[1] They have also appeared on Late Show with David Letterman, Last Call with Carson Daly and CD:UK.

[5][6][7] In 1997, Jason Stollsteimer and Marcie Bolen attended a concert by The Cramps and the Japanese garage punk band Guitar Wolf.

After recruiting Don Blum on drums and Lauren Wilcox on bass,[10] the band changed their name to The Von Bondies.

This led the quartet to recorded the singles "It Came from Japan", an ode to Guitar Wolf, and "Nite Train".

Jack White produced the Von Bondies' debut album, Lack of Communication, in late 2001.

The hidden bonus track was a cover of Sam Cooke's "Bring It On Home to Me", with Bolen on lead vocals.

The group relocated to a San Francisco recording studio in early 2002 with producer Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads to begin work on their next album.

[14] Detroit police arrested White and the Wayne County prosecutor's office charged him with aggravated assault.

The band released a limited-edition 7-inch single of "Pale Bride" from the album, backed with the non-album song "Falling in Love".