good news fo...

Five long years on from Pawn Shoppe Heart and their alt-rock moment, the Von Bondies reemerge with a stern-faced intent and self-belief that sounds more like the Killers than their former friends and contemporaries the White Stripes.read more