(18 Days untill Tastefest)


It was a good and active weekend in culture city this week end as i follow the world cup on TV to update the read from it came from Culture City there was very good games this week end as the world cup is in the middle of the first matches of group play Which you can read on a separt post under the Heading World Cup Review, and yes i know some of you dont like soccer (except for the lead singer of the Capiol Cites, Chris Capiotl) or sports in genaler, but i did warn you that i would go out side the box to talk about sports or polices (which i have not gone yet) but it was a stay at home weekend for your turely so i clean up and whatch the tony awards on TV last night and it was good did not go to the big show like the hard lesson at the magic abd on thursday but did not go out as mush as i typed my blog report and still clean up in the office have to trown out some old stuff thich dont need any more.

So if you know About any show you saw over the weekend you can e-ail the blog sight at culturecitynewstips@yahoo.com

And if you where at the Detroit Festival of the arts this weekend how was that for you do fired off a e-mail at the sight avobe

Well today big story that is getting little atention in the area for the monment, but is going on today is jury selection in the royalties despiute between White Stripes and racounters lead singer Jack White and local producer Jim Diamond
as you know the singer was sued in 2004 by the owners of Ghetto Recorders over work and he clam in the suit he played a pivotal role in creating the two-member rock band's signature sound and deserves a share of the royalties, But the Band deny that Diamond helped create the band's style. The band said in court documents that it paid him $35 an hour for time at his Ghetto Recorders studio, which he started in 1996.

Dont expect for any things to happend this week there just chooing a jury, there will be teastamony next week and who know, there always that change for a out of court settletmeant, stay tune to this blog sight for more info as the trial come along.

Speaking about Jack white and his Other band the video for the Raconteurs "Steady, As She Goes."directed by indie film god Jim Jarmusch when so well hey they decied to do it aging, the band have hired video directed the Malloys to redo the video for Song off there derbut Broken Boy solider it will set in a sopa box car race where each member of the band (Jack, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, Patrick Keeler) plays an imaginative speed-racing hero and a real evil pit boss tried anything to win to fix the race so his racer will win.

And guess who they got to play the pit boss the one and only Paul Reubens also know as pee wee Herman to play the Evil pit boss just in time for his re-airing of the classes 80 tv seriers "Pee Wee's Playhouse" which will aired on the Cartoon Network Adult Swim lineup starting July 10.

The second video for steady than she goes was going to be showon on yahoo Music on June 19th but some prankers got the video and is not showing it on you tube ouch but the is a live and interview up right Now.

The Show at the Michigan Theaher in Ann Arbor on August 5th is sold out.

speaking of live set coming to a town near you i receved some post on my space an other blog

First here some More Info on the Big Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth, Wolfmother show at the State theaher on Aug.4, tickets goes on sale this Friday at 10AM and the tickets cost, get ready to save your money $35

But if you can not save money for that one, According to the blog sight Web Vomit(www.webvomit.org) have said that the Go Team! will play the Sitck ten block up the Road north of Woodward on the Same Night Aug. 4 ($12) in anoder one of those long night in Detroit Rock City.



And if your wipe out of that one then a copule of weeks later at the St, andrew Hall On Thursday August 17th one of my faveor Underrated Live Band Rainer Maria (Whose CD Catastrophe Keeps Us Together which have been out a coulpe off Month now) will be playing a gig there with The Format! and a detroit opener TBA



And speaking about TBA this sunday at the Foxtown Area it the 89X Birthday Bash that will take three stage (State, Fox and a stage in the parking lot in between the Two theaher) Across the street for Comerica Park on Woodward. It have ever thing it have Kill Hannah, Gusher, Say anything, Hawthore Heights, Love arcade, The Stills, AFI, Yeah Yeah Yeah's and this band who on saturday night who a spot to be on the bill, There call Bedfore Drive (www.bedforddrive.com or www.myspace.com/bedforddrive) The little band out of southgate who back in May was Name one of the Ten Best Unsinged from there Hometown by Alternative Press Magazine They Been Playing for almost eight years in and around the Detroit area incluing the Hamtramck Blowout a few years ago.

So i found there Drummer Ryan Looney an IM him about the big day coming up this Sunday.

It Came from Culture City: congagultion on get ing the gig on sunday
Ryan looney, Drummer, Bedfore Drive: thanks a lot! appreciate the support!
ICFCC: you welcome how was gig on saturday because you face on
two very good bands, the nice device and one other band which i cant not
remember right now.
RL: well, we went in there thinking we were going to be facing the
nice device for sure... but it turns out they didn't make it to the finals. rather it was some person named jwc that won that night regardless, the show went great we couldn't have asked for a better turnout from everyone
ICFCC: well this even better then begin metion in Alternative Press Magazine as
begin from one of America's TOP 10 Unsigned Bands from your home town
RL: we are just excited to be where we are.. we have to take this
opportunity and really run with it, it could amount to nothing... or something... who knows
ICFCC: Well what is going to be like to warm up the crowd for the
later act like, Say Anything, Love Arcade the still The yeah, yeah, yeahs
RY: it's going to be a surreal moment for us i think. just to play the
legendary state theatre is a milestone for us. and then i'm definitely watching
the yeah yeah yeah's!
ICFCC: well i saw the yeah yeah yeah show back in 2003 at the stick and it a great show indeed
RL: yes, they rock! i saw them at the royal oak music theatre just a couple months ago. their drummer blows me away. just amazing.
ICFCC: you a many other fans who like the yeah, yeah yeah will say
the same thing
RL: i'm also excited for the stills and i'm curious to see say
anything.
ICFCC: Well thank you for beging my first interview for my blog sight
after only one month and have fun on sunday.
RL: ohh that was an interview??? haha cool, hopefully sunday will be a blast
ICFCC: sorry i am new at this blogging thing i should have told you
before hand sorry
RL: it's okay.
ICFCC: all right have fun an let me know how it when
RL: will do! take care!

They will play at 4:30 PM at the State Stage inside the state Theaher, The Doors opend at 3 PM

And Now it time for the the best Indie News outside the 313

And before this place reduce to rumble, Hey let rocks out the place one more time for good measere, Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty have made a third verson of Burn to Shine a very live gig video where they do a serier of live performace of bands that played one song at a house scheduled for demolition at the end of the day. In Volumed three it is located in Portland the line up in this DVD curated by Chris Funk of the Decemberists feather the Shins, the Decemberists, Sleater-Kinney, Mirah, Quasi, The Thermals and the Gossip But the real treat is at the end of the Day from the press release describes the post-show portion of the film as follows: "Filmed as the sun is setting, the DVD concludes with an incredible fire as we watch the house being burned to the ground by the fire department. This is beautifully shot and accompanied by an experimental spoken word piece by Brendan Canty."

The DVD will be out on August 22 on Trixie DVD, the past DVD which was film in Washington, DC and Chicago, respectively feather band like Tortoise, Wilco, Shellac, Ted Leo, Q and Not U, Bob Mould, the Evens, Freakwater and my fave The Ponys.

You can find more info at www.trixiedvd.com

On July 10th in the UK The Storke will release there next single "You Only Live Once" Big Deal right, But there more to the story on the B-side will be a cover of the old mowtown classic Marvin Gaye's 1971 song "Mercy Mercy Me" It will have a all star cast The Storke will join by Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme how good this will sound well see about that.

And it been a long time since we heard anything from Singer/songerwriter Lisa Germano (www.lisagermano.com)since 2003's Lullaby for Liquid Pig.(I Got here only relase from her 4AD Days, excerpts from a love cirus) But she is back with a new CD In the Maybe World out July 18 on Young God Lable.

And i was a better weekend for the Tigers after only winning only 3 out 11 games and still in first place they took two out of three from Toronto.

Still leading the all of baseball at 40 and 23 a game and a half ocer the white sox and half a game over a new foe the New york Mets The best record in the Nataul League at 39 and 23.

And Now it time for the top 10 movie of the week, and as Expect the CGI film Cars with voices from Owen Wilson,Paul Newman,Bonnie Hunt,Larry the Cable Guy and other lap the field three times (NASCAR term)to takes home No.1 spot in the box office with a take of $60.1 million, aldought it good it did not match the preavos opening from other Pixar films likes The Incredibles(2004,$70.4 million),Finding Nemo(2003,$70.2 million)and Monsters, Inc.(2001,$62.6 million)but the movie is still good go out to see it.

1. Cars, $60.1 million
(it a great movie, better than toy story)
2. The Break-Up, $20.3 million
(fans is looking for better movie)
3. X-Men: The Last Stand, $16.1 million
(hey it grossing $202.2 million after three weeks)
4. The Omen, $16 million
(Not bad fro a filck that was opend on a tuesday, the total for the six days(6-6-06/6-11-06) is $36.3 million which whold be good for second place.
5. The Da Vinci Code, $10.4 million
it will reach the 200 million mark Next week)
6. Over the Hedge, $10.2 million
(if you want to know why cars is not better grossing then The Incredibles,Finding Nemo, and Monsters, Inc. that why)
7. A Prairie Home Companion, $4.6 million
(nto because Lindsay lohan was in it, but it opend in limited release in 760 screens)
8. Mission: Impossible III, $3 million
9. RV, $1.9 million
10. Poseidon, $1.8 million
All these films will be forgetable expect for M:I 3 by Next week

Well that it for the blog post today dont forget tomorrow is New Music tuesday and more world cup soccer

Take care
It going to be 77* and A mix of clouds and sun Tomorrow
Good Night And good luck