MUSIC NEWS - The always active, JACK WHITE has revealed his new band yesterday. As if the White Stripes and The Raconteurs are not enough (and the upcoming It Might Get Loud rockumentary film) . He now has a new project that has him on a drum stool. Called, The Dead Weather, the new group consists of Kills singer Alison Mosshart, Raconteur Jack Lawrence on bass, Queens Of The Stone Age's Dean Fertita on guitar, with White contributing drums and vocals.

Launching the band at his new Third Man Records HQ in Nashville, TN last night, The Dead Weather played a 20 minute set for 150 special invitees. MNN expects the debut album entitled, Horehound in June, preceded by the single Hang You From The Heavens, which is available now on vinyl and through iTunes. Check 'em out at; TheDeadWeather.com and listen to the single's B-side, a cover of Gary Numan's Are Friends Electric? (complete your Gary Numan cd collection, here). Video the tune's video at our, Today's Video Clip page.

UPDATE 4/8/09 - Tickets on sale today for DEAD WEATHER's first public appearance; April 14 at the Bowery Ballroon, NYC. Details at ; theDeadWeather.com.

UPDATE 5/11/09- Tour dates announced, see below-

DEAD WEATHER 2009 Tour Itinerary-

Thu 06/11/09 Louisville, KY City Block / Coyote's Music Hall

Wed 06/24/09 London, United Kingdom The Forum

Mon 06/29/09 Paris, France La Cigale

Mon / Tues 07/13 & 14 /09 Washington, DC 9:30 Club

Thu 07/16/09 New York, NY Terminal 5

Sat 07/18/09 Boston, MA House Of Blues

Appearing at "Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest"

Sun 07/19/09 Ottawa, ON Lebreton Flats Park

Tue 07/21/09 Montreal, QC Olympia de Montreal

Wed 07/22/09 Toronto, ON Kool Haus

Fri 07/24/09 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit

Sat 07/25/09 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Communities Pavilion

Mon 07/27/09 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue

Tue 07/28/09 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre Wed

07/29/09 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre

Thu 07/30/09 Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium

Mon 08/17/09 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre

Tue 08/18/09 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot

Thu 08/20/09 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre

Sat - Sun 08/22 & 23 /09 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom

Tue 08/25/09 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern

5/15 Thu 08/27/09 Pomona, CA Glass House