While Jack & Meg have been tearing it up down at Bonnaroo, the crack White Stripes promo team has been busy putting the finishing touches on the "Icky Thump Records" store in LA:
The White Stripes are taking over the old Tower Records on Sunset Blvd. for a midnight madness sale Tuesday June 19th at 12:01AM and then a special performance on Wednesday June 20th in the store. The whole store is being decorated in the style of the old Tower, except with imagery from the band. The first 200 people to buy the record at midnight will receive tickets to the show. Fans have already begun to camp out to ensure their tickets. Check out the youtube channel for video coverage of the event.
Camping out for a midnight release at Tower Records? Takes us back to our younger days (e.g.: Pear Jam Vs.). But we'd brave it to see the Stripes in a store of their own design (here's a guess: bucket of red, bucket of white, as many pearls as will fit on a vest). The outside is looking pretty Thumped-out as well.
After the 6/20 LA story, the Stipes move to NY for a no-longer-secret show at Irving Plaza (excuse us, The Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza). Anybody going? Too bad the show couldn't have been at our own hollowed-out husk of a Tower. Been a while since we've been down that way, but we're assuming it's been transformed into some sort of luxury condo by now.
Icky Thump, after jump, who'd-a thunk, photos of a Tower north'a the Mexico
