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But there is no joy in Mudville ? mighty Casey has struck out
In court, at the Corner, and of all placed at a gig

Today News was about stirking out in three diffence story: One as a local band win in a rotalty disute trial, one final out at the Corner at Michigan and trumbell, and a very unlucky strick out at a befit gig at the stick.

The Big News in detroit Rock City yesterday was the end of rotalty desputie trial angsit the White stirpes brought by Producer and owner of Getto recorders Jim Diamond,

A jury took only 20 mintues for a eight person jury to rule in favor for the White Stripes in a depute between Diamond over Royalty over the first two white stripes Records(1999 self title debut and 2000 "De Stijl"), that mean the stripes dont own any money to diamond who was list as a co-producer on the self-titled debut and a mixer on De stiji.

At issue is the degree of Diamond’s creative contribution to the 1999 and 2000 albums, independent releases that sold nearly 600,000 copies in the wake of the White Stripes’ 2001 international breakout.

Some were suprise at the quickey verict thinking it would go into Friday but the jury While waiting the verict Accoring to the Detroit Free Press there were spoted at a resterrant Near by the courthouse haveing lunch.

In closing arguments Thursday morning, attorneys for the band acknowledged Diamond's technical skills as a recording engineer but equated his role with the White Stripes to that of a carpenter following an original blueprint.

With Jack and Meg White looking on, Los Angeles attorney Bert Deixler told jurors that Diamond’s assertion was akin to the claim-jumping of unscrupulous Old West miners. He argued that Diamond’s engineering work on the records -- microphone placement, reverberation effects, mixing -- did not meet the standard for authorship.

“None of that constitutes originating an original work or causing it to come into being,” Deixler said Thursday in court.

Royal Oak attorney Stephen Wasinger, arguing for Diamond, cited liner notes from the 1999 album “The White Stripes,” in which the band voluntarily gave Diamond a co-producer credit. He called it his client’s most persuasive evidence, from a time period “when credit was more important than money.”

“Mr. Diamond at that time, in that place, was equally talented,” Wasinger told the jury.

Before sending jurors to deliberate, federal judge Avern Cohn patiently walked the eight-person panel through the basics of the notoriously complicated field of copyright law, a field in which he’d earlier acknowledged a lack of experience.

But after the trial jack was not sure if it was going his way Telling the Detroit News "You never know what's going to happen in a trial,"

Mr Diamond was not ablevial for comment, But but Diamond other attorney, Anthony DeLuca say he have noregert of bring the suit, "Mr. Diamond is very disappointed, but he doesn't regret for one minute bringing this lawsuit," DeLuca said. "It's difficult to go up against people with as much fame and money as the White Stripes and power. I give Jim a lot of credit for what he did."

By Late Thursday Night the stripes posted this messages on there web sight:

"This was a classic shakedown. They expected us to settle but we refused to back down. It took the jury less than 20 minutes to figure out what this case was really about.

This decision protects musiciaans and original authers of copyright from opportunists trying to take avantage of hard working, creative artists in the Communtiy.

We are grateful the jury saw through through Diamond's claims and ruled accordingly."

- The White Stripes

The Trial only real highlites was on Tuesday, when Von Bondies front man Jason Stollsteimer who testified about find a message in front a unusual message from White attached to his front door, "I found a note stuck to my door with a knife in it," Under the knife was a copy of a magazine interview in which White felt Stollsteimer slighted him by minimizing the help he gave in producing a Von Bondies album. (2001 Lack of Communication which was co- produce by White and diamond) "That's the last time I help you out," Stollsteimer said the profanity-laced message scrawled across the article said.

White who testified denie that clame was "a laughable lie."

It was the first time that both White and Stollsteimer was in the same room at the same time since the infamous fight on 12-13-03 at the blance show which was reliver in testamony.

So what happend next for all partys involed in the case:
Jack White - is about to goes on tour with his side band "The Raconteurs" (with Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler)in support of there debut "broken Boy Solders" which include the reading and leeds Festial, Lollapalooza and there first Michigan date in Ann Arbor on Aug. 5 that gig is sold out.
Meg White - it is unknow about her futher plans during the Haites from the white strips, but she will pop up on the simptions with jack Next season.
Jim Diamond - it not know if he going to filed appel or not, but he record the new record with the Boston garger band The Charms for a record out soon.
Jason Stollsteimer - is currently working on there new record on a new album, tentatively titled "Love, Hate and Then There's You" to be released in 2006.

But the only buzz around the Trial was found in the Detorit paper web sight (freep.com and detnews.com ) both paper on line sight broke the story as it was going on with the Fre Press posting the story on the jury geting the case at 2:09 PM, with the The News web sight posting the verict at about 2:35 PM with the Free Press updating it shortly there after.

The AP used the News story as there wire story there after with headline like "White Stripes don't have to share royalties with band's former producer: jury" of "White Stripes win royalties case" to E online "Jury Rules for White Stripes" but there was no suppors for diamond in the Bulltin board with posting like this on aversion.com .

Are you insane? Did you even read the article. It was the Von Bondies singer who made that accusation not Jim Diamond.
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Umm, the Stripes sound bounces around all over the place... and the Von Bondies sound so generic... it seems like absolute bs.
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This trial is the biggest joke! The white stripes developed there sound long before Jim Diamond came along. Hes not making any money and needs a hand out! I hope Jack and Meg will be laughing about this when its all said and done.

and it appered there was not much of talk in the bars about the case and the detroit media aggerd with them WWJ-AM 1st mention the story shortly after 4:30 PM, And WXYZ-TV put the story 2nd in there 5:30 PM half-hour at 5:31 PM but it was a mention with the main Local local story on the top of the newscast begin Closing Arguments in Mark Unger Murder Trial, Shooting Outside Pershing High School, Officer's Machine Gun Stolen from Vehicle and City to Announce Tiger Stadium Plans.

Which is the second story that top both paper today with headline like Tiger Stadium: It's history in the free press and and Going, going, gone! in the Detroit News but it look like the end is near for the Ballpark at the corner at Michigan and Trumbull, It look like the old ballpark will torn down begin in the fall to make way for Residential and retail development at the corner, Plans call for the selling off what let to offset demolition cost which will cost around $3 to $6 millions dollars that will start around the fall only a tiny portion of the stadium structure may be saved for a Corktown welcome center and the field will be used for a park and little league baseball and Residential and retail development around the field at the corner.

The stauimd have not been used since the tigers move to Comerica Park in 2000 they played there last game Sept. 27, 1999 and have not been used since then the stauiem have been fall apart since then with paint peeling off and weeds growing in the the stai which is a sad sight.

So this could be a long good by in the summer untill the fall so get your camera and take one last picture of the conrer.

And the last stirke out of the main story was last night at the stick for The Karma Kickback Benefit for Eugene Machine (who tring pay for Hospial bill for appendix removal surgery and a car crash this year) and i know you are asking youself this question who stuck out at the event.

It Was Me.

Before i got out the house last night i ate a slice of pizza and left 15 mintues after that on my way to the stick i fell a little bit ill my socmict was turning so bad and and i was trap with no bath room in sight when i got to the stick at about 8:45 PM and thing going fine but during the last song from Molly Jean who look lovely and sweet i went to the bathroom i stool that for about 25 mintues and and i came back to see the the tale end of PA a few set later i became ill aging and became volent ill, Laura Rock the bartender and lead singer of the black lincons check up on me to see i was OK which i was i think i could tought it out but after the surciery peoson near that doors thinking i was asleep (which is a no-no at any bar) TERI LYNN from Troy Gregory and the Stepsisters call a cab so it could take me Home at at about 11:45 PM,

Not counting the early show at the stick or st.andrew Hall it was the earlest depart time i left ever and i miss the rest of the show at the stick just before The Na$hinal Debt, lead by E6 John Nash debbut show, so i am sorry i miss the rest of the show.

and if you want to know yes i am OK as i am tying this report (7:30 PM)

Note from culture city note

Last Night before illness force me home i did talk to Eric Stollsteimer(jason Brother and Ex-member of the Soul band the Eleavtions) and he told me about a side project he working with current Von Bondies Bass Player and wild and lovely Yasmine Smith they making about 20 track for a futher release in the futher when she not working with the Von Bondies, Smith will sing and play guitar and E. Stollsteimer will play bass and Keyboard in this side band.

and in other news notes

The Final Figuger is out on the Movement 06 held about three weeks ago at Hart Plaza in Downtown Detroit over Memorial Day weekend.

there was 45,323 among paid attendance as well as VIPs and press, That is sighly up a little bit form 44,920, the producer of the festival Paxahau Promotions Group was given kudos for running a smooth festival and not getting caught up in the backstage politics that have marred past festivals(it 4 th in the last 7 years of the festival, The Producer also told in a stament to the Detroit News announced plans to pursue the festival again in 2007.

"We feel like the festival is stabilized and the feedback was positive on all sides," said Shannon McCarthy, public relations director for the fest.

Lucius Vassar, Chief Administrative Officer for the city of Detroit, praised festival sponsors Chrysler Jeep Superstores and Motor City Dodge Dealers for their involvement with the festival, "It's great to see the festival healthy and growing,"

and now coming up to the weekend it now time fro the best indie music news outside the 313.

Young God Records' hirsute heroes Akron/Family have a new "mini-album" ready for September release titled Meek Warrior. According to Family member Seth Olinsky, the Brooklyn-based band recorded the album primarily in Chicago in March, using material that was "interwoven on the road, in hotels and the van the few weeks prior to the studio time" while "freezing in the wintery hinderlands [sic] of middle Canada wheezing with bronchitis." Additionally, they stopped by Toronto for an a.m. home recording session with members of Do Make Say Think/Broken Social Scene and spent a few days working on the album in Brooklyn. Among other guests, the album features Hamid Drake, free-jazz drummer extraordinaire, whom the band accessed by recording in Chicago. According to Olinsky, the band "taught [the songs] to Hamid in the studio and recorded them in one or two takes." Michael Gira, ex-Swans leader and Young God founder, produced the record with the band, and Griffin Rodriguez (Need New Body, Icy Demons) engineered it.

The rambling Family plans to continue their travels with a few shows in Canada, including the Montreal Pop Festival and a West Coast sojourn in December.

Remarkably, the busy band also reports that plans are in the works to start in on another album by October or November.(CMJ.COM)

Seattle's Barsuk has welcomed two new bands to its roster and now plans to re-release the debut albums of their new family members with new tracks.(as mention when i name him the NME single of the week May 13 - Jim Noir - My Patch) Mancunian Jim Noir's Tower Of Love will be released August 8 with two tracks not available on the UK version.

Also joining Barsuk is What Made Milwaukee Famous, who, contrary to nomenclature, hail from Austin. Their debut album, Trying To Never Catch Up, will be re-released August 22. The album's artwork will be given a new color scheme and will include eight of the 11 tracks on the original release, as well as four new songs.(CMJ.COM)

No do not for get it you have nothing to do over the week end you can listen or watch a webcast at the soldout Bonnaroo Music Festival at Manchester,Tennessee
just in between Nashville and Chattnooga, TN you can find it at the main web page of the festival at www.bonnaroo.com or at the AT&T blueroom at http://blueroom.att.com
or you can listen to Bonnaroo Radio click here to listen to it.

WEBCAST SCHEDULE

Saturday June 17th, Lineup*

12:30 PM Neville Brothers
02:00 PM Buddy Guy
03:15 PM Dungen
04:00 PM Gomez
05:30 PM Elvis Costello and The Imposters
07:00 PM Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
08:30 PM My Morning Jacket

Sunday June 18th Lineup*

12:30 PM Brothers Past
01:30 PM Les Claypool
03:00 PM The Codetalkers feat. Bruce Hampton
04:00 PM Matisyahu
05:30 PM moe.
07:00 PM Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
08:30 PM Phil Lesh & Friends
10:30 PM Very Special Guest

*All times are Central Standard Time(8 PM EDT = 7PM EDT)

Which Taste Fest just only two whole weeks away Next the billed up to tasetfest i think from no to the the day before tates fest i should spot light some of the act that will be playing tastefest, so ever day i be playing a video from a band who going to play the new center area even on my off days to hyed up tastefest.

Today our first two bands will play the first day of tastefest one at the main stage and one on the the park stage

Common
Thursday, June 30
8:30 PM - Main Stage



Rising out of the ‘90’s underground rap scene, Chicago-bred artist Common, with his straight-ahead, literate, nimbly performed rhymes and political insight, stood out among the gangsta rap that was overtaking the genre. He brings his unique and influential style of “Jazz Rap” to the main stage. See why Kanye West predicts that Common’s new album (under production by Kanye) will win Best Rap Album at the next Grammy Awards.

BLANCHE
Thursday, June 30
Park Stage - 9:00 PM



The world and music of Blanche is one of dark country cabaret. Ominous yet sweet, like a mint julep with too much whiskey -- you know it’ll catch up to you later but it’s so smooth going down. Enjoy the Southern sounds from this unique quartet.

And id you want to know the NASCAR boys are at the irsh hills of Michigan Speedway for this week stop on the Nextel cup and the tigers are at wrigley Filed for a weekend set vs the cubs

To wrap it up my video of the day is the one and only Paul McCartney the ex-Beatles is going to be 64 on sunday so to say happy birthday and still look good here on one of his best know song when he was with the Beatles, It hey Jude

Clear skies and 92*F Tomorrow and Variable clouds with thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon. High 82F

Good Night and good Luck!