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The National Post loves The White Stripes and so does Conan O’Brien!
by Danielle
Art & Photography + Events + Music / June 11, 2010
In today's National Post, Vanessa Farquharson interviewed photographer Autumn de Wilde.
Rock photography usually involves band members trying to look as cool as they possibly can while digital effects make up for the rest. But take a look at the images in Autumn de Wilde's collection, The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights, and you'll find Jack and Meg White sitting on an old couch, surrounded by Inuit elders with goofy grins on their faces.
Other photos in this new book depict Meg inspecting equipment on a fishing boat, Jack looking down the aisle of a plane and the two of them quietly trudging across a frozen tundra.
Throughout the nearly 300 images -- captured by de Wilde as the rock duo toured every province and territory in Canada, in 2007 -- the colour scheme is almost always limited to black, white and red.
Full article can be read here
Despite over a 1000 people queuing up to see the gig, just 300 saw the show, which took place at White's Third Man Records.
The pair performed a set that included covers of The White Stripes' 'Seven Nation Army', Elvis Presley's 'Blue Moon' and Radiohead's 'Creep'.
A glimpes of that magical night...
