lawsuits

XL issues 'Contra' statement, Ann Kennis says mom took pic

As you probably know, Vampire Weekend‘s record label XL Recordings is being sued along with the band and a photographer for the use of a photo on the cover of Vampire Weekend’s new album Contra…

Who is Ann Kirsten Kennis? (besides the Contra album cover model suing Vampire Weekend, XL & photographer Tod Brody)

You may have heard by now that Vampire Weekend, XL Recordings and a photographer named Tod Brody are being sued for 2 million dollars by Contra cover model Kirsten Kennis…

drug kingpin Ricky Ross suing rapper Rick Ross (who is playing Governors Island w/ J Cole, Diddy & Dirty Money, more)

Would you confuse these two men?California ex-drug kingpin Ricky “Freeway” Ross filed a trademark lawsuit against rapper Rick Ross in a California Federal Court on Friday June 18…

local synagogues suing to try & stop Coney Island concerts

Marty Markowitz @ the 2010 Mermaid Parade (more by Chris La Putt)Local synagogues and worshipers filed a lawsuit filed today that threatens to pull the plug on Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s longtime Coney Island summer concert series – along with his $64 million plan to expand them with a new amphitheater…

David Byrne suing Florida governor

David Byrne is suing the governor of Florida, alleging that he used the Talking Heads’ 1985 single “Road to Nowhere” without permission or proper licenses…

Axl Rose countersuing Irving Azoff, Slash comments

Former GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Slash has commented on the countersuit filed by his former GN’R bandmate, Axl Rose, against the singer’s former manager, Irving Azoff, claiming that Azoff tried to bully Rose into doing a reunion tour with the original GUNS lineup…

Jonah Matranga thinking of suing J-Lo

a letter posted on Jonah’s website… Right after Jennifer Lopez played on SNL a little while ago, I got a bunch of messages from people saying she’d used the heart/question mark image that I’ve been using for many years…

woman suing Fishbone for stage diving-related injury

As one of the self-proclaimed pioneers of stage-diving, Fishbone front man Angelo “Dr. Madd Vibe” Moore has been perfecting his form for more than 25 years…

city paying 1.25 million to man wrongly jailed for shooting Palladium nightclub bouncer

The city will pay $1.25 million to a man who spent 14 years behind bars before being cleared in the notorious murder of a bouncer at the former Palladium nightclub…

Coldplay vs Satriani case complete

“Joe Satriani‘s lawsuit against Coldplay has been dismissed from court, according to reports. The legendary guitarist had previously claimed that Chris Martin and co ripped-off his 2004 song “If I Could Fly” for their 2008 single “Viva La Vida”…
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