What happened on June 17th
Guitarist Eddie Van Halen filed a lawsuit against Nike in Los Angeles Friday, alleging the company used the trademarked striped design from his guitar on their new line of "Dunk Lows" tennis shoes.
The Nike shoes feature red, white and black streaks along the midsole. The suit states that Van Halen received a 2001 copyright for the design on the body of his "Frankenstein" electric guitar.
Court papers allege that Nike infringed on that copyright by using the design on sneakers without "consent, approval or license
Velvet Revolver expect their new singer to "land in their laps". The group have been searching for a frontman since the departure of Scott Weiland last year but bassist Duff McKagan insists they are not worried about rushing into the search for a replacement.
He said: "Either you've got the guy or you've not and we've worked with some really talented guys. The trick is getting the chemistry right.
"Slash is making his solo record, which he's desperately needed to do for years, so I'll keep working with my other band Loaded, he'll do that and music will happen when it's supposed to happen. The right guy will fall into our laps when he is supposed to and maybe that's why it hasn't happened yet."
on my face!!! Now you can."
Yes, it's true. Sorta. Turns out that the only way you can, um, urinate on Mr Simmons is if you're lucky
enough to be in a public restroom - a men's restroom, we should stress - that features a Gene
Simmons Family Jewels urinal cake.
It's all part of the promotion for the new season of A&E's unscripted series Gene Simmons Family
Jewels, which just kicked off a new season on 7 June. -
After a late night of rocking out, Denny's wants you to eat like a rock star.
Denny's is introducing a new Rockstar Menu next Tuesday at its restaurants.
You can chow down on Good Charlotte's Band of Burritos -- chicken or vegetarian.
Sum 41 has the Sumwich -- a French toast sandwich filled with ham, cheddar and eggs and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
The menu is offered 10 p-m to five a-m.
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Following an extensive 2007 trek across the Great White North, the White Stripes are set to release a new documentary about their Canadian adventure. While in Toronto over the weekend to play a last-minute show with the Dead Weather, Jack White leaked the plans for the yet-untitled film, explaining that it will be anything but run-of-the-mill.
The former Cat Stevens has decided he'd rather have a cup of tea with Coldplay than take them to court.
Yusuf Islam claims Coldplay lifted parts of his 1973 song ``Foreigner Suite'' for their song ``Viva La Vida.''
His claims came after Joe Satriani claimed Coldplay ripped off his song, ``If I Could Fly.''
Islam tells Britain's Daily Express he won't sue Coldplay, even though he still believes they copied his song.
He says they didn't do it on purpose and he's even copied himself without realizing it.
He says he'd love to sit down and have a cup of tea with them and let them know it's okay.
