Stollsteimer And White’s Fight Hasn’t Swayed Fans

Barry Walsh of slant magazine spoke with the Von Bondies drummer Don Blum about whether there was any lingering fallout from bandmate Jason Stollsteimer’s fracas with the White Stripes frontman Jack White. Blum said he hadn’t encountered anything yet. “It’s hard for me to gauge the reaction to it,” he admitted. “So far a lot of people I’ve talked to say they’re fans of both bands and it hasn’t affected them too much. I view rock n’ roll as being about a lot of different things, including conflicts and feuds—kind of like hip-hop. I think it’s all interesting but I don’t take it too seriously.” Read more.