Joan Jett sues!
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Singer and Cherie Currie want to halt ex-employee's planned tribute
album
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Joan Jett, left, and Cherie Currie of the Runaways want to put a stop to
a tribute album that doesn't have their OK.
By JENNIFER PELTZ
The Associated Press
NEW YORK â€" Joan Jett loves rock and roll, but not on a tribute
album she says an ex-employee put together without her permission.
The "I Love Rock N' Roll" singer-guitarist and 1970s bandmate Cherie
Currie sued Thursday to try to stop the June 28 release of "Take It or
Leave It: A Tribute to the Queens of Noise," an intended homage to the
Runaways, the punk bank that launched their careers and helped light a
path for other brash, hard-edged female rock groups.
The two-disc album features Runaways songs covered by artists ranging
from the all-woman Japanese pop-punk band Shonen Knife to David
Johansen, of the 1970s glam-rock pacesetters the New York Dolls,
according to the website of the label releasing it, Main Man Records.
The group was best known for such tracks as "Cherry Bomb" and "Queens of
Noise."
But the lawsuit says the independent Main Man Records label used their
names to promote the album without their say-so and that a Main Man
staffer who once worked at Jett's record label used that connection to
imply the project had her blessing.
Eatontown, N.J.-based Main Man didn't immediately respond to email and
Twitter messages. No working telephone number could be found for Main
Man or Jett's former employee.
While the lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, Jett and Currie ultimately
just "want them to stop," said their lawyer, Oren J. Warshavsky. "This
isn't about money. This is strictly about preserving reputation and
quality that both Joan and Cherie are known for."
Formed in 1975, the Runaways made a splash with brash, raw songs, a
rebellious attitude and a sound that blended punk and heavy metal. The
group disbanded in 1979, but the 2010 movie "The Runaways," starring
Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning, reignited interest. Jett and Currie,
who was the group's lead singer for a time, have done some reunion
performances in recent years.
Jett went on to form another band, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and
score hits including "I Love Rock N' Roll," "Bad Reputation" and "I Hate
Myself for Loving You." She also has appeared onstage in "The Rocky
Horror Show" and in various movies, including 1987's "Light of Day,"
co-starring Michael J. Fox and Gena Rowlands.
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