First, a bit of background:

White Mystery is brother-sister rock ’n’ roll duo Miss Alex White & Francis Scott Key White from Chicago.

If you’re a fan of stripped down garage rock, loud drums, and/or redheads, meet your perfect match. Formed on April 20th, 2008; White Mystery have been melting ears ever since. They draw their inspiration from visual art, being on the road often (& presumably seeing weird shit), collective daydreaming, and some of the bands below. But why the name White Mystery? As Alex herself describes it: “Because we’re sweet and mysterious, like the Airheads candy.”

She also likens their music to a Chicago-style hot dog; because “the magic is between the buns.” Some of her musical influences are The MC5, Marc Bolan of T.Rex, Tina Turner, and Poison Ivy of the Cramps.

White Mystery has toured worldwide, and earned rave reviews from MTV, VICE, Sound Opinions, Pitchfork – and currently represent the Levi’s #equipped campaign. Their fourth full-length DUBBLE DRAGON is available on double vinyl and iTunes now.

Want to stay up to date with them? You can find them on Facebook, on Bandcamp, on Twitter, on Instagram, or on their website. Now, onto the good stuff!


WAM BAM THANK YOU GLAM

This is a collection of ten songs that unite glitter and gusto. Starting with the vintage originals, like T. Rex and Sweet, to modern day rock ’n’ roll aliens, like Sam Flax and The Dandy Warhols, this playlist include tracks for White Mystery’s performance opening the David Bowie exhibit on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at the Museum of Contemporary Art.

Artist: David Bowie

Bowie, in many aspects, is the father of glam rock.

  • Rebel Rebel This was Bowie’s last single in the glam rock style that had been his trademark. Listen now
  • Suffragette City Before recording it himself, Bowie offered it to the band Mott the Hoople if they would forgo their plan to break up; they refused. Listen now

Artist: T. Rex

Originally named Tyrannosaurus Rex, T. Rex heavily influenced The Who, The Smiths, David Bowie, and many others in the glam and punk rock scene.

  • 20th Century Boy Never having been released on a studio album, and finding success years after being written; it’s been featured in many video games and has inspired a Manga series of a similar name. Listen now

Artist: Sweet

Sweet were a prominent, British glam rock band in the 1970s. Re-inventing themselves in 1974 as a hard rock back, they were invited to play with The Who, but had to pass due to injury.

  • Fox On The Run Written by Sweet themselves, this song has been covered many times over by bands such as Scorpions, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and many more. Listen now

Artist: Hello

A 1970s British glam rock band.

  • New York Groove Off their first album, this song was later re-recorded by KISS’s Ace Frehley, and the New York Giants use this at home games. Listen now

Artist: Sam Flax

Little to no info seems to be in the interwebs for this band; makes them more interesting.

Artist: The Dandy Warhols

An American band from Portland, before it was cool.

Artist: ZOLAR X

An 1970s American glam rock band. Their name became sysnonomous in the LA club scene for dressing and acting like space invaders. They even created & spoke their own alien lingo.

Artist: Andy Warhol

If you don’ know him; you probably know his Campbell’s soup cans, or Marylin Monroe.

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