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White Stripes to Appear on "The Simpsons"

It happened to the Smashing Pumpkins. And Sonic Youth. Not to mention Metallica, R.E.M., 50 Cent, Tom Jones, and yes, even Baha Men. And now it will happen to everyone's favorite yappin', yollerin', doorbell-thinkin' divorcee duo the White Stripes: Simpson-ization. According to MTV.com, the Stripes will provide voices for two-dimensional approximations of themselves in a forthcoming episode of "The Simpsons". Which is perhaps only half as cool as being rendered in Legos, but still!

According to MTV, the episode depicts Bart's presumably zany attempt to become a jazz drummer. Following a parody of the Stripes video "The Hardest Button to Button", Bart meets up with Meg and Jack and cartoon hilarity no doubt ensues. The episode, which will air in the fall, is called "Jazzy and the Pussycats", a pun so unbelievably hopeless even we couldn't have thought it up. Doh!

Assuming Mad Jack White has made a full recovery from recent vocal cord ailments, the Stripes are primed to invade New Zealand and Australia next week as part of the Big Day Out festival series. So grab yr mates and head Down Under:

01-20 Auckland, New Zealand - Ericsson Stadium (Big Day Out) *
01-22 Gold Coast, Australia - Parklands (Big Day Out) *
01-26 Sydney, Australia - Showground (Big Day Out) *
01-29 Melbourne, Australia - Princes Park South (Big Day Out) *
02-03 Adelaide, Australia - Royal Adelaide Showground (Big Day Out) *
02-05 Perth, Australia - Claremont Showgrounds (Big Day Out) *

* with Franz Ferdinand, Iggy & the Stooges, Sleater-Kinney, et al

* White Stripes: <a

Posted by Matthew Solarski in on Thu: 01-19-06: 12:00 AM CST | Digg this article | Add to del.icio.us | Permalink
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