Reports are streaming out that Jack White had a little blow-up at the audience at his invite-only Dead Weather showcase late last week.
Stereogum has the video clip…
According to New York Daily News gossip columnist Frank DiGiacomo, Jack White berated the audience at the Dead Weather’s invite-only show on August 4. … He reportedly yelled, “Fuck you, you hip motherfuckers! Why don’t you rock the fuck out? Maybe I should go grab those free drinks and shove them down your throats!”
Seriously?
After the outburst, which one concertgoer tells us elicited an eye roll from [Mary-Kate] Olsen, the red-hot White stopped the show midset to insult and throw out a guy in the front row who’d been taking photos.
There’s something to this that irks me, but obviously it makes for an entertaining story on more than one level. It immediately reminded me of that Steve Kimock show a while back where he just completely went-off on his audience for chatting it up while he was getting all into his guitar jams, and ever since I’ve had a hard time respecting him as a performer. I judge too harshly, though — everyone has an off night, even Jack White. I just hate the idea of artist entitlement. This entire thing can be summed up by Jack White needing a break, a change of expectations, or a willingness to change his tune for the sake of the audience. Instead, he just screamed at them. Not my style.
Anyone there that wants to comment? @Shaun_White, I’m looking in your direction….
The third major music project featuring Jack White is called The Dead Weather, and they just announced their first U.S. tour starting on July 13th in D.C. at the 9:30 Club. I’ve got money down that NPR will be webcasting that show, so I’ll be hoping on that to get a sample of what the band sounds like. I still think it’s crazy that White is being the drumkit in this band. Also in the band are as follows: fellow Raconteur Jack Lawrence, Dean Fertita from Queens Of The Stone Age, and Alison Mosshart of The Kills.
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Here’s some links to help you get through your work day:
- Watch “Side With the Seeds” from the new Wilco live DVD, Ashes of American Flags. [EW.com]
- Jack White and his new band, The Dead Weather, are getting out and playing their first show next week in NYC. I can’t wait to see what kind of stuff he’s got on drums. [PRODUCT SHOP NYC]
- Dr. Dog does “The Old Days” on a hacked together stage setup at Laundromatinee. Very cool. [YouTube]
- Metallica went all double-bass on everyone’s ass at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. “Master of Puppets” killed it. [YouTube]
- Green Day played a last-minute show here in San Francisco on Tuesday night, and Stereogum got a clip from the show even with Billy Joe telling everyone to put their cell phones away. LULZ. [Stereogum]
Finally, I thought I’d round up a selection of Phish-related links separately considering that there’s going to be a huge focus on this band in the coming months. We’ll probably have tons more to share, especially when we start heading out on the road ourselves.
- Cactus confirms that Phish is recording a new album via Twitter. I love the future. [Twitter / Mike Gordon]
- Check out this collection of desktop wallpapers from the Phish Hampton run. [Jamtopia]
- An investigation into the sausage-fest that are Phish concerts… [Jamtopia]
- PhishTwit: Follow Phish on Twitter [Jamtopia]
- An interview with Phish lighting director, Chris Kuroda [YouTube]
