Third Man Records is overjoyed to announce the opening of Third Man Records and Novelties West FOR THREE DAYS ONLY in downtown Los Angeles, California. The store will be located at 448 S. Main Street and opening day is Wednesday, August 26th, at 10 AM.

Come see us for all Third Man releases and miscellany from The Dead Weather, The White Stripes, and The Raconteurs to all Third Man 45s, T-shirts and loads of surprises exclusive to this temporary location.

We will be open 3 days only, store hours are as follows:
 
    Third Man Records and Novelties West
    448 S. Main Street Los Angeles, CA  90013
 
    Wednesday AUG. 26: 10 am to 8 pm
    Thursday AUG. 27: 12 pm to 8 pm
    Friday AUG. 28:  12 pm to 8 pm

It Might Get Loud tells the personal stories, in their own words, of three generations of electric guitar virtuosos – The Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White. It reveals how each developed his unique sound and style of playing favorite instruments, guitars both found and invented. Concentrating on the artist's musical rebellion, traveling with him to influential locations, provoking rare discussion as to how and why he writes and plays, this film lets you witness intimate moments and hear new music from each artist. The movie revolves around a day when Jimmy Page, Jack White, and The Edge first met and sat down together to share their stories, teach and play.

Don't miss seeing Jack White in this Davis Guggenheim directed documentary that opens in select theaters in Los Angeles and New York on August 14th, with further showings in theaters across the US after that. View the trailer, see photos and read further info about the film at itmightgetloudmovie.com

In their latest groundbreaking initiative, Jack White's Third Man Records announces the July 3rd opening of The Vault at 3:33 p.m. CST. The Vault is a social networking and subscription service that provides exclusive offerings from the label's artists.  Subscribers will have access to online content and physical products from Third Man artists including The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather, all of which will ONLY be available to Vault subscribers.

The Vault is a two-tiered service, providing a forum for all subscribers to create member profiles and usersites, post comments and interact with other members.  For the $7-a-month Premium Service (three month minimum), subscribers will get unlimited access to all online Vault services, including exclusive pre-sale concert tickets, streaming video, video messages, official chat rooms, photos, artist updates and pay per view live concerts.  The $20-a-month Platinum Service (three month minimum) includes all online content as well as quarterly Third Man 12" LPs, extremely limited 7" records and t-shirts  These products will only be available through The Vault and will not be distributed to shops or available from Third Man's online mail order service.

Platinum subscribers who sign up between July 3rd and July 21st will receive a double album of The White Stripes' LP Icky Thump featuring an exclusive MONO mix, 180 Gram Vinyl and customized artwork, as well as a Third Man Records exclusive T-shirt and a 45 of The Dead Weather performing two covers, "Forever My Queen" and "Outside," with special dedicated labels and sleeves exclusive to The Vault.  While the Premium subscription is available at all times, Platinum subscribers who miss the July 21st deadline must wait until the following registration period for the next set of Third Man products.

For more information on The Vault, check out:
thirdmanrecords.com/vault.html

We are excited to be a part of Bonnaroo 365, a program by which fans can relive the Bonnaroo experience year round! Select full performances will be streamed periodically at no charge on Bonnaroo.com and The Raconteurs' set will be the first one showcased this Sunday, January 11th, 2009.

Four of the songs from the set will be available for the first time as free audio downloads – one will be available to everyone, while the other three can be downloaded by Bonnaroo Community members only (membership sign-up is free, CLICK HERE to sign up). The songs to be available for download are "Consoler of the Lonely," "Old Enough," "Blue Veins" and "Top Yourself." Beginning on January 7th, they will stream one song from the performance until the 11th when the complete set will be available.

If that's not enough, this Sunday the full set will be available in streaming video at BONNAROO.COM and select radio stations across the country will broadcast the entire set as well. CLICK HERE to see a list of stations who are participating. We hope you enjoy reliving the experience as much as we have.

You can pre-order the CD single and 7" vinyl versions of "Old Enough" featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe now via Insound.com. Save by using the code oldseven10 to get 10% off your order, OR if you spend $50 or more, use the code oldseven15 and get 15% off your order! Each format has different artwork; order the CD single by going HERE, and the 7" vinyl can be ordered HERE.

The stunning new bluegrass inspired version of "Old Enough" that features Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe will be released digitally exclusively through Amazon.com on December 2, 2008. The song will hit all other digital retailers on December 9, 2008, where it will also be released physically as a CD single. Lastly, it will see its 7" vinyl release on December 16, 2008.

Full track list:
A - Old Enough featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe
B - Top Yourself (Bluegrass Version)

The video, shot by director/photographer Autumn de Wilde, will premiere at music.yahoo.com on December 2, 2008. Some of her photos from the session are still available for viewing HERE.

The new live section of The Raconteurs website, http://theraconteurs.com/live/, is now up and running so be sure and check it out. Here you can see live photos, video and audio from past tour dates. Thanks to all of those fans who've sent in their photos and videos for inclusion thus far. If you still have material you haven't yet sent in, please click on the "submissions" section of the live site for full details on how you can submit content for possible inclusion.

Thanks for all of the support, we hope you enjoy what has been created. We couldn't have done it without you!

View all of The Raconteurs 2008 posters that have been available at shows in the Playbills section of the site at TheRaconteurs.com. Posters from 2006 shows are also viewable in the Playbills section.

The Raconteurs have their own youtube channel now, be sure to check it out to view some of your favorite videos as well as interviews and live footage. You can visit it by clicking HERE or by following the links from theraconteurs.com and myspace.

The Raconteurs will be performing two shows in Nashville, TN at the Mercy Lounge on April 14th and 15th to kick off their North American tour. Pre-sale tickets will go on sale this Friday via the band’s website at 10 am CST, you will need to go to the "tour dates" section of theraconteurs.com and click on the pre-sale link at the top of the page to access them. There is a two ticket limit per person and you must be 18 years of age or older to attend. All tickets will be held at will call and can only be picked up with the proper ID of the person who purchased them, no name changes will be allowed. Once tickets are picked up from will call, immediate entry into the venue is necessary.