Built around Meg's childlike drumming and Jack's ferocious guitar, the duo
became firm favourites on the Detroit garage rock scene before exploding in the
UK in 2001. Singles "Hotel Yorba" and "Fell in Love with a Girl" put them on the
map and third album White Blood Cells (2001) became an instant classic. The
re-release of their first two albums The White Stripes (1999) and De Stijl
(2001) opened a treasure chest of scuzzy blues covers, howling country folk
balladry and raw, punk rock, and their blistering live shows heightened the
buzz. As puzzled tabloid journalists finally ru...