Wow this takes the cake for stupid lawsuits, and about
the most un-"punk" thing I can think of. Although
maybe now the appropriatly named Handsome Dick
Manitoba, (except for maybe the handsome or Manitoba
part) can now go and sue the canadian province for
naming themselves after him. Bankrupt canada, and then
become military dictator of Canada. --- Alan Lucas
<alucas@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 116 lines Geez. What a joke.
> Geez. What a joke.
>
> Oh well. Can't wait to hear his new stuff, anyway.
>
> On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 10:35:46 -0400, Greg Clow
> <greg@stainedproductions.com> wrote:
> >
> > Well, this is pretty ridiculous...
> >
> > >STOP PRESS!
> > >
> > >MANITOBA TO BECOME CARIBOU
> > >
> > >Dan Snaith, who released the albums Up In Flames
> (2003) and Start Breaking
> > >My Heart (2001) under the name Manitoba, has
> changed his name to Caribou
> > >following a lawsuit in the US. Frontman for punk
> band The Dictators,
> > >Handsome Dick Manitoba, sued Snaith for trademark
> infringement, despite
> > >never having released music under the names
> 'Manitoba' or 'Handsome 'Dick'
> > >Manitoba'.
> > >
> > >"My immediate reaction was total disbelief," says
> Snaith. "Most of the
> > >people I've talked to about it see this case as
> being utterly nonsensical.
> > >Unfortunately, US legal precedent didn't agree
> and faced with a court case
> > >that I couldn't afford to lose, I had no choice
> but to change the name."
> > >
> > >Having spent the last year touring Up in Flames
> throughout North America,
> > >Europe, Japan and Australia with bands such as
> Stereolab, Four Tet,
> > >Broadcast and Prefuse 73, Dan is back in the
> studio working on the first
> > >Caribou album, tentatively entitled The Milk of
> Human Kindness.
> > >
> > >"This whole thing is an irritating distraction at
> a time when I'm more
> > >excited about the music I'm working on than ever
> before. I'm half way
> > >through finishing this new album and I can
> already tell that it's the best
> > >and most focused music I've ever made.
> > >
> > >"I'm of the opinion that every second I spend
> talking about this Dick guy
> > >is a waste of my time."
> > >
> > >Asked about why he chose Caribou (a large
> reindeer native to northern
> > >North America) as the new name, Canadian Snaith
> offers "We were just about
> > >to start a Canadian tour when we found out about
> this and it made sense to
> > >look there for the new name. We'd heard hippy
> friends of ours going on
> > >'vision quests'. I'm not sure we really
> understood the idea correctly but
> > >by the time we'd soaked our proverbial bandanas
> in the brown-acid
> > >dunk-tank and strapped ourselves to crucifixes on
> the back of a flatbed
> > >truck for a few weeks it became painfully obvious
> that the new name had to
> > >be Caribou. Talking caribou were central to our
> hallucinations."
> > >Ironically, news of the lawsuit came just before
> Snaith performed his
> > >first concert in Manitoba – the Canadian
> province from whence he took the name.
> > >
> > >Snaith's previous albums will be re-released
> worldwide under the new name.
> > >The Special Edition version of Up In Flames will
> be withdrawn, with the
> > >original single CD version taking its place. So
> catch that one while you can!
> > >
> > >The new album will be released worldwide under
> the name Caribou, through
> > >Domino in North America and The Leaf Label for
> the rest of the world.
> > >
> > >"At the end of the day, nothing's going to change
> other than the name. I'm
> > >still attacking making music with the same
> fanatical vigour that I was
> > >before, and the music's only getting better."
> > >
> > >http://www.caribou.fm
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >http://www.theleaflabel.com
> > >
> >
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