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Sources in the U.K. say that Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay will be hauled into court by his former bassist, Stuart Zender. Zender is not planning to sue the entire band, according to reports, since he lays the blame at the feet of Kay, who handed him his walking papers last fall. |
At the time of his departure, both sides claimed that the split was
amicable, stating the reason for Zender's leaving was the impending
birth of the child he had with All Saint's singer Mel
Blatt. Now, Zender claims he's owed thousands of dollars
from the band, and is publicly trashing the cat with the hat,
calling Kay "a greedy fucker." In other Jamiroquai news, Kay has
just been enshrined in wax. The singer spent the day posing for
sculptors who will fashion his likeness for London's Rock Circus.
The band's next effort, Synkronized, comes out in June . .
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Duff McKagan did little to distinguish himself
from his former Guns n' Roses bandmates with a
painfully loud and linear punk-metal set on Saturday night (March
20) at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas.
Loaded with songs from his new side-project, Duff McKagan's
Loaded, McKagan prodded through a set of guitar-clogged,
cacophonous drek, only stopping to apologize for the group's sloppy
chops and plug his forthcoming album, which he had for sale in
bootleg form at the venue. Still, you almost felt bad for the guy
when he looked up to see the already sparse crowd had nearly
disappeared -- undoubtedly to find legal representation for that
loss-of-hearing suit . . .
Ally the Nude Guitar Tech pulled double duty on
Friday night at SXSW -- once as an assistant for
L7, the band she's a fan club president for, and
earlier for OtherStarPeople, which includes a
former member of L7, Precious (formerly Jennifer) Finch. Of course,
her first love, L7, got the arguable benefit of her naked
predilection: Midway through the riveting band's set at Stubb's, a
stonefaced Ally walked on stage to hand singer/guitarist
Donita Sparks a fresh guitar, wearing nothing but
a straw cowboy hat and two tiny strips on black tape on each
nipple. By the way, Ally, who's in dire need of few Tae Bo classes,
is a natural redhead . . .
The RSN Staff(March 22, 1999)