No Rock And Roll Fun

ODDLY, THE NEPHEW WAS LYING: You might find this hard to believe, but Ben Blackwell, the nephew of Jack White who was saying "not that I've spoken to him or anything, but I've heard it said that the White Stripes are to split" has been dismissed by White Stripes spokespeople, who say they can't be breaking up because they're playing Reading. We're not quite sure that "they're scheduled to a do a gig in a few days" really counts very much as a ringing statement about a long-term future; we'd have thought raising a quizzical eyebrow and asking "and how much about your Uncle's business affairs do you know?" might have been more effective.